Getting into the Workflow: Graduate Support Workshops

Steven Baumgart, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Rebecca Payne, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Anne E. Rauh, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Lisa Saywell, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Abstract

How can librarians engage with graduate student education and research? Often, graduate student orientations of academic departments include only introductory information about the library and are discipline-focused. To address a need for better library support for graduate students increasingly pursuing interdisciplinary research and study, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries initiated a series of workshops designed to integrate into the workflow of graduate students. Presenters will discuss how the program evolved from a one-library pilot program into a coordinated series of workshops across multiple campus libraries. Details about workshop topics, structure, design, and promotion and series feedback and next steps will be shared.