Graduate student services
Research support
Research consultation services
University librarians are available to assist you in person, by phone, or
e-mail. Find the WMU librarian assigned to your department and ask a
question or set up an appointment. Find your Library
Liaison!
Workshops on library research topics
The University Libraries offer a variety of workshops to assist students with
conducting research, including drop-in help sessions. See the Workshop
schedule.
Citation management
RefWorks citation
management system is free to all WMU faculty, staff and students. It allows you
to import citations directly from library databases, create and manage bibliographies
and cite and format references in your document in a variety of styles. For
assistance with RefWorks we offer these short
demo video clips.
Library materials
Subject guides
Subject specific electronic and print resources are available for your discipline
See our Subject Guides
Journal subscriptions
Journal subscriptions include both print and electronic versions. Use our
Journal Finder to search for journals in your field, or check to see if we have
a subscription to key journals you need for your research. Search our Journal
Finder
Interlibrary Loan
ILL arranges to borrow materials for you that WMU Libraries do not own. Sign
up for an interlibrary loan account and read more about these services. Interlibrary
Loans
Suggest a purchase
If the University Libraries' collections do not contain an item you need for
your research you may request that we consider purchasing it. Use our convenient
online recommendation forms.
Dissertations
The Dissertations and Theses database indexes virtually all
doctoral dissertations (including those from WMU) and many Masters theses produced
in the US since 1860. Full text is available for nearly all dissertations since
1997, and some previous to this date as well. Search for Dissertations and Theses
Support for teaching
University librarians are available to assist you in person, by phone, or
e-mail.Find
the WMU librarian assigned to your department and ask a
question or set up an appointment. Find your Library
Liaison! |
