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Research Support

Research is a collaborative effort, and SMU Libraries partners with faculty and students throughout the research lifecycle. Our staff contribute subject expertise, specialized services, and innovative approaches that help advance research, teaching, and scholarship across disciplines.

From beginning a new project to preparing your work for publication, we provide guidance and services to help you:

  • Develop a research strategy
  • Create data management plans
  • Manage and preserve research data
  • Explore digital scholarship tools and methods
  • Measure and communicate research impact
  • Navigate copyright, open access publishing, and author rights
  • Preserve and share research for long-term access

Our experts work alongside researchers to support informed decisions at every stage of the research process.

Digital Scholarship

Digital scholarship applies digital tools and computational methods to traditional scholarship, engendering additional methodologies and new forms of publication and collaboration. Common methods include text data mining, textual analysis, network analysis, geospatial analysis, and digital archiving. Explore tools and methods for your research, including digital tools and computational methods to enrich traditional scholarship. 

GIS & Spatial Literacy

GIS (Geographic Information Systems) helps researchers visualize, analyze, and understand spatial relationships through maps and data. Our team supports spatial literacy by providing instruction, consultations, and workshops on GIS tools, data, and methods.

Text Data Mining

Text data mining is the application of computational methods to analyze a large set of texts to discover patterns and trends. Using library databases for text data mining requires specific licensing. Some library databases have text mining licensing in place, but most require additional licensing and funds. We can help you find, acquire, and manage your research data.

AI and Research

SMU Libraries hosts faculty and graduate student cohorts to explore the impact of AI on research and teaching. Through programs like the AI for Research Cohort and the AI and Research Assignments Cohort, participants provide feedback and develop practical skills for addressing AI in their teaching and scholarship.

Digital Collections

A digital collection provides online access to digitized images, documents, artwork, audio-visual materials, and more. SMU Libraries’ Norwick Center for Digital Solutions (nCDS) provides instruction and consultation on digital collection projects using Omeka.net, CONTENTdm, SMU Scholar, and other online repositories.

Learn More from Research Guides

Digital Scholarship Tools
Computational Skills & Thinking
Text Data Mining