VOL. 3 Issue 2 - February 2026

The Academic Connection

Official Faculty Newsletter of the CWC Library

Schedule Instruction Events Catalog E-Resources

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In this issue:

Your Library staff have been busy this semester and we are only getting started.

Class Instruction and Orientations - Sign up today.

Writing Center- We had over 100 sessions last semester, let your students know about this great service that can help them from start to finish.

Digital Resource Highlight - We've got the news - local and national.

Collection Spotlight - New books in the academic collection

Deep Dives In the Library - Check out all of our student learning sessions here

Stop by, reach out, or schedule a session.

-Rebecca Chavez, CWC Library Director

Class Instruction

Help Your Students Succeed

Book a Library Instruction Session Today!

Library anxiety is real and telling students to go to the Library is not enough. Students will not come to a library unless they are brought or have already met the Librarians. Let us break the ice and let students know we are here to help.

A single session with a librarian can make a big difference in how students approach assignments, research, and academic writing. But we all know that one session is not enough, it is just the start.

Library instruction can support your students with:

Research and writing skill development
Accessing and evaluating quality resources
Reducing assignment anxiety through guided support

Every session is customized to match your class goals, assignments, and skill level, whether you’re teaching Gen Ed, upper-division, or something in between.

Time slots are limited — we only have one librarian available at a time!

Use the link below to reserve your preferred day and time. Please be sure to use your CWC email when submitting the request.

Let’s set your students up for success — sign up now!

*We already have many classes scheduled*

Click here to schedule Class Instruction

CWC Writing Center

Support for Every Writer

You’ve seen it before, students struggling to get started on an assignment, unsure how to cite sources, or turning in papers that just needed one more round of revision. The CWC Writing Center is here to help.

We offer individualized support for students at any stage of the writing process, including:

Brainstorming and understanding assignments
Research guidance and source integration
Structuring papers and applying proper formatting (APA, MLA, etc.)
Revising with purpose and developing editing strategies

While we don’t act as an editing service, we empower students to become stronger, more independent writers through collaborative conversation and skill-building.

Available to all students, no matter the course or program
Encourage students to visit early and often because it’s free, and it works!

This year we are adding on a few amazing faculty members to help. The Writing Center schedule can be found here. (this is being ironed out)

PLUS! This semester we will have hours available in Lander!

Send your students our way — or better yet, include us in your syllabus!

Together, we can help them succeed, one paragraph at a time.

We also have writing resources and tutorials online, you're welcome to use this link in your canvas pages: Writing resources can be found here.

Learn more about the Writing Center

Digital Resource Highlight

Newspapers

CWC Library has access to multiple news providers. Use the links below to access news from near and far.

Find more News related databases HERE

The Atlantic

New York Times

Wall Street Journal

Wyoming Digital News Archive

A reminder: It is important for our calculations and ROI reports that our usage is calculated correctly. We need your help to provide the correct information. To do this please provide the database link, or permalink, to your students and not a PDF of the item you want them to read. By doing this all usage will be calculated so that we have the essential data needed to keep all of our databases that you love.

- Each of the databases shown above have low usage, please use and share widely.

See all Databases here

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