Justin Wadland

I have worked as a librarian at the UW Tacoma since 2003. My book Trying Home: The Rise and Fall of an Anarchist Colony on Puget Sound, published by Oregon State University Press, won the 2015 Washington State Book Award in the History/General Nonfiction Category. (For information about my work as an author, please visit my personal website or SelectedWorks page.)

I oversee digital projects, incuding UW Tacoma Digital Commons, manage the Media Collection, and serve as primary selector streaming media. My subject liaison areas include:

• Film Studies
• Global Honors
• Music
• Political Science
• Writing Studies

How I can help you

For students

• Recommend the best databases, digital collections, and library library sources to search for your research topic
• Answer your questions via email, phone or in-person
• Meet with you individually to hash out your topic or discuss research strategies
• Tell you about library services

For faculty

• Discuss the best ways to incorporate streaming video and other media sources into your classes
• Respond to questions about UW Tacoma Digital Commons and open access to scholarship
• Introduce your students to research tools and strategies via a workshop
• Create a webpage tailored to your class assignment (TWRT 211 example )
• Discuss ways to best incorporate research skills and library materials into your class assignments
• Meet with your students individually
• Purchase books and other material needed for your courses
• Tell you about library collections and services