Librarians are here to help with your research!
We can help you:
- Develop a topic / research question for your paper or project
- Use databases, including finding scholarly sources
- Familiarize yourself with discipline-specific resources
- Become an expert Google searcher
- Evaluate sources for credibility, including websites
- Identify research methodologies
- Explore funding opportunities for your research
- Find an opportunity to publish or present your work
- Consult on ethical research practices, including research with human subjects (IRB) and intellectual property (copyright and patents)
- Show you tips to make your research more efficient & effective
- Create citations
Research Consultations
Contact a Thun research coach to schedule research consults:
- Schedule a research consultation
- Reach out directly:
- Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences | Brett Spencer | dbs21@psu.edu
- Engineering, Business, & Computing | Sarah Hartman-Caverly | smh767@psu.edu
- Science | Alex Chisholm | aec67@psu.edu
Additional Research Support
Real-time assistance via text / chat / email: Ask a Librarian
Berks Course Research Guides
University Libraries Subject Guides
Research Databases
Additional FAQs from University Libraries.
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