Graduate Students | Ohio University

Graduate Students | Ohio University
Graduate Students
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We are here to help with your coursework, research, and teaching needs. Contact the
Alden Public Services Desk
anytime.
Browse our
YouTube channel
and our
help pages
for a variety of great tips, including this quick video on
linking Ohio University Libraries’ full text to Google Scholar
through your Gmail account.
Get to know your
Subject Librarian
and contact them to:
Suggest a library purchase
Find a journal to submit your article
Learn more about authors’ rights at publication
Ask questions about finding and using information resources or data
Integrate library materials into your syllabus
and more . . .
Research Assistance
Contact the
Research Services Department
for help all along your dissertation or thesis journey: finding data sources, identifying journals, preserving your data, literature search and management, open access options, and all the steps in between. Ask us about:
Zotero
and other workshops
Research data management
, including data management plans (
DMPTool
),
open data
finding and evaluating data and data repositories
ORCiD
to identify and differentiate your publications
Collaboration on
systematic reviews
and other evidence synthesis projects
Ask your
Subject Librarian
for assistance with conducting a literature review, finding the full text from a citation,
understanding your article publication agreement
, and other research questions
View
Subject & Course Guides
for recommended research resources in your discipline.
Contact or visit the
Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections
to explore a wealth of primary source materials in support of your research and creativity
Accessing Materials
Borrow
books, videos, and more from our collections
and beyond (search
OHIO Library Catalog
and the
OhioLINK Library Catalog
Access
disciplinary
databases
from anywhere - on or off campus
Request books and articles we do not have through
Interlibrary Loan – ILLiad
- it's free
Writing & Presenting Your Research
Find
theses and dissertations
at Ohio University and beyond
Save and organize your references with
Zotero
Apply, win a cash award, and present your research at the
Graduate Research Series
Use
specialized software
on Alden PCs and Macs in our
Multimedia Center
to design and analyze your research and creative work
Teaching
Put books and articles on
reserve
for your classes
Add library resources to your Canvas course
Collaborate with a librarian to develop customized
library instruction
for your class
Arrange instruction sessions for courses you teach with
archives and special collections staff
to provide hands-on experiences engaging with archival, manuscript, photographic, and rare book materials
Using Alden Library
Access other floors
when only the 2nd and 4th floors are open
Reserve
a group study room, a computer lab, or a meeting room
Ohio University Libraries