Find out where and how to get help for your research or coursework.

Expert help

• Make an appointment for a consult with an expert librarian
• Research guides: specialized guides for every research interest
• Not sure where to begin or who to contact? Complete our Ask us email form.

Quick help

• Connect from on & off-campus
• E-resource troubleshooting
• Guides for specific classes & programs

Writing & publishing help

• Citing sources & avoiding plagiarism
• Dissertations/theses: prepare & submit your MIT thesis, or borrow others’ 
• MIT thesis specifications
• DSpace@MIT: deposit your work to MIT’s repository
• Scholarly Communication
• Author identifiers: connect your name with your work

Help for getting organized: citation & content management tools

Organize your references & PDFs:

• Overview of citation management
• Zotero
• Mendeley

Organize your files & information:

• Citation Management and Writing Tools
• Data management – Organize your files