a blog about library developments, research practices & advice, and graduate student input
Schedule a research consultation if you need in-depth assistance with complex research assignments. Learn how to:
Focus your research topic
Plan your research strategy
Identify relevant sources of information
Find and evaluate sources efficiently
For brief or basic questions, try the reference desk, chat online with us now, or email us.
If needed, sessions can be up to 60 minutes long. [...]
You have a research paper to write, and you need to do a literature review. Not sure what that is, how to do it, or how to incorporate it into your paper? Here are some websites to help you:
The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting It – U. of Toronto
Writing the Literature Review – [...]
You have a research paper to write, and you need to do a literature review. Not sure what that is, how to do it, or how to incorporate it into your paper? Here are some websites to help you:
How to Write a Literature Review – U. of California, Santa Cruz
The Literature Review – Central Queensland University, Australia. [...]
Ever misplace the “perfect” article you printed for a paper? And then spent an hour or two trying to find it again? Or do you feel overwhelmed with tackling all the resources at the library, and you can’t remember which ones you have –or haven’t– already used?
A good way to manage and organize your research [...]
Online chatting with a librarian is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. This service provides suggestions on where and how to search for information, availability of an item in the library, and library policies and services. Go to Ask a Librarian to connect to the service and to read the [...]
Room 445 in the Newman Library is available for small group consultation or instruction sessions by appointment with a librarian. We can assist with research assignments, projects, theses and dissertations, and provide instruction for effective research strategies and in specialized databases. It is equipped with four workstations and a color scanner. Contact Linda Rath, Graduate Services [...]