Research Help

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Book an Appointment

One-on-one Research Help appointments are available in person and online on weekdays, evenings, and weekends. Book a Research Help appointment online. 

Contact Research Help

Emailresearch@smu.ca | Phone: 902-420-5544 | Text: 902-702-3057

Research Help Hours

Regular hours for drop-in service in person, and by phone, text, and email

Monday - Friday   10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 
Saturday & Sunday   Closed
All holidays   Closed

Outside of these times research assistance is available from Novanet Live Help, an online chat service provided by academic libraries across Nova Scotia. This service is designed to respond to brief questions that can be answered quickly and effectively using online resources.

Appointments

One-on-one Research Help appointments are available in person and online on weekdays, evenings, and weekends. Book a Research Help appointment online. 


How We Can Help

We can help you:

  • develop your topic and search strategies
  • search for books, ebooks or articles
  • evaluate and use library databases and web sources
  • request research materials from other libraries

What questions do we get asked the most?

 

Books

 

Where can I find this book?

Textbooks

 

Where can I find this textbook?

Journal Articles

 

How do I find journal articles?

What are scholarly, popular, and trade publications?

Citations/References

 

How do I cite this source?

Annotated Bibliographies 

 

How do I write an annotated bibliography?

Theses

 

What format do I use for my thesis, and how do I submit it?

Where do I find theses written by former SMU students?

 

Get answers to other Frequently Asked Questions.

 

Contact us

Patrick Power Library
Mailing address:
Saint Mary's University
923 Robie Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3C3

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