Western Libraries

The library provides an array of credit and noncredit instruction to enable student mastery of critical information seeking skills within and across disciplinary frameworks and resource formats. Students’ understanding and exploration of these skills and abilities can be measured through the Libraries Instruction Learning Outcomes and Western Washington University’s General University Requirements competencies, which are applied to both credit and noncredit instruction. Noncredit instruction can encompass research assistance, consultation, dialogue, bibliographic instruction, online and in-person tutorials, orientation, and instruction materials. Credit instruction, which includes a variety of courses, teaches collaborative learning strategies, information-seeking skills, research and writing processes, critical analysis and evaluation of information, and encourages intellectual and practical learning as a way to promote lifelong learning.

Library Faculty

MARK GREENBERG (2013) Dean of Libraries and Professor; BA, University of Toronto; MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Florida; MLS, University of South Florida.
JEANNE ARMSTRONG (1997) Professor. BA, University of Dayton; MLS, Dominican University; PhD, University of Arizona.
RYER BANTA (2012) Instruction Design Resident; BA Montana State University; MLIS, University of Washington.
MARGARET FAST (1997) Associate Professor. BA, Mills College; MA, University of British Columbia; MLS, State University of New York at Albany.
J. GABRIEL GOSSETT (2009) Extended Education Librarian and Instructor, BA, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MLS, University Wisconsin-Madison.
ELIZABETH JOFFRION (2012) Director of Heritage Resources and Assistant Professor; BA, Louisiana State University; MA, University of New Orleans; MLS, University of Maryland.
ROBERT LOPRESTI (1987) Associate Professor. BA, Juniata College; MLS, Rutgers, The State University.
LEZA (ELIZABETH) MADSEN (2002) Associate Professor. BA, Western Washington University; MLS, University of Hawaii; MA, Stanford University.
REBECCA MARRALL (2010) Diversity Resident Librarian and Instructor; BS, Portland State University; MLS, University of Hawaii.
ANDREA PETERSON (1999) Associate Professor. BA, University of Utah; MLS, Indiana University.
PAUL PIPER (1997) Professor. BS, MFA, University of Montana; MLIS, University of Hawaii.
JEFF PURDUE (1999) Associate Professor. BA, MA, University of Illinois at Chicago; MLIS, Dominican University.
MARIAN A. RITTER (1969) Associate Professor. BME, MLS, University of Portland.
PETER A. SMITH (1990) Associate Professor. BA, MA, MLS, Wayne State University.
ELIZABETH STEPHAN (2008) Assistant Professor. BA, NW Missouri State University; MLS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SYLVIA TAG (1997) Associate Professor. BA, The Colorado College; MLIS, University of Iowa.
BOB THOMAS (2006) Associate Professor. BS, University of New York at Albany; MLIS, University of Washington.

Courses

Library

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400 are described in the University Academic Policies section of this catalog.