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Research Center

The Research Center offers expert guidance through the research process: from refining a topic, to finding and evaluating relevant sources, to creating a bibliography.  A Research Center consultation session can ease anxiety about a project or paper and teach research and evaluation skills for life-long learning.

One-on-one research consultations are available to students and faculty at any stage of the research process.  Consultations for students and faculty are by appointment during the summer months. For an appointment, please call 303-871-2905, or complete the request form and a subject specialist will contact you.

Make an Appointment for Research Help

For quick questions, you may ask for help at the Research Center Desk seven days a week. Call 303-871-2905, email research-help@du.edu or stop by in person:

Summer 2009 Research Center Desk Hours
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
Saturday and Sunday 1pm-5pm Ask a research question
Do you have a question and a DU e-mail account? Reference librarians will answer brief research questions and provide guidance via e-mail. Individuals with lengthy and complex research questions should visit the Research Center to meet with a librarian.

Faculty requests for course-related library instruction

Research Guides
This page provides a complete list of current research guides. You can retrieve a guide by topic or by course.


Professional Information & Reference Librarians (PIRLS)
PIRLS supports the university's mission through teaching, service, and scholarship. Each Reference Librarian specializes in certain disciplines and is responsible for instruction in collaboration with their campus academic departments.

Jenny Bowers
Assistant Professor
Reference Librarian / Social Sciences Librarian
(303) 871-3403
jbowers@du.edu

Areas of Instruction: Anthropology, Applied Communication, Human Communication, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology
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Chris Brown
Associate Professor
Reference Librarian / Government Documents Librarian
(303) 871-3404
cbrown@du.edu
http://www.du.edu/~cbrown/


Areas of Instruction:
Political Science, International Studies, Government Documents
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Carrie Forbes
Assistant Professor
Instruction Coordinator/Reference Librarian
(303) 871-3407
cforbes@du.edu

Areas of Instruction:
History, Education, University College, Writing Program, and the Women’s College
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Esther Gil
Assistant Professor
Reference Librarian / Business & Economics Librarian
(303) 871-3412
egil@du.edu
http://www.du.edu/~egil


Areas of Instruction:
Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce, Legal Sudies, Management, Marketing, Real Estate & Construction Management, Statistics & Operations Technology
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Peggy Keeran
Associate Professor
Reference Librarian / Arts & Humanities Librarian
(303) 871-3410
pkeeran@du.edu
http://www.du.edu/~pkeeran


Areas of Instruction:
Art, English, Languages and Literature, Liberal Studies, Religion, Philosophy, Theater, Women's Studies
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Joe Kraus
Associate Professor
Reference Librarian / Science Librarian
(303) 871-4586
jokraus@du.edu
http://www.du.edu/~jokraus


Areas of Instruction:
Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Materials Science, Mathematics and Physics
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Erin Meyer
Assitant Professor
Outreach Librarian and Research Center Coordinator
(303) 871-3445
erin.meyer@du.edu

Areas of Instruction: Library and Information Science
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Suzanne Moulton-Gertig
Professor
Music Librarian
(303) 871-6421
smoulton@du.edu

Areas of Instruction:
Music
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