Graduate Student Guide to the University Libraries 2020-21
As a grad student, you finally
The absolute best place to start
get the chance to dig deeper into the topics
is by getting to know your librarian, a subject
and scholarship that really interest you. Your
specialist who can help you achieve your
academic success depends not only on your
academic goals.
hard work and intellectual curiosity, but also
lib.umd.edu/directory/specialists/librarian
on how effectively you use your time.
We can help. The University Libraries offer services and collections designed to save you time and effort. And, we support every research interest on campus.
CO V I D - 1 9 U P D AT E S For the current status of access to our buildings, programs, and services, see go.umd.edu/libupdates
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Let us pay. Find a journal article through Google? Add our reload button to your browser’s toolbar, and simply click the button to reload the page through the UMD Libraries proxy. No more backtracking to our website or paying for an article we probably already offer. Seriously. Download the button now: lib.guides.umd.edu/reload-button
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Manage your data.
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Get funded.
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Track your success.
Organize your research. If you’ve conducted a literature review, you’ll also want to organize your citations and create a bibliography using software such as Zotero or Mendeley. lib.guides.umd.edu/citationtools
Your future funders may require data management plans. Learn now how to curate and preserve your data. Search: data
Find a collection of integrated research resources on campus. Go there first to learn more about funded research—how to identify potential funders, prepare a proposal, comply with guidelines and more. IRROC is provided through a partnership of the Division of Research, the Division of Information Technology and the University Libraries. IRROC.umd.edu.
If your scholarly work is in DRUM—our permanent, digital home for the university’s scholarship—other researchers can find it using Google, and you can track its impact. (All theses and dissertations are submitted to the Graduate School electronically and automatically archived in DRUM.). Search: DRUM
