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MSU faculty, staff, and students have free access to Mendeley Institutional Edition and the standard verson of Zotero. Training and support are available for those two programs, as well as the desktop (paid) and online (free) versions of EndNote.

Subject specialists are librarians who can help you with advanced or in-depth research in a particular field of study.

Do you need some in-depth, one-on-one research assistance with your topic? We have research librarians who can help you over the phone or email or even in a chat. Use this form to sign up and we'll get in touch with you soon.

The MaxxSouth Digital Media Center (DMC) has created a series of handouts and tutorials for a variety of popular software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, the Microsoft Office Suite, Sketchup, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, and more. Distance students, faculty, and staff can set up one-on-one consultations via phone or video chat to get help on any supported software program.

The MSU Libraries have a variety of workshops to help you. From dissertation and thesis formatting to using citation management software, this link provides you a wealth of options.

MSU faculty, staff, and students have free access to Mendeley Institutional Edition and the standard verson of Zotero. Training and support are available for those two programs, as well as EndNote.

The SSFGS workshops are designed to help MSU graduate students succeed! Whether your're working on your thesis or dissetation, trying to publish your first article, or prepare for the academic job search process, the SSFGS workshops are here for you.

Reviews documents for compliance with MSU formatting guidelines and ADA accessibility requirements after approval by graduate students' committee members. They also provide helpful tutorials and templates to make the formatting process easier.