We offer research support for students and faculty through consultation with librarians and subject specialists, online research guides, and instructional courses on use of books, reference materials, scholarly literature, visual and data resources and archives.
Faculty: to schedule an in-class workshop, contact Jacob Alden Sargent, Associate Director for Instruction + Research, Center for Digital Liberal Arts, sargent@oxy.edu
Librarians and Disciplinary Specialists in the Library / CDLA
The Center for Digital Liberal Arts houses librarians and disciplinary specialists who can help you...
- articulate your research question or topic
- effectively search library databases
- understand the process and techniques for conducting a thorough literature review
- find and access primary sources and statistical data
- understand issues of authority in the sources you choose to support your argument
Special Collections services are available to Occidental students, faculty and staff and outside researchers. The primary mission of Special Collections is to support the work of Occidental College students, faculty and staff. Service for all others is provided as time allows. To schedule a research consultation, please contact us at specialcollections@oxy.edu. To make a research request, please complete and submit this Research Inquiry form.
Meet with Us
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Darren Hall, MLIS Academic Technology Specialist political science and social sciences halld@oxy.edu 222A Academic Commons (Enter the Library main entrance and turn right. My office is the third office on your right, with my name on it!) |
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Samantha Alfrey, MLIS |
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Andrew LaFave, PhD Social Sciences alafave@oxy.edu 223 Academic Commons |
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Lilly Eluvathingal, PhD Sciences eluvathinga@oxy.edu 222B Academic Commons |
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Jacob Alden Sargent, PhD Associate Director, Instruction + Research sociology, behavioral and social data, social sciences sargent@oxy.edu Room 220 Academic Commons |
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Christopher Gilman, Ph.D. Associate Director, Center for Digital Liberal Arts Slavic studies, languages and literature, digital humanities cgilman@oxy.edu 114a Johnson Hall |
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Yovanna Cifuentes-Goodbody, M.Ed., MSc. Language Education Specialist mcifuentes@oxy.edu Next to Brown Lab, Academic Commons |
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Jacques Lesure, Peer Research Adviser |
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Jan Yan, Peer Research Adviser |