Getting Help

I keep regular office hours, and you should feel free to drop in during these times to ask questions and get advice on work in progress. I will also be happy to consult with you on writing you are assigned in other courses. If nothing works for you during office hours, we can set up another time to meet. Feel free to ask questions over email; I will usually be able to respond fairly quickly. But please don't ask me questions about what's assigned, what's due, when my office hours are held, or similiar questions where the answers can be found on the syllabus, the numerous handouts, and web pages I've created. Use email to ask me substantive questions about what we're reading, what you're writing, what we've been discussing, etc.

Whenever Hayden Library is open, its reference librarians are on duty to help you choose, narrow, and develop a topic and to help you locate and evaluate sources. Online assistance is also available, and the library's homepage provides a list of "research tools" that may be useful for your work in a variety of courses