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UW-Madison Libraries provide quick assistance via Web-based chat and instant messaging, phone, email, and in-person. To use any of these services, see the Quick Answers section of our Ask a Librarian page.

Subject Librarians

Subject librarians serve as liaisons to your department and can help you with questions about:

  • Library services, collections, and policies (e.g., reserves, runners, Library Express, etc.)
  • Collections and purchase requests
  • Article alerts and customized searches
  • Help managing information (e.g., RefWorks)
  • In-depth reference consultations
  • Customized instructional sessions and web-based Library Course Pages
  • Citation verifications
  • And more...
To find subject librarians by department see our Subject Liaisons by Department page.

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