Program Description 
 

UCLA Library partners with Undergraduate Education Initiatives to support teaching and learning in the UCLA Cluster Program, an innovative initiative designed to help freshmen succeed at UCLA. Each Cluster has a dedicated librarian who works collaboratively with the Peer Research & Writing Specialist—a student graduate of the program—to offer assistance to instructors and students in the course. Find the librarian and the Peer Research & Writing Specialist for each Cluster course on the program’s website.      

Peer Research & Writing Specialists

• Regularly attend Cluster lectures to make announcements and stay up-to-date with lecture content.
• Hold office hours and meet one-on-one with students to provide peer support and assistance with research, writing, and general advice for how to succeed at UCLA.
• Organize Cluster community events and tours of the library. 
• Lead research skills workshops and teach students how to find and use library resources.  

Cluster graduates: learn more about the Peer Research & Writing Specialist hiring process!

Liaison Librarians

• Consult with instructors to integrate information literacy and research skills into course assignments.
• Meet one-on-one with students to assist with research assignments. 
• Lead research skills workshops and teach students how to find and use library resources.