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Use these resources to help you organize and write that essay or research paper assignment!

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Writing a Thesis Statement

Writing a thesis is one of the most challenging tasks in working on a research paper and will focus the direction of your work. Below are some websites to help give you some pointers!

Choosing Your Topic


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As you begin searching and exploring the information available on your research topic, you may find that you are either finding a lack of materials on the topic or that you are overwhelmed with the information available.

Here's what you should do if: 

1.) Your topic is too broad. Find a way to limit the depth or scope of your search. Narrow or restrict the topic to something, such as a certain aspect of a subject or issue, you can deal with that will not be so overwhelming as you are searching for information.

2.) Your topic is too narrow. Find a way to expand your topic to include a wider range of information that can be retrieved through your research.

If you still have problems following one of these strategies, it could be time to consider another topic but check with the library first! Below are some useful links to help you develop research questions and gain control over the research process overall.


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Contact Us!

Email Assistance:

If you need help, contact us through our library staff contact form. 

You may also visit our FAQ page to see if you can find the answer to a question!


Telephone Assistance:

To reach library staff at each campus, use the following telephone numbers:

Maysville Campus: (606)301-6206 or (606)301-6190

Rowan Campus: (606)780-6366

Licking Valley Campus: (859)569-4755

Montgomery Campus: (859)274-9642 

Hours of operation vary at each campus library. Check library hours here. 


If you would like to schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian for a research assignment, click on the link below!

Book a Librarian 


Accessing the Online Library Resources

Our library resources are available online 24/7 for your use! Having a problem accessing the library databases? Go to the Off-Campus Instructions library guide. 

NOTE: Students may see a login error when accessing electronic library resources. This error is generally caused either by an expired authentication token or a prior sign-in attempt in progress. To avoid this error, you can close the browser and reopen it in a "private" or "incognito" window. You may also fix this problem by going to your browser settings to the search history and clear/delete the data from websites you have visited and clear the cookies saved in the history. Then, close the browser and reopen it.