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 SelectedWorks page.)

I serve as the Associate Director of the UW Tacoma Library and oversee the Library's Digital Scholarship Program. Since 2012, I have been the lead for UW Tacoma Digital Commons and served as project manager and collaborator on multiple digital projects, such as the Tacoma Community History Project. My subject liaison areas include:

• Global Honors
• 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

• 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