Contact a Reference Librarian by phone, e-mail, IM, or in person

Contact the Reference desks at other Northwestern University libraries and special collections.

Meet one-on-one with a librarian for in-depth assistance in identifying and locating the resources most useful for the project at hand. The outcome of a research consultation may be a database search, an overview of relevant electronic and print sources, or a conclusion to a particularly difficult inquiry.

Research guides created by subject specialists to help you point you to the resources in your subject area.

Online dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical resources, statistical resources, and other online reference materials.

Guides and Tutorials in a variety of formats to help you with various research activities such as finding books, articles, databases and more.