Research Help
Research Tutorials – You can navigate the research process and discover how to: get from a topic to a research question, find books, find articles, take notes, manage quotes, cite sources and get help.
Citation & Style Guides – Do you need access to the Associated Press Style Guide or academic citation guides? This link is where you can access, AP, APA, MLA, Turabian/Chicago, and ASA guides.
Citation Management Tools – Access EndNote, Zotero and other citation management tools from this guide. These tools help you keep track of all the research articles and sources you discover as part of your process.
Research Assistance – Get individual help locating resources for your assignment, project, or research by meeting with a peer research coach or requesting a consultation with a librarian. Peer coaches are available on a drop-in basis between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. More in-depth research consultations with librarians typically last 30 minutes to an hour. Please submit your request at least three days in advance.
Library Assistance
Ask Us! – Need help with something else in the library? Visit our service desk, the Ask Us! webpage or use the online chat feature available from any page on our website.
Available For Checkout
Equipment Available for Checkout from the Library – Whether you need calculators, cameras, drones, projectors or other pieces of equipment, you can discover what is available for checkout from the library catalog.
Laptop Checkout in the Library – If you need a laptop for short-term, you can checkout and use a laptop within the library.
Interlibrary Loan – If we don’t have the article or book you need, we can borrow it from another library. You can access almost anything you need from anywhere.
Spaces and Services
Send&Print – You can find printer locations across campus and manage your printing account through our Send&Print program.
TechSpots – Whether you need reliable WIFI for an online class or just a place to study and work, our campus TechSpots have what they need: spaces, computers, printers. There are four of them spread across campus.
Reservable Library Rooms & Spaces – You can reserve a study room for your project team or a recording studio for audio/video recording projects in the library.
Creative Technology & Library Events
Alkek One Creative Technology Resources – Alkek One offers audio and video recording studios, a maker space, a geospatial lab, immersion technologies (VR, AR, MR), and 2D and 3D design technology available to you free of charge. We also provide expert assistance with these technologies.
Alkek One Micro-credentialing Program – You can gain expertise and earn a NASA-issued credential in a variety of technical creative areas.
Library Events & Workshops – Workshops and events are offered year-round. You should keep track of our calendar of events so that you don’t miss out on something fun or beneficial to your academic success.
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