Research Consultations

What is a Research Consultation?

• Need individual or group assistance with a research project or term paper that is more complicated or involved than you can discuss in an online chat session, phone call, e-mail, or casual visit to the Strozier or Dirac Reference Desks?
• Working on your thesis or dissertation?
• Need help with material for a journal article, book chapter, monograph or grant proposal?

The Research Consultation service provides FSU students and faculty with the opportunity to schedule one or a series of in-depth meetings with a reference librarian to identify the resources and services needed to thoroughly investigate a subject or topic.

During consultations, Reference librarians can:

• Assist in identifying and selecting appropriate resources
• Demonstrate advanced search strategies and effective search techniques
• Help to identify and locate primary sources
• Provide guidance in locating government documents or statistical information
• Provide assistance in using research databases and other relevant and reliable information
• Assist in gaining access to material held by other libraries
• Help with use of citation management software

Use chat window above or talk with someone by instant message, phone or in person.

Contact the librarian for your subject area here.