FAQs
Subject Specialists
Citation Management & Tools
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Citation Style Guide
- Help with MLA, APA, and other citation styles, and information on how to avoid plagiarism.
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Citation Software
- Help using special software to manage your citations (Zotero, Endnote, Mendeley).
Specialized Services
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Library Instruction Services for Faculty
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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.
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Scholarly and Media Commons
Technology-enriched spaces where you can pursue research and receive expert consultations and referrals
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Data Discovery
- Help finding and using datasets and data tools.
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Access to and assistance with computer hardware and software that enable users to find, manage, visualize, and analyze spatial data through the power of maps and multimodal storytelling.
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Immersive Technologies
- Experiment with virtual reality, augmented reality, and other emerging technologies with access to headsets, 360 cameras, and editing stations.
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Loanable Technology
- Check out laptops and media equipment, including cameras, tripods, microphones, and lights.
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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.
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Digital Humanities
- Tools and resources for bringing computational methods to research in the humanities.
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Research Data Service
- Resources and expertise to help you plan, organize, share, and save your research data.
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Scholarly Communication & Publishing
- Guidance in starting or moving a journal, selecting, and working with publishers, understanding your copyrights and fair use.
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Open Access Services
- Guidance with publisher contracts and Open Access policy-related questions.
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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.