Research Support
Research Support
The Library Research Support team provides individualised research assistance for all academic activities such as assignments, theses, dissertations, research articles and other academic projects
What Can We Help You With?
- Literature searches in peer-reviewed journal articles, books, theses/dissertations and other scholarly items.
- Citation support using automated reference software such as Mendeley and Zotero.
- One-on-one or group training in the use of electronic resources and Turnitin.
- Locating subject-specific online databases.
- Developing search terms and other online search strategies
- Author IDs and profiles such as Scopus ID, ORCID, and Researcher ID. (You can read more about Author IDs here).
- Finding the right journal to publish with.
- Open Access.
- Research Data management.
Ways to Get Research Assistance
- Library WhatsApp only – 0786 755 935
- Research email research@library.msu.ac.zw
- You can walk into the Library Information Desk and get personalised assistance or be referred to a relevant office.
- You can also use our Ask-A-Librarian page by following this link to send a query to the Library.