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Research Help

Subject-Specialist Librarians	Find out who the librarian is for your field or area of study. Includes Research Services Librarians and Government Publications, Maps, and Law librarians at MSEL as well as librarians at the JHU Regional Campus Center libraries.
Guides to Research by Subject	Created by subject-specialist librarians, these guides provide an introduction to important and useful sources in a particular discipline. They include resources available through the JHU Libraries as well as from external sites. Some also link to course-specific library guides.
Getting Started	Not sure where to begin? Get help refining a topic, brainstorming search terms, using the Libraries' catalog and other databases, finding journals, books and other materials in the Libraries, citing sources, and more.
Course-Specific Library Pages	Library resources and research tips compiled by subject librarians for specific courses.
Call Number Locations in MSEL	Find out where materials within a particular call number range are located in MSEL. Includes links to floor plans for the MSEL stacks (levels A-D). See also How Library of Congress Call Numbers Work. (PDF)
Setting Up Search Alerts	Stay current in what is being published in your area of interest by setting up automatic e-mail updates from databases. Receive the latest table of contents from a particular journal or the latest article citations on a particular topic.
Google Scholar	Search Google for scholarly publications. Learn how to configure Google Scholar to link to the full text of articles held at the JHU Libraries.
Evaluating Information Found on the Internet	Provides criteria you can use to evaluate information you find on the internet in order to determine its reliability and suitability for your purposes.
Copyright Law: Using Information Legally	Learn to use copyrighted information legally when you write a paper, dissertation, or teach a class, as well as how to copyright your own work.
Citing Sources	Learn to cite sources using MLA, Chicago, APA or other styles, or use *RefWorks*, a web-based personal database and bibliography creator.
Writing for Publication: Tools for Getting Started	How to use library resources to help you assess what's been published on your topic, target potential journals in which to publish, find books on scholarly publishing, and locate particular journals' publishing guidelines.
Finding Specific Types of Information	How to Find Book Reviews How to Find Videos and DVDs (PDF) How to Find Recent Fiction (PDF) Finding Primary Sources Finding Psychological Tests and Measurements How to Find Patents and Trademarks Finding Standards (e.g., engineering) Career Research Guide (job search, résumé writing, interviewing, etc.)
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