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Research

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Research Tips and Tricks
Citing Sources
Citation style guides, when and how to cite, and citation management tools
Research by Subject
Find research resources by subject or course curated by Bowdoin librarians
Research Librarians by Subject
Get help with your research from a specialist
Copyright
Members of the College community are expected to follow the tenets of both U.S. Copyright and policies governing copyright at Bowdoin.

Tools and Resources

Compass
Includes Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin books; articles; audio and video; primary sources; and government documents, but excludes newspaper articles by default
Databases
Specialized tools for finding articles, books, data, and more
Government Documents
Federal and Maine
George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives
Rare books, manuscripts, college archives, and other primary materials documenting the history of Bowdoin, Maine, and beyond