Use Ask-a-Librarian if you have a basic question for which you need an immediate response. For more in-depth research questions, contact the subject librarian assigned to your College or Department.
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Email: ask@auburn.libanswers.com
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The subject librarian assigned to your College or Department has expertise in researching the scholarly literature in your field. They are available for virtual and in-person research consultations. Depending on your research needs, they can assist with:
You can schedule a meeting by calling, emailing, or clicking on the "Schedule Appointment" button on their research guides.
In addition to assisting with scholarly resources and research tools in your field, subject librarians can also advise on or offer referrals for:
Visit Research Support for details or contact researchsupport@auburn.edu.
If you have questions about data management plans, data policy, storage, or archiving/publishing your data, consult our Research Data Services guide or contact Ali Krzton, the Data Management Librarian.
Additional data consulting services and equipment are available through the Libraries' DataSpace, located in the Innovation & Research Commons (1st Floor, RBD Library). DataSpace staff can answer questions related to data analysis and visualization, statistical environments, programming/scripting, data cleanup, and more.
For a list of staff specialties, including Python, R, ArcGIS, SAS, SPSS, see: Data Skills Consultations.
Questions? Contact us at dataspace@auburn.edu.
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Citation management tools are a great way to organize and retrieve citations for books, articles, and Web sites. They can pull citations directly from library databases, and they work with word-processing software to insert footnotes and citations to create properly formatted notes and bibliographies.
The Libraries offer training in three citation managers: Zotero, Mendeley, and Endnote. Register for one of our regularly scheduled workshops or check out our online guides:
Information about specific citation styles is available from these online guides:
Research guides provide overviews of key resources and search tools in your field. Many of these resources are available online.
Research guides are created by subject librarians. Contact them if you have questions.
Library faculty and staff offer workshops and training in systematic reviews, citation management, productivity and multimedia creation software (e.g., LaTeX, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.) and more. Sign up at our workshop registration page.
