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Research Support

Getting Started

• Liaison Librarians
  Contact your liaison librarian for research assistance.
• Subject Guides
  Use subject guides to start your subject specific research. Use key resources in your field recommended by your librarian.
• Library Resources & Search Tools
  Learn about your Library resources, and the basic search tools to locate your material, such as Primo catalogue and journal article databases.
  • Try our Online Tutorials to develop specific research skills.
• Library Workshops
  Take advantage of Library Workshops to refresh your research skills or learn new ones.
• Citation Management Software
  Use RefWorks, Waterloo Library's licensed citation tool, which helps you store & manage your citations and format your in-text citations & bibliographies properly in any style.

Other Helpful Links

• Accessibility in the Library
  • The Adaptive Technology Centre is on the main floor in Dana Porter Library.
  • See also Services for Persons with Disabilities
• Ask A Librarian
  Get a quick answer to your question via chat, email, phone or in person at the Information desk
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• Where is it?
  Use this interactive Library floor plan to know where everything is.
• Copyright Guidelines
  Explore the copyright related support and advice at uWaterloo.

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