Anyone is welcome to come into the library and use its resources, and working in the library still offers enormous advantages. Currently, only a fraction of scholarly material is available in electronic format, so by relying solely on what is online, one misses out on a great deal of valuable information. Another advantage of coming into the library is having help at hand. Visiting the library during the hours that the reference desk is staffed ensures that someone is available to assist you in your research should you need it. Of course, it is not always possible or convenient to come into the library, and the library is working to accommodate the needs of users outside the library.
Librarians respond to reference questions via telephone and email.
While the first priority is to serve those in the UWEC community, we will provide some assistance to those unaffiliated with UWEC, time and resources permitting. It is impossible for many of our DE students and faculty to come into the library. Because much of what they may need is not available electronically, the library is developing alternative services to accommodate this growing population. Last spring the library launched a pilot service of mailing books and articles to DE students living too far away to come to the library. This service is currently free, but as use of this service increases it is likely that the library will have to charge for photocopying.