Researcher and Author Services

The Scholarly Communication Reference Interview

Articulate your original, independent research agenda

Discover the trajectory of your discipline

Strategize to advance your discipline

1. What do you consider your research area to be?
2. Are there key historical moments that have influenced what your peers study today?
3. Are there big changes going on in your discipline right now?
4. What research outputs are common in your field? 
5. What research outputs do your peers value? 
6. What are the research expectations for your department or college?
7. What questions would you like to investigate?
8. What works could the library purchase to support your research (**up to $2,000**)?
9. Which library service would further your research?

• • Find and evaluate information in your field
  • Manage data during the research process
  • Manipulate, process, analyze, and visualize data
  • Locate primary materials in Special Collections or Digital Library
  • Migrate paper and/or pdf files to an open text standard for manuscripts (faculty only)
  • Get information about copyright
  • Track details about the use of copyrighted works
  • Find freelance copyeditors and proofreaders
  • Assistance with the terms of a publishing agreement
  • Establish cost-share, dept-level open access or subvention publishing fund
  • Explore ways of partnering with publishers to the benefit of U of U authors and readers
  • For journal article authors, help generate individual ORCIDs
  • For book authors, help manage identity in Library of Congress Name Authority File
  • Find places to present , exhibit, and publish your journal article or book
  • Archive your data and the products your research

If you would like to talk through these questions in person or discuss library funding and purchasing options that would best support your research, use Allyson Mower's contact information on the right to set up an appointment. You can also drop-in during office hours.