Graduate Student Survival Guide: Home

Spring 2021 Semester Hours (Boca Raton):

The library building is open for the Spring 2021 semester from 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday (see our hours page for any changes). Many of us are still working remotely, and are available to to meet with you virtually. Keep current with the latest news from the library for Spring 2021. 2020.

It's easy to reach us! 

• Ask a Librarian (Sunday-Thursday 10 am-midnight; Friday/Saturday 10 am-5 pm)
• Library Virtual Help (8:30 am - 5:00 pm, M-F)
• Lib2Go resources
• Subject Specialist/Liaisons
• Virtual Office Hours (by appointment)
• Contactless Materials Delivery (how to get books, etc.)

Partner Campus Library Hours:​

Welcome to the Graduate Student Survival Guide! The resources contained in this guide will provide you with a starting point for finding information and navigating the FAU Libraries. Use the tabs above to access information. Good luck and successful researching!

Check out our Workshop Schedule and our many online Tutorials.

Are you a Graduate Teaching Assistant? Schedule your Library Instruction Session to turn your students into Power Researchers! (We can customize sessions to your assignments and learning objectives).

This guide will help you to:

• Use the FAU Library Catalog to locate books and other materials owned by the Library
• Understand the difference between electronic journals and databases and OneSearch
• Become aware of and use the most important databases for conducting literature reviews in the discipline of education
• Use "Find it at FAU" to connect to full-text articles in different databases 
• Determine if a periodical is peer-reviewed 
• Locate other authors that have cited an article of interest using Web of Science
• Cite your sources
• Get additional help