First Year Seminar (FYS) Research Guide

Welcome to the First Year Seminar (FYS) research guide! This guide provides tips, tricks, and links for to help you with your research. 

This guide covers:

• Choosing a topic
• Finding books
• Finding articles
• Evaluating sources
• Citing your sources

Check the left-hand panel on this page to navigate to one of these topics, or to find our scheduling options to make an appointment with one of our librarians for one-on-one help!

• Drop-in: Stop by our Research Help Desk on Goldfarb 1 to get in-person help from a librarian during service hours. 
• Consultation: Schedule an appointment to meet with a FYS librarian in-person or online via Zoom. 
• Email: researchhelp@brandeis.edu
• Chat: Use the "Chat with a Librarian" button on any of the Research pages to chat with a librarian during service hours.
• Phone: 781-736-4627

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