Graduate Student Research Tips & Tricks

Every department has a subject librarian who is available for one-on-one research assistance as well as individual class instruction. Use the link above to find your subject librarian. We look forward to working with you!

Find resources and research strategies that support your teaching and scholarship. These have been curated by subject librarians who work closely with faculty and staff in departments across campus.

Use the database dropdown list to find databases containing articles in your subject area--or, if you know what database you're looking for already, use the A-Z list to find it. Your subject librarian can help you address any questions about these databases.

Need more help finding research materials? Ask your subject specialist librarian!

This link has instructions about how to bookmark the UMS Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet in your web browser. When you are browsing the web through non-library resources and come across material behind a paywall, clicking on the Bookmarklet will reload the page through a University of Maine proxy server, allowing you full access to material Fogler Library subscribes to in most cases.

Note: If you installed the Proxy Bookmarklet before June 25, 2024, you may need to reinstall it, since the link has changed.

This guide has instructions about how to set up your Google Scholar account so that it gives you access to material subscribed to by Fogler Library.