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Make an Appointment - Library West Research Assistance

Make an appointment in 3 steps. Step 1: Select a staff member. Step 2: Select an available date. Step 3: Select an available timeslot.

Book a Librarian!

Library West provides patrons with individualized research assistance for Humanities and Social Sciences-related class assignments, academic publications, and other projects.

Research assistance appointments can be booked for up to 30 or 60 minutes, depending on the complexity of the research need, and patrons can choose between meeting in-person at Library West or virtually over Zoom.

Patrons have the option to select to meet with the librarian whose subject expertise best aligns with their major or can select "no preference" to be assigned the first available librarian. Patrons whose major is not listed are welcome to select "no preference" or schedule an appointment with any of the subject librarians - we are all happy to help!

What kind of things can we help with? 

  • Narrowing the scope of research 
  • Providing citation support 
  • Developing search terms and strategies 
  • Locating books and peer reviewed journal articles 
  • Locating subject specific databases and resources (freely available and subscription-based) 
  • Locating primary sources 
  • And so much more… 

Need advanced research help?

If you would like advanced research assistance related to your area of your study, you can contact your subject specialist directly to set up a one-on-one consultation with them.