Thesis Writers

Besides being helpful as a citation manager for your thesis work, RefWorks can also store the link to the full text of your journal articles and retain your annotations to the text in a notes field - and so act as a virtual file system!

Research Consultations

We look forward to exploring your topic and its resources with you; just contact the appropriate person for an appointment.

* Humanities, contact Tom Hayward--thayward
* Performance and Fine Arts, contact Christopher Schiff--cschiff
* Politics, Latin American history, and federal and state government information,contact Sandra Groleau - sgroleau
* Natural Sciences, contact Laura Juraska--ljuraska
* Social Sciences, contact Laura Juraska--ljuraska
* Archives, contact Pat Webber--jwebber

Writing Resources

Be sure to consult with the professional specialists at Writing at Bates or the trained student assistants at the Peer Writing Center.

Visit the Honors Program web site for the current writer's Guidelines.

Browse through a listing of previous honors theses, all of which are housed at the Archives. For non-honors theses, check with the issuing department.

Interlibrary Loan

When following a citation or just to browse for possibilities, be sure to make use of the easy access to other library collections.

User-initiated requests:
NExpress : Bowdoin, Colby, Middlebury, Northeastern Univ., Vassar, Wellesley, and Williams College
MaineCat: Bowdoin, Colby, University of Maine system, and many other Maine libraries

In-depth research often requires materials neither available here nor as a user-initiated request. In these cases, we will search nationally, and even internationally at times, when you request an item through Interlibrary Loan.

Special Purchases

If you feel the library should acquire materials in your research area, please consult with the appropriate subject liaison . This does require planning, as most orders take some weeks to arrive and be processed.

Access to Other Research Libraries

Via the Web: Search WorldCat for a comprehensive look at what libraries worldwide have on your topic.

Via individual catalogs: Search Libweb to find and connect to the online catalogs of other libraries, both U.S. and abroad.

In Person: Some major research libraries and archives are closed to the general public. You can obtain a letter of introduction and intent from the College Librarian that may allow you use of such collections. Contact Gene Wiemers, ewiemers@abacus.bates.edu, College Librarian, for such a letter.

Lockers

Last but certainly not least, there are lockers for those doing thesis work. There are a limited number which are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis by the Circulation staff.