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    Research Booths
    Visit the Research drop-in desk for help finding and evaluating books, articles and other resources for your research.
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    Writing Drop-in
    Visit the Writing Instruction drop-in desk for help forming a thesis, developing an outline, formatting an essay and more.....
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    Learning Skills Drop-in
    Visit the Learning Skills drop-in desk for techniques on time management, note-taking, exam preparation and MORE!

Assistance

The Learning Commons is a dynamic, collaborative space designed to bring together a variety of resources and services to support your learning needs. Learning Commons’ professional staff offers individual assistance with:

  • research: navigating the Libraries’ print and online resources, identifying the best scholarly resources on your topic, finding, evaluating and using scholarly books, journal articles, and e-resources; organizing your citations using RefWorks
  • writing: starting an assignment, developing a thesis, writing analytically, considering your audience’s expectations, organizing and structuring your essay
  • learning skills: improving your effectiveness and efficiency at studying, completing assignments and mastering course work