The NCU Library offers a variety of live group sessions. We encourage students to first explore the Library Events page and the group's sessions offered to work with our Library team and other students live on a variety of research topics and skill levels. Below is a list of some highly recommend group sessions. Please visit the Library Events page to view all group sessions, including school-specific group sessions that focus on resources specific to each school.
Library Orientation - This group session will introduce students to the Library's website and will provide instruction on how to access the Library's research resources and services. This is a key group session for all students to start with.
Advanced Search Skills - This engaging, skill-building session will dive deep into database search techniques. Go beyond basic keyword searching to mastering Boolean operators, truncation, phrases, subject terms, field codes, and proximity. Come prepared to share your questions.
Running Research with Roadrunner - This session will teach you the ins-and-outs of Roadrunner, the NCU Library’s unified search engine. As a research discovery tool, Roadrunner provides you with access to scholarly content and resources on a single search platform. Build your understanding while uncovering Roadrunner’s features and recognizing how search results are populated and ranked. Explore additional tools for more efficient and effective searching within the interface.
Library Basic Training - Perfect for students starting their doctoral journey at NCU. Library Basic Training reviews the most important resources for your dissertation research. Learn how to search for scholarly articles and dissertations, place Interlibrary Loan requests, find information about research methodology and design, use Google Scholar, and more.
Below are our current one-on-one session offerings. Each one-on-one offers a specific type of assistance. Please review them thoroughly and if you need assistance deciding which session would be best for you, speak with a Library team member through our Ask Us! page.
For questions or assistance with assignment interpretation or specific requirements, please speak with your course instructor.
Research Smart: Getting Started is a one-on-one session that provides students with the opportunity to learn how to conduct research, find relevant resources, and explore ways to effectively build upon knowledge within their fields of study. Sessions are personalized toward student needs and provide students with the insight and tools needed for successfully completing assignments and establishing a research routine.
Recommended prior to signing up for this session:
RefWorks on Demand is a one-on-one support service providing basic troubleshooting and technology instruction on RefWorks, the NCU Library's research management tool.
Areas of Assistance
Required Prior to Session
Research Consultations are live, one-on-one sessions that provide in-depth, high-level, and customized research assistance with a reference librarian. These sessions are NOT meant to provide basic Library navigation and searching skills. Research consultations are most beneficial for students who have a clearly identified research topic and have already done significant research on their own.
Research Consultation Areas of Assistance:
If you need help with APA, Mechanics, Style of Writing, Synthesis, Analysis, or Citation Formatting, please contact the Academic Success Center for support.
Please review all requirements for a Research Consultation prior to signing up on our Research Consultations page.
Recorded Video Research Consultations provide in-depth, high-level, and customized research assistance with a reference librarian. These 30-minute sessions will be recorded and emailed to you within 3 business days (Monday - Friday).
These sessions are NOT meant to provide basic Library navigation and searching skills. For help with basic library techniques, please schedule a Research Smart session.
Research consultations are most beneficial for students who have a clearly identified research topic and have already done significant research on their own.
Research Consultation Areas of Assistance:
If you need help with APA, Mechanics, Style of Writing, or Citation Formatting, please contact the Academic Success Center for support.
JFK Legal Research Training Consultation service provides one-on-one legal research support for JFK College of Law students in the JD Law and BA Legal Studies programs. Legal specialist librarians, Jamie or Sherry, will sit down with you over Zoom to assist with:
Please refer to the JFK page, or go directly to the JFK legal research appointment booking page to make an appointment. Please be as detailed as possible when filling out the form.
