Ask a Librarian

Chat, email, and text services are staffed during the following hours:

Today
9 am - 9 pm
Fri Nov 21
9 am - 5 pm
Sat Nov 22
Closed
Sun Nov 23
1 pm - 9 pm
Mon Nov 24
9 am - 9 pm
Tue Nov 25
9 am - 5 pm
Wed Nov 26
9 am - 5 pm

Full semester hours are available at Anschutz Research Help and Watson Research Help.

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Why consult with a librarian?

Students can get in-person research help at Anschutz and Watson Libraries.
  • Find the best resources for your topic.
  • Discuss strategies and develop skills for searching article databases and the library catalog.
  • Identify and locate primary source materials.
  • Search the web efficiently for credible information.

Visit any of our library locations for research assistance or submit a request to meet with a librarian.

 
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Email is checked throughout each day during the work week (Monday through Friday). We will respond as quickly as possible, typically within 24 hours of receipt of the question (excluding weekends and holidays). If extensive research is required, we will let you know that we are working on it and provide an approximate time frame.

Service desk phone numbers:

Anschutz Library 785-864-4930
Art & Architecture Library 785-864-3020
GIS Services 785-864-1238
Map Collection 785-864-4420
Music & Dance Library 785-864-3496
Regents Center Library 913-897-8570 or 785-864-8570 from Lawrence
Spahr Engineering Library 785-864-3866
Kenneth Spencer Research Library 785-864-4334
Statistical Data Services 785-864-0454
Watson Library 785-864-3347

You can text research or library-related questions to 785-227-0934.

Standard text charges apply.

 

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Personal data and transcripts will be kept strictly confidential and will be accessible only to authorized staff. It is the Libraries' intent to protect the privacy of each individual's intellectual investigations. Confidentiality of users' transactions with the Libraries — information concerning use of the Libraries' services and resources — will not be released except upon receipt of a lawfully issued subpoena, search warrant, or other judicial order.


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