Reference & Information Services

The primary mission of Reference & Information Services is to support undergraduate and graduate academic programs through library instruction and to promote information literacy.

Reference librarians are on the desk to help you during the following hours:

Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Each Reference Librarian is a liaison to an academic department at Bowie State.  Liaisons and faculty work together to develop support materials and build the library's collection.  We also offer one-on-one reference appointments, walk-in clinics, classroom visits, and more.

Faculty can arrange in-class or in-library instruction sessions by filling out a request form and submitting it online, in-person, or by e-mail.

   *7 days notice is required for scheduling for library instruction classes.

   *A librarian will contact you by e-mail or phone to confirm your request in 48hrs.

Thurgood Marshall Library Instruction Online Request

Instruction Request PDF (submit in-person to the Reference Department)

For more information about library instruction, see Faculty Resources at TML.

Please contact any of the Reference librarians for reference assistance:

Phillip Tajeu
Reference/Interlibrary Loan Librarian
301-860-3864  ptajeu@bowiestate.edu
 
Mary Lou Sowden
Online Reference and Instruction Librarian
301-860-3872  msowden@bowiestate.edu
 
Roy Joynes
Library Staff
301-860-3988  rjoynes@bowiestate.edu
 
Gregory Fields
Library Staff
301-860-3862 gfields@bowiestate.edu
 

Liaisons