Kira Wyld: Home

For students, I can:

• Help you find information you need for assignments, literature reviews, lab work, & other purposes
• Work with you one-on-one to help you develop your research skills and use library resources effectively
• Help you figure out formatting for citations
   

For faculty, I can:

• Introduce your students to research tools and strategies via a workshop or web tutorial
  • Request a Library Workshop
• Create a webpage tailored to your class or a particular assignment
• Discuss ways to best incorporate research skills and library materials into your class assignments
• Assist you in identifying open educational resources to be used in your courses
• Acquire, where possible, texts to be used in your courses, and designate them as "Course Reserves"
  • Course Reserve Request Form
• Act as a liaison communicating the department's concerns and needs to library administration
   

For researchers, I can:

• Purchase books and other material needed for your research
  • Suggest an Item for Purchase
• Track down tricky citations
• Help you with publishing questions on topics like reputable & predatory journals, copyright, preprints, and open access

Both STEM & Academia are fields which have historically privileged knowledge based in masculine European traditions, which is a very narrow paradigm, and libraries are as likely to gatekeep knowledge as to preserve and share it. I see my job as a STEM Librarian as one in which I am obligated to expand access to existing knowledge, helping it reach communities who previously were not allowed to participate in the conversations of academia. Further, I hope to promote the knowledge held and shared by those who have been historically ignored, so that its value can be better recognized. I am always happy for conversation and suggestions on how better to engage in these tasks!

Subject and class guides maintained by me to help you with your academic work: