Ask A Librarian and Research Services

Friendly, knowledgeable librarians are available on weekdays and on Sunday to assist with general questions or other research inquiries! Some examples of questions we commonly assist with are:

• Citation questions
• Finding resources on a specific topic
• Formulating a database search strategy/using databases
• Locating or suggesting places to assemble hard-to-find or specialized data - it may not exist,
  but we'll help you figure out if it does!
• Using any library service or resource.

Walk-in and Phone Reference Consultation Times: (Call the Reference Desk at 724-738-2641)

To summon a librarian, just ask the student workers at the first floor Research Services desk and the on-duty librarian will arrive promptly. 

When a librarian is not directly available, you can still ask your question using the form on our online Ask A Librarian service. You will receive a response via e-mail no later than 24-48 hours. Before you e-mail your question, you may also want to search Ask A Librarian's past questions and answers to see if your question has been answered before!

Library Guides

Bailey Library's Library Guides are librarian-prepared instructional resources that address information resources useful within an academic discipline or subject, university course, library service, or element of the research process. They most commonly provide links to resources and instructions on how to use those resources, or tutorials detailing a library or research concept. 

Use keywords to search all Library Guides - if your keyword is found within a Library Guide it will display on the list.

Video Tutorials

Bailey Library produces a variety of Instructional Videos for SRU students and faculty. These videos range from demonstrations of library services and resources to examples and explanations of Research Concepts. To access these videos, visit the Videos Library Guide.

Cite It!

The following links provide examples and guidance to assist you in creating bibliographies and citations. For detailed questions, please check with your professor, try Ask A Librarian, or consult style guides in the reference collection.

Outside Links to Citation Resources

Copyright

Copyright provides legal protection for the creator of an original work to control its use and to authorize its use by others. Protection is provided for published and unpublished works when fixed in a tangible medium. Copyright protection includes the rights to:

• reproduce the work

• prepare derivative works

• distribute copies

• perform the work publicly

• display the work publicly

For further details and important information regarding copyright policies, consult the Copyright Library Guide.

Distance Education

Bailey Library is committed to ensuring that Distance Education students receive just as much library goodness for their tuition and time that traditionally educated students receive. For assistance and details on how Distance Education students can access the wealth of resources at Bailey Library, consult the Distance Learning Library Guide.