Introduction
Our team is available to support you in your research activities. We offer a number of services to assist you at all stages of the research process.
- View workshops and presentations held during the academic year in our Library Training Calendar.
- To arrange a one-to-one consultation, please contact the relevant Librarian by checking UCD Library Services for Researchers – an Overview.
- To organise a workshop session or presentation for your class or unit please contact Julia Barrett, Head of Research Services at: julia.barrett@ucd.ie.
See our full set of guides and Library services for PhD students, postgraduates and researchers as listed below:
Services and Guides for Researchers
Bibliometrics - Find out about bibliometrics, and how to make your research output more visible
Citations - Learn how to cite correctly and which citation style to use
Copyright - Check our guide explaining what copyright is and how copyright protection applies to a range of materials
Data Management Plans - Follow our Data Management Checklist to help you write a DMP
Digitisation Projects - Read this guide on the process of digitising materials from initial planning to capturing metadata and publishing online
EndNote - Manage your references and get Library support for both EndNote Online and EndNote x7
FAIR Data - See our guide to the guiding principles for making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.
Funding Applications - Explore our services which assist with your funding applications
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Visualise your data with maps using GIS - find out how with our guide and get links to spatial data sets
Google - Get the best out of Google Scholar and its range of features
Google Scholar - Search sources of academic information such as journals, books and conference proceedings with Google Scholar
Inter-Library Loans - Obtain items not held in UCD Library’s own collections
Irish Social Science Data Archive - Access a wide variety of quantitative data sets in the social sciences
Journal Metrics & Rankings - Watch our short video explaining the different journal metrics and rankings
Literature Review - Discover tools and advice for conducting a literature review
Maps - Find out about map collections and services at UCD and explore links to mapping websites
Open Access for Research Impact - Increase the visibility and impact of your research outputs with Open Access
ORCID - Register for an ORCID ID - a persistent digital identifier for researchers
Podcasts - Advice and practical tips on creating your own podcast
Postgraduate Centre - A quality research space available to registered postgraduate students
Publication Strategy - Get advice on disseminating and promoting your research to increase impact
Research Data Management - Follow this guide to help you manage your research data
Research Repository Guide - Study our Library guide explaining everything you need to know about using the Research Repository UCD, including the type of materials to upload, copyright queries, access and impact.
Research Repository UCD - Upload your research publications to the University’s open access repository
Search Engines for Academic Use - Get the best out of Google Scholar and its range of features
Search Engines for Academic Use: Google Scholar - Our guide to Google Scholar
Social Media to Promote Research - Get advice on how to use social media tools and networks to promote your research
Software & Tools for Researchers - Check these lists of software and tools for digitisation projects and research data management
Standards & Patents - View our introduction to standards and patents, and using key websites and databases to help you find them
Systematic Reviews - Conduct systematic reviews using the tools and advice in this guide
UCD Digital Library - Search our free online resource for historical materials gathered from various collections and archives. The UCD Digital Library includes drawings, letters, manuscripts, maps, music, paintings, photographs, postcards, posters, recordings, registers and sculptures relating to Ireland’s architecture & buildings, folklore, politics, social life & customs, poetry, religious orders, literature and law & order.
Workshops - Attend one of our hands-on workshops or presentations covering topics including Google Tools, Bibliometrics, GIS, EndNote, Research Data Management, Open Access and Digital Tools.
