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.

Hours

The hours below are our standard hours.  Please click here to see our current hours.

Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters

The Research Center Desk is open 82 hours per week during the quarters:

The Research Center Consultation room is open 64 hours per week for one-hour appointments and walk-ins:

Summer Quarter and Interterms

During Summer quarter and Interterms, consultations are by appointment only. The Research Center Desk is open:

Ask a Research Question

Need the answer to a quick question? Ask us using one of the methods below:

You can call the Research Center Desk during the hours above for help or to make an appointment.

Visit the Research Center at Penrose @ Driscoll in person for help or to make an appointment.

Individuals with lengthy and complex research questions should make an appointment for a consultation with a reference librarian.

Make an Appointment

Click HERE to make an appointment or call 303-871-2905 and a subject specialist will contact you. 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.

Library Instruction & Workshops

Penrose Library offers workshops as well as course-related library instruction sessions each quarter, which cover basic and advanced research sources and strategies. For a listing of the workshops being offered this quarter please visit our Library Research Workshop page.

Our course-related library instruction sessions are planned in collaboration with faculty members, so that the instruction is directly relevant to the particular course topics and assignments. Request a Library Instruction Session for Your Class by completing this simple form.

Research Guides

Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians. Know what we know - find it in our new, updated Research Guides! 

Subject Librarians

Each Reference Librarian specializes in certain disciplines and is responsible for instruction in collaboration with their campus academic departments.

For detailed information regarding subject specialists, click here.

Related Services

The Writing Center

The Writing Center supports and promotes effective student writing across the University of Denver campus.  We help DU students with all kinds of writing projects: class assignments, personal writing, professional writing, and multimedia projects. We serve any student affiliated with the University and invite students in all classes, at all levels of writing ability, and at any stage of the writing process to visit us.

The Math Center

The Math Center provides free, drop-in assistance for College Algebra, Trigonometry, Business Calculus, and Calculus I, II, and III classes.

• General support for other math courses/applications, etc. is available on a limited basis.
• Special review sessions for certain courses will be scheduled and announced during the quarter.

Hours of operation can be found at www.du.edu/mathcenter.