The staff of the Spencer Research Library encourage KU instructors to call on them to support their research and teaching. The Library offers a full range of assistance in collaboration with other staff from throughout the KU Libraries.
One-on-one assistance: Librarians and archivists are available to meet individually with instructors to help plan use of Spencer Research Library resources (and those of other libraries at KU), suggest options for assignments that will meet course objectives, teach or co-teach a class session, and confer with students in beginning their research. For class assignments requiring the use of Spencer materials, we highly recommend conferring with Spencer staff first and providing a copy of the assignment so that our staff can provide the best possible experience for students.
Making an appointment in advance of need (864-4334) will insure that the student or instructor will meet with the most appropriate person on the staff. It is not necessary to make an appointment to use the collections.
Use of Seminar Rooms: Instructors who wish to use Spencer Library collections and services for their classes may apply to use one of the Library's three seminar rooms, for semester-long or single-session use. Occupancy is limited to a maximum of 10,15, or 35 persons.
Application for use of a seminar room should be made to the Library (864-4334) well in advance of need.
To request to hold a semester-long class in one of Spencer Library’s seminar rooms, please complete a Classroom Request Form and return it to the Head of Reader Services. Seminar rooms are limited to instructors using Spencer Library collections and reservations will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Instructors will be asked to disseminate to their students Guidelines for Classes Visiting Spencer Research Library in advance of meeting at the Library. It is expected that a librarian will greet the class at its first meeting, by arrangement with the instructor, to welcome the group, give brief background information about the Library, and answer questions.
Please allow at least one working day, not including Saturday, Sunday or holidays, for items to be used in classes to be retrieved. Portions of the collections are housed off site and will require extra paging time.
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