Research and Publishing

Find sources for your research and learn ways to partner with the library on your scholarly efforts and expand the reach of your scholarship.

Borrow and Renew

Locate Sources for Your Research

Explore the library’s collections to find sources for your research. 

• Search our Catalog
  Locate library material items from Davidson’s collection as well as libraries worldwide.
• Databases A-Z
  Search in specific subscription databases, digital primary source collections, and other recommended tools.
• Research Guides
  Explore library information and resources by topic and format type.
• Archives and Manuscripts Catalog
  Browse and search records from the Davidson College Archives and Special Collections.

Faculty at Davidson have access to the extensive primary source collections of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). CRL acquires and preserves newspapers, journals, documents, archives, and other resources for research and teaching. You can request an interlibrary loan or have materials digitized on demand. Learn more about CRL's demand purchase program.

HathiTrust is a digital repository of more than 17 million books, selected periodicals, and other materials digitized by a partnership of research libraries. As a member of HathiTrust, Davidson College has digital full-text access to more than 6.8 million public domain titles and full-text searching of additional titles in copyright.

Newspaper Site Licenses

Davidson College has a site license to The New York Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education. 

The New York Times site license includes:

• Access to the New York Times via web or mobile app
• Archives access from 9/18/1851-12/31/2002
• Podcasts such as The Daily, and access to Live Events
• Teaching and learning content for faculty

For instructions on how to set up access to the New York Times site license, see our How to Find Newspapers guide.

The Chronicle of Higher Education site license includes:

• Unlimited digital access to Chronicle content, news, and data.
• Articles and essays dating back to 1989.
• Opinion pieces from leaders in higher education.
• Special issues like The Almanac of Higher Education and The Trends Report.
• Daily and weekly newsletters with the creation of a free account.
• Virtual events with topics for everyone on campus.
• The Higher Education job board and salary comparison data.

To create an account for remote access to the Chronicle of Higher Education, visit the FAQ for License Subscriptions

Manage Your Research

A crucial element of the information lifecycle is the storage and management of research sources and data. 

• Zotero
  Use Zotero to collect, organize, and collaborate with others on your research.

Share Your Research

The library supports expanding access to scholarship and can partner with you to make your work available to a wider audience.

• Tell the Library about Your Scholarship
  Fill out this form to notify us about any recent books or book chapters you have authored. We will acquire the title in eBook and print formats if both are available, and print copies will be added to our "Faculty Books and Monographs" display. 
• Open Access Guide
  Learn how to publish Open Access, which will make your scholarship freely available to the public.

The E.H. Little Library supports a variety of Open Access projects and encourages Davidson College affiliated researchers and authors to publish OA when applicable. The library has agreements with several of our licensed journal publishers that allow our subscription money to be put toward OA publishing. For more information, please visit our Open Access guide.

When you have questions regarding copyright and intellectual property of your scholarship, contact Jayme Sponsel, jasponsel@davidson.edu. To learn more about copyright, see the library’s copyright guide.