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Schedule an Appointment with Claudia

For students

I support the following areas listed below. Please click on each subject area to view the research guide with recommended resources:

In addition to the resources below, I am happy to meet with you to discuss your research. Feel free to schedule an appointment with me by clicking on the "schedule an appointment" yellow link on the left-hand side. If my current available times do not work for you, please feel free to send me an e-mail at cpeterson3@carleton.edu and I will work with you to find a time to meet.

 
Claudia C Peterson
cpeterson3@carleton.edu
507-222-4266 (available from 9am-5pm CST)
zoom meeting: cpeterson3@carleton.edu
Head of Reference & Instruction

Gould Library-469

Types of Questions Students Bring to Librarians

Here are a few ideas of the kinds of things students ask me in appointments:

  • How to access a journal article, book, or other publication that's hard to find.
  • Improving on existing searching: where else to look, can't find something you expected to find.
  • Not sure where to start and want to talk it through.
  • Tips for searching in an unfamiliar discipline.
  • Not sure what I've found - is this a publication? Is it credible? Does it count as peer-reviewed?
  • How to use Catalyst - I haven't used libraries like this much or at all before.
  • I thought there would be lots of research, but I can't find much.
  • There is too much and I am not sure how to scope what I choose to read.
  • How to use Zotero or EndNote.
  • Wonder about resources I haven't found or used before.
  • How do I know when I've searched enough?