Getting Started with Library Research
Guides for Courses and Disciplines
Africa and the African Diaspora add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
American Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Art and Art History add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Asian Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Asian Studies Research
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- Asian Studies 399: Asian Studies Seminar (Spring 2023)
Biology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Biology Research
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- Biology 123: Human Biology
- Biology 150: Biodiversity Foundations
- Biology 292: Topics in Cell Biology
- Biology 391D: Pandemics: Past / Present / Future
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- Biology 150: Biodiversity Foundations (Spring 2023)
Chemistry add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Chemistry Research
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- Chemistry : Library Resources for Introductory Chemistry Courses (Spring 2023)
- Chemistry 107: Forensic Science (Spring 2023)
Classics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Computer Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Dance add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Dance Research
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- Dance 246: Dance in the United States (Spring 2023)
Economics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Education add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Education Research
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- Education 364: The Teaching of Science, 5-12 (Spring 2023)
Enduring Questions (formerly Great Conversation) add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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English add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to English Research
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- English 219: Anglophone Literature and Global Ethics (Spring 2023)
- English 220: Rewriting the Renaissance (Spring 2023)
- English 232: Writing America (Spring 2023)
- English 242: Children's and Young Adult Literature (Spring 2023)
- English 277: Reading and Writing the Spiritual Memoir (Spring 2023)
- English 286: Rhetoric of Video Games (Summer 2023)
- English 340: The City in Literature and Film (Spring 2023)
Environmental Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Environmental Studies Research
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- Environmental Studies 237A/B: Integration and Application in Environmental Studies
- Environmental Studies 399: Seminar in Environmental Studies
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Family Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Family Studies Research
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- Family Studies 132: Introduction to Family Studies (Spring 2023)
Film and Media Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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First-Year Seminar add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- First-Year Seminar 110: Race and Family: Narratives and Sociohistorical Contexts
- First-Year Seminar 120E: Identity, Media, & American Culture
- First-Year Seminar 120M: Defusing Disagreements and Learning from Conflict
- First-Year Seminar 120O: Relationships in Young Adulthood
- First-Year Seminar 120P: The Creative Learning Workshop
- First-Year Seminar 120Q: Follow My Lead
- First-Year Seminar 120T: Art and Gender in 17th-Century Italy
- First-Year Seminar 120U: Who is Science For?
- First-Year Seminar 120V: Heritage and Identity
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- First-Year Seminar 120C: The Mongols: Shaping History Past and Present (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120D: The Nature of Work (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120E: Taking the Pulse of Careers in Healthcare (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120F: Learning Spaces (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120G: Queerness & Sex in Russia/USA (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120H: Moving into Your First Year (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120I: Natural Resources, Public Debt, and Economic Growth (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120J & M: The Creative Learning Workshop (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120L: Reacting to the Past: Ancient Greece & Imperial China (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120N: Are Virtual Communities Real Communities? (Spring 2023)
- First-Year Seminar 120O: The Room Where It Happens: Music (Spring 2023)
French add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to French Research
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- French 272: Contemporary France (Spring 2023)
Gender and Sexuality Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
German add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- German 371: Wissen und Wissenschaften (Spring 2023)
History add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to History Research
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- History 251: Revolutionary China (Spring 2023)
- History 253: Modern Japan (Spring 2023)
- History 320: Nation/Empire in Russian History (Spring 2023)
- History 370: Reconstruction and Violence in America (Spring 2023)
- History 396: Archaeological Research (Spring 2023)
Interdisciplinary Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Kinesiology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Kinesiology Research
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- Kinesiology 195: Introduction to Kinesiology (Spring 2023)
- Kinesiology 390: Kinesiology Seminar (Spring 2023)
Linguistic Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Management Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
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- Management Studies 250: Marketing (Spring 2023)
- Management Studies 256: Entrepeneurship (Spring 2023)
Mathematics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Music add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Music Research
explore Supporting Diversity in the Music Experience: General Resources
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- Music 112: Introduction to Musicianship
- Music 141: Introduction to Musicology
- Music 237: Local & Global Musicking
- Music 345A: Music of South Asia
- Music 345B: Race, Identity, and Representation in American Music
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- Music 141: Introduction to Musicology (Spring 2023)
- Music 239: Javanese Gamelan (Spring 2023)
- Music 295: String Literature and Pedagogy (Spring 2023)
- Music 345A: Somali Music and Dance (Spring 2023)
- Music 346: Music, Gender, & Sexuality (Spring 2023)
Nursing add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Nursing Research
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- Nursing 212: Foundations of Professional Nursing (Spring 2023)
- Nursing 318: Nursing Leadership (Spring 2023)
Philosophy add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Physics add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Political Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Political Science Research
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- Political Science 322AB: Economic Statecraft (Spring 2023)
- Political Science 350: Immigration and Citizenship (Spring 2023)
Psychology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Psychology Research
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- Psychology 237: Cognitive Psychology (Spring 2023)
- Psychology 241AB: Developmental Psychology (Spring 2023)
Race and Ethnic Studies add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Religion add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Religion Research
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- Religion 234: Ecospirituality: Learning from Place (Spring 2023)
Social Work add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Sociology/Anthropology add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Statistics and Data Science add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
explore Introduction to Statistics and Data Science Research
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- Statistics and Data Science 172: Statistics 1 (Summer 2023)
- Statistics and Data Science 212: Statistics for the Sciences (Spring 2023)
- Statistics and Data Science 282: Topics: Data Visualization (Spring 2023)
Theater add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
Writing add_circle_outlineremove_circle_outline
school Course Guides
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- Writing 120A: Hip-Hop Culture and the Poetics of Place
- Writing 120E: Human Migrations
- Writing 120P: Language and Identity
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- Writing 109: Summer Bridge (Summer 2023)
- Writing 120A: Intersectionality (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120B: Bodies in Motion (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120C: Language and Identity (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120D: Finding Home (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120E: Hip Hop Culture and the Poetics of Place (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120F: Art, Materiality and the Making of Global Asia (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120G: Natural Science as a Social and Cultural Enterprise (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120H: Friendship (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120I: Beyond the Single Story (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120L: Games and Community (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120M: Writin' is Fightin' (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120O: The Good Life (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120P: Heroes & Villains (Spring 2023)
- Writing 120Q: Making Ecology Personal (Spring 2023)
- Writing 211: Science in World & Word (Summer 2023)
- Writing 211: Science in World & Word (Spring 2023)
- Writing 237: McNair Research Writing (Summer 2023)
Research Desk
Meet with a peer research tutor at the Research Desk! Drop-in hours: Monday-Friday 7-10pm and Sunday 7-9pm.
Useful Research Tools
Citing Sources/Guides to Citation Styles
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guide
Finding Statistical Information
Guide to GIS and Geographic Information Science
Guide for International Students
Family History: Guide to Family History Research
Family History: Norwegian Immigrants: Finding Family Members in the US
Family History: Norwegian Roots: Finding Family Members, Farms, and Communities in Norway
explore Introduction to Social Work Research
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