Research Help

  Finding the right bit of information just when it 
  is needed can be a daunting task. It has been 
  estimated that in the year 2002 alone, the
  amount of new information published was
  equivalent in size to the information contained
  in 37,000 new libraries the size of the Library  
  of Congress book collections (some 20 million
  books).  And that the amount of information 
  increases by 30% every year! 

Our information specialists (sometimes better known as Reference Librarians) have created a number of 'How to' and other guides available from the links below and from the right side navigation to help you increase your ability to locate, evaluate, and use information --- skills that are critical to your success at Nichols and your professional career after graduation. 

• Citing Sources:
  Give credit where credit is due and avoid a charge of plagiarism. Examples for correctly citing sources according to APA, MLA and Turabian style guides.
  
  
• Resource Guides by Major/Specific Courses:
  To help with your research we've selected sources of information available from our databases, print collection, and the Web.
  
  
• How to Do Company Research
  Need to research a company? This short tutorial will help you develop a strategy for doing company research and provide some selected resources available at Conant Library and/or on the World Wide Web.
  
  
• 'How To Use' Guides
  These guides, text and video, can help you learn how to use our 'discovery' tools - the online catalog and various article and company information databases - more effectively and efficiently.
  
  
• Copyright Basics
  In the 21st century intellectual property is extremely important. Find out what's the big deal about the little ©
  
  
• Ask a librarian
  If you need any assistance in using any of our resources or to help find the information you need, please don't hesitate to ask!