Get Help With Your Research

Librarians are here to help you with your research!

At Knox College librarians are assigned to work with specific departments, allowing them to become expert in finding information for certain disciplines. View a list of librarians and the departments to which they are assigned. 

However, all librarians are poised to answer reference questions, both general and specific, while staffing the Reference Desk in Seymour Library. During academic terms the Reference Desk at Seymour Library is staffed:

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: no reference hours
Sunday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

You can reach the reference desk during these hours at 309-341-7228, or you can email your question at anytime to reference@knox.edu.

Select a Research Guide from the list below to help you get started with your research. Or, view all Research Guides to find one for a specific course.

Links to more information:

• Citing sources properly
• Information about copyright and plagiarism
• How to borrow materials from other libraries
• Using RefWorks to build a database and cite sources
• How to evaluate web sites for scholarliness