Research by Subject

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June 5 - Resource Access Off-Campus

Some library resources may be inaccessible from off-campus during the afternoon of June 5. Using the VPN can circumvent some access issues.

Celebrating 75 Years of Bertrand

Bertrand Library celebrates 75 years during the 2026-2027 academic year. Learn more.

US Government Data Availability

See the library's Government Information Data Rescue guide to learn about access to publicly available government data. The current situation is in flux; we, along with many other academic institutions and the library and archives community, are monitoring the situation. This guide will be updated as we identify additional resources.

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Research By Subject Guides

Start your research here with detailed subject and course-specific research resources

Accessibility, Events, and Spaces

Events, maps, and accessibility services and resources in the library.

Bucknell students studying in the library. This links to an alphabetically arranged list of research databases.

Databases A-Z

Collections of scholarly, news, multimedia, and other content to aid you in research.

Student working on computer. This links to the Interlibrary Loan system.

Get It (Interlibrary Loan)

A way to obtain articles and books at no cost to you from other participating libraries

Special Collections/University Archives

Learn about Bucknell's rare books, manuscript collections, and University Archives.

faculty publications shelf in Bertrand Library

Resources for Faculty

Faculty publication, information literacy, links to useful tools

Bucknell students looking at maps. Links to a guide for first-year students where they can find their First-year Personal Librarian.

First-year Personal Librarians

Designed to help first-year students get to know the library and its resources and services

Bucknell student studying. Link to view materials placed on course reserve for the current semester's courses.

Course Reserves/Textbooks

Materials placed on reserve for your course for short-term checkout (not all course materials available)