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Statistical consulting is free to all members of the UMD research community (undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff), in all departments and disciplines. Research is increasingly data-driven, and we are available to answer your statistics and analysis questions through email or an in-person consultation. We currently specialize in SAS, SPSS, R, and can also provide support on Survey Design and Analysis.
Subject Specialist Librarians can help by providing one-on-one research assistance, purchasing materials (including data) in your discipline, answering questions about publishing and copyright issues, and identifying gaps in the literature when you're planning a research project, and navigating library resources. Visit the Meet Your Librarian page to find out more about your librarian and request an appointment.
The Research Commons brings together library services and spaces for faculty, graduate students, and researchers. The RC will connect you with the resources you need, by putting you in touch with your subject specialist librarian and also through research workshops, statistical consulting, and events featuring campus researchers.
Citation managers (e.g. EndNote Web, Zotero, etc.) help researchers keep track of their references for dissertations, journal articles, or any other writing needs. The software also facilitates the downloading of citations and content directly from online databases. The tools help researchers create citations and bibliographies, then easily format them in a wide variety of styles.
The University of Maryland Libraries can provide advice and assistance on all aspects of copyright and open access. We can help you deal with publishers, use other people's work, and use open licenses such as Creative Commons.
Apply for funds to cover fees associated with open access publishing. The University of Maryland Libraries Open Access Publishing Fund covers article processing charges (APCs) levied by peer-reviewed open access journals. We can also help you assess the reputation and impact of an open-access journal or monograph publisher.
Using graphics, images, maps, diagrams or animations is an effective way to communicate your research data and tell a story about your findings. The Campus Visualization Partnership (CVP) hosts visualization lectures to help researchers develop eye catching and accurate graphics.
Library Media Services supports access to and the creation of audio/visual media as data and information. In the world of knowledge, media helps define our collective desire to experience subjects across the disciplines, especially those where seeing and hearing are the primary elements of understanding. The services are: general and research audiovisual collections, media-centric learning and teaching spaces, multimedia production facilities, and staff who will be continuously trained to assist users seeking to fully understand and use this multimedia world of information.