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Last Updated: Sep 5, 2012 URL: http://guides.library.duq.edu/undergradstudents Print Guide Email Alerts
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Technology

  • DuqNet Wireless
    Computing & Technology Services (CTS) gives you step by step information to configuring your computer system to DuqNet, connecting on and off campus, and troubleshooting.
  • Computing @ Gumberg Library
    This link provides info to the computers available at Gumberg Library, electrical outlets, printing & scanning, as well as what software is available through the library computers.
 

Welcome!

Gumberg Library is your library, and we invite you to take advantage of all that we have to offer. If you have papers to research, want to study with friends, or just want to relax with a movie or bestseller, come to the library. Staff are available to help you—so please ask questions and let us know your needs. Your success is our goal!

Dr. Laverna Saunders, University Librarian.

 

Undergrad Borrowing

From Gumberg Library

  • Use your DU ID  to borrow and renew items
  • Borrow up to 25 items for 4 weeks
  • Up to 2 renewals are permitted for each item. 
  • Fines for overdue materials are generally $.20 per day (may be higher for special items)

See Borrowing Policies for more details.

From other libraries

Borrow items from other libraries and pick them up at Gumberg Library's Circulation Desk.

 

Research Help

  • Choosing a Topic
    OWL @ Purdue Online Writing Lab created a handout which provides detailed information on how to write research papers including discussing research papers as a genre, choosing topics, and finding sources.
  • Finding Background Information on Your Topic
    When it comes time to narrow a research topic, many students have difficulty because they do not know enough about the topic to do this effectively. This page provides information on how to break up a larger topic into subtopics.
  • Finding Scholarly Sources
    Learn the differences between magazine and journals, and view examples of primary vs. secondary sources.
  • Evaluating Information
    Link includes additional tips for evaluating resources using the CARS model
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
    What it is and how to NOT do it!
  • Citation & Style Resources
    Tons of great online help to citing your work in the correct style and format, including links to grammar & writing assistance.
 

Text a Librarian

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Quick Guide to Gumberg

  • Find it @ Gumberg
    This helpful PDF is a "Reader's Digest" guide to Gumberg Library - all of the essentials wrapped up in two pages!
  • Guides to Research
    Learning about Philosophy? Healthcare Ethics? We've got a guide for that! Click the link to access our variety of online research guides - broken up by title and subject.
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