For Students

• Reference Services Desk Hours: Reference Services Desk hours are Mon-Fri 10am-4pm and Sun-Wed 6pm-9pm. 
• Individual appointments: For big projects or specialized research, librarians are available to work one-on-one.
• Adult Learners : Non-traditional students and faculty have access to library services and research databases to help with class assignments.
• Ask a Librarian : Submit an question or comment to a librarian after hours.  Most requests are answered in 24 hours.

For Faculty

• Research using online databases: Class demonstrations can be held to show effective searching on any of our databases.
• Information Literacy (IL) - An embedded skill in Simpson College General Education curriculum, resources to help create and revise current assignments and projects and address the relationship of Information Literacy to life-long learning.
• Simpson Colloquium classes: The librarian and Simpson Colloquium professor work to create library assignments that reflect not only classroom assignments but library research skills as well.
• Workshops: Effective use of the online catalog or any of our other databases are available through the Instruction Librarian. Let us know if you or your classes need a tour of the library, reference assistance with a class assignment, orientation sessions for the library catalog or any of the other electronic databases (EBSCOhost, JSTOR, etc.), or subject-specific instruction in research techniques and specialized reference materials. Advance notice is appreciated.
• EWG Faculty : EWG faculty is encouraged to introduce their students to library resources.

Workshops

• Health and Medical Information
• Plagiarism Powerpoint /  Plagiarism Resources
• Web Evaluation
• Working with the Instruction Librarian