{"id":6891,"date":"2017-07-13T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special\/?page_id=6891"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:58:08","slug":"research-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research using Special Collections Materials<\/h2>\n<p>Special Collections and Museums at the University of Delaware Library provides access to tools and resources to support research for users.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Research guides\" href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special\/research-tools\/research-guides\/\">Research guides<\/a> are a great place to start exploring the print and manuscript holdings in Special Collections. They provide descriptions of collections related to particular topics.<\/li>\n<li>Additional information on individual collections listed in research guides may also be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finding Aids<\/a> database which provides access to finding aids and descriptive inventories for archival records and manuscript collections.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/special\/spec-resources-in-delcat\/\">DELCAT<\/a> is the main gateway to the University of Delaware Library\u2019s print and electronic collections. To find Special Collections resources cataloged in DELCAT Discovery, researchers can limit their searches to \u201cSpecial Collections\u201d only to find results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Special Collections offers reference assistance and instructional resources for primary research. For assistance with these services, please contact <a href=\"mailto:csmalljr@udel.edu\">Curtis Small<\/a>, Public Services Librarian.<\/p>\n<h2>Research using Museums Materials<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box__yellow\">\n<p>The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is excited to announce the launch of its <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new digital collection portal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/museumcollections.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new museum collection portal<\/a>, now powered by the Quartex platform. This significant upgrade marks the transition of numerous digital collections hosted on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/site\/university-of-delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> JSTOR<\/a> platform to Quartex. The migration of remaining collections will continue over the next three months, ensuring a seamless transition for users and researchers.<\/p>\n<span class=\"button db-button\" style=\"width:auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the new University of Delaware Library Digital Collections<\/a><\/span>\n<span class=\"button db-button\" style=\"width:auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/museumcollections.udel.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the new Museum Digital Collections<\/a><\/span><\/div>\nMany of the artworks in the Museums collections can be accessed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/site\/university-of-delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JSTOR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For specific questions about Museums&#8217; holdings, contact <a href=\"mailto:moosie@udel.edu\">Jan Broske<\/a>, Collections Manager.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research using Special Collections Materials Special Collections and Museums at the University of Delaware Library provides access to tools and resources to support research for users. 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