Research Services | University Library

FAQs

Citation Style Guide
- Help with MLA, APA, and other citation styles, and information on how to avoid plagiarism.
Citation Software
- Help using special software to manage your citations (Zotero, Endnote, Mendeley).

Library Instruction Services for Faculty
Illinois Experts
- Find collaborators on campus and elsewhere who do research on topics related to your work.
- A technology enriched space where you can pursue research and receive expert consultations and referrals.

Loanable Technology
- Check out laptops and media equipment, including cameras, tripods, microphones, and lights.

Media Services
- Multiple sound-isolated self-use media booths for easy video and audio capture, a high-end video production studio for professional media recording and livestreaming, and help creating, disseminating, using, and curating digital media.

Research Data Service
- Resources and expertise to help you plan, organize, share, and save your research data.

Scholarly Communication & Publishing
- Guidance in starting or moving a journal, selecting, and working with publishers, understanding your copyrights and fair use.
- Open Access Services
  - Guidance with publisher contracts and Open Access policy-related questions.
International Reference
- Research assistance for Social, Life, and Physical Sciences, and Arts and Humanities, for the regions and languages covered by the International and Area Studies Library.