Research and Publishing Support

Get help with your research

• Contact your department/faculty librarian for help with literature searching, managing citations, setting up email alerts, and more
• Use our Research Tutorials to answer your questions
• Use the Dissertation Planner to break down the process into manageable steps

Learn more about our collectionS

• View our Collections Policies
• View our New Books by Library or Search for books purchased in the last month
• Recommend a purchase (form)
• Contact your department/faculty librarian to discuss or recommend library resources

Open up access to your publications

• Learn about scholarly publishing issues such as author rights and access barriers
• Share your publications and presentations via Scholarship@Western
• Contact Scholarly Communication Librarian for assistance with scholarly publishing issues
• Submit your Western thesis electronically
• Find calls for papers in Publishing Opportunities Database