Research Support
Northwestern University libraries and collections provide research assistance to help you find answers and direct your research.
Librarians offer immediate research assistance in person or via live chat, on the phone and via email. For an in-depth research consultation, complete an online Appointment Request Form or contact a Subject Librarian directly.
Evanston campus research support
University Library
- Phone: 847-491-7656
- Email: library@northwestern.edu
- Ask Us using live chat
Art Library
- Phone: 847-491-7484
- Email: artlibrary@northwestern.edu
- More about the Art Library
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives
- Phone: 847-491-3635
- Email: specialcollections@northwestern.edu
- More about Special Collections
Government and Geographic Information Collection
- Phone: 847-467-6441
- Email: govinfo@northwestern.edu
- Phone: 847-467-7189 (GIS)
- Email: gis@northwestern.edu
- More about the Government and Geographic Information Collection
Boas Mathematics Library
- Phone: 847-491-7627
- email: mathlib@northwestern.edu
- More about the Math Library
Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
- Phone: 847-467-3084
- Email: africana@northwestern.edu
- More about the Herskovits Library
Music Library
- Phone: 847-491-7627
- Email: musiclibrary@northwestern.edu
- More about the Music Library
Seeley G. Mudd Library
- Phone: 847-491-3331
- Email: mudd@northwestern.edu
- More about the Mudd Library
Styberg Library
- Phone: 847-866-3870
- Email: styberg.library@garrett.edu
- More about the Styberg Library
Transportation Library
- Phone: 847-491-5273
- Email: transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu
- More about the Transportation Library
Chicago campus reference desks
Galter Health Sciences Library
- Phone: 312-503-8109
- Email: ghsl-ref@northwestern.edu
- More about Galter Library
Pritzker Legal Research Center
- Phone: 312-503-8451
- Email: lawlib@northwestern.edu
- More on Pritzker Legal Research Center