Library buddies

This column describes a solution to a perennial problem encountered by reference librarians at the University of Iowa Libraries—Rhetoric Department graduate instructors (GIs) giving misinformation about the library to their students and making assignments that were a dram on library staff and resources Providing support to these instructors through a “Matching Program” has improved the situation The Matching Program, in conjunction with a Web-based tutorial and handouts, allows a small number of librarians to reach a large number of undergraduates through their GIs