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Literature Research for DLA and CU SPUR: Welcome

On This Guide

Welcome to the Literature Research for Discovery Learning Apprenticeship (DLA) and CU SPUR Research Guide. Literature research, or finding and analyzing research articles, is an important aspect of conducting original research, and on this guide you will learn why.  You will also learn how to use CU Boulder Libraries databases to find research articles. 

This guide has five pages:
1. Welcome - Introduction to your librarians (this page).
2. What are research articles?
3. Cite research articles.
4. Find research articles.
5. Research Data Management.
6. Use Zotero to manage your sources and generate citations.

Your Librarians

Librarians are available to help you

  • refine your research question
  • develop successful keywords and search strategies 
  • identify appropriate sources and search tools 

The Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship offers Interdisciplinary Data Consulting Hours during the semester where you can get your research data management questions answered.

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Engineering, Science and Design Librarian Emily Dommermuth

Contact Emily Dommermuth

Request A Research Consultation

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Computer Science and Math Librarian Liz Novosel

Contact Liz Novosel

Request A Research Consultation