Getting Help

Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate student, faculty, or staff, whether you're stymied by a library research problem, or just starting on a paper, thesis or project, we make personalized reference help available to U of M library users (free of charge).

We can give advice on search strategies for finding the information you need (whether in the library or online), the nature of the research literature in your discipline and specific resources available to you, as well as personalized instruction on their use.

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Reference Desk Contacts

Submit a question to Magrath Reference: magrath@umn.edu | (612) 624-1212

Entomology, Fisheries & Wildlife: Linda Eells

Forestry: Linda Eells

Plant Pathology: Margaret Borg

Veterinary Medicine Library: Andre Nault

Andersen Horticultural: C. Renee Jensen

Other ways to get help

Library workshops

SMART Learning Commons

Online reference resources