About these Guides
Subject guides suggest key resources relevant to the disciplines and topics listed. The guide gives tips and search strategies for finding and using information in a discipline, topic or format. Browse the guides by subject, alphabetically or by the tag cloud. Or, use the search box to search by keyword.
Students
Subject guides give you a place to start doing university level research in an academic discipline. Return to them to find new resources, find related course guides or learn about disciplines new to you. Are you looking for guides to help you with a specific course or assignment? Check our Course Guides list at: URL.
Faculty
Librarians can quickly create subject guides to help your students find the resources you want them to use, including discipline specific article databases, core journals, scholarly reference works and key web sites important to your field. Additional features include a chat widget allowing immediate contact to the subject librarian. Librarians can also create Course Guides, contact your librarian if you would like something tailored for your specific course or assignment.
Librarians
OSU Libraries Subject Guides and Course Guides are created with OSU's open source tool, Library a la Carte. The tool was developed with OSU librarians to quickly and easily create guides. You can learn more about Library a la Carte and download it here.
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UW-Madison's text:
Subject guides provide help for doing research in a specific discipline or on a specific topic. They also provide tips on finding and using information in specific formats, such as patents or dissertations. You can browse a list of subject guides alphabetically, select individual guides within a broad topic area, or explore the tag cloud to find topics.