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Faculty Resources: Research

Library resources for academic teaching and research support.

Consultations

UDC Librarians are available to support your research and scholarship needs. We can provide individual consultations to help you find resources, develop research questions, or complete other scholarly activities.

You can request an appointment through our online scheduler.

We are also available for drop-in sessions at the Reference Desk. Our current Reference Desk hours are available here.

Research Guides

UDC librarians have prepared targeted research guides, which address general subjects, specific topics, and particular courses. These guides are designed to direct researches to recommended resources and tools. They also provide background information and important search tips and techniques.

All of the guides are available online on the Research Guides page.

Research Resources

The UDC library is here to help faculty with all their research and scholarly needs. The library has multiple resources from scholarly journals and articles, to books, newspapers, and funding opportunities.

In addition to the resources held at UDC and through WRLC, the library can help faculty track down information in other DC libraries and across the globe.

What is the Foundation Grant Center?

The Foundation Center Directory Online is a useful tool for finding potential sources of funding for projects. The Foundation Center is one of the foremost resources for finding information on philanthropic organizations. In the Foundation Center Directory Online you can search for:

  • Grantmakers - organizations that provide grant funding: over 100,000 organizations are in the Directory
  • Information on companies that provide grants: over 4,000 sponsoring companies
  • Specific grant opportunities: over 2.4 million recently awarded grants
  • 990 tax forms for these organizations: over 700,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF

This information can be used to help you locate sources of funding for your own projects and find information on how companies and philanthropic organizations distribute funds.

Please note that the Foundation Center Directory Online is only accessible while on campus. When off-campus you can use the Foundation Center's GrantSpace website to access their free resources.