Research
The University Libraries provide a wealth of resources and tools to advance research, learning, and scholarship. Start your Research journey with OneSearch to quickly locate and access resources within our collections and beyond. Find subject and course level guidance for your research with our Research Guides and consult our experts in all areas to get expert Research Support. Discover the best library databases for your research with the A-Z Databases and explore our Digital Collections and Archives to extend and enrich your research.
Research Resources
A-Z Databases
Online resource that allows you to quickly locate materials alphabetically by subject area and database type.
Baylor Archival Repositories Database (BARD)
Searchable gateway to find archival research materials in the special collections within the Baylor Libraries.
BEARdata
BEARdocs
Baylor's digital repository, home to theses, dissertations, white papers, and more original scholarly output.
Borrow, Request, Renew
Circulation policies, using reserves, making special collections requests, and getting access as a non-Baylor-affiliated researcher.
BUTANE (BU Transcript Analytics & Exploration)
Copyright Guidance
Provides guidance for using copyrighted material in instruction activities or with your own works, as a supplement to Baylor's university-wide copyright policy.
Data & Digital Scholarship
Integrating digital research tools and techniques into campus research and curricula.
Digital Collections
Our Digital Collections contain thousands of unique items spanning from the Medieval era to the present.
High Performance and Research Computing Services
The High Performance and Research Computing Services group (HPRCS) was created as part of Baylor's effort to provide an infrastructure to support research at Baylor University. HPRCS, part of Information Technology Services (ITS), provides high performance computing resources, programming support, research technology consultation, and Linux system support.
Interlibrary Loan / OSOFast
Locates and delivers print resources that are not available within Baylor's collections. OsoFast brings some library materials to departments for qualifying faculty and doctoral students.
Library Guides (LibGuides)
Introductory subject research guides, course-specific research guides, and useful "how-to" resources.
Managing Citations
Platforms designed to help you manage your citations as part of your research.
Off-Campus Access
Access the research you need while working remotely.
OneSearch
Discovery resource that provides a single place to search most of the content available from the Libraries, including the library catalog, Baylor's Digital Collections,
BEARdocs, research guides, and much of our subscriptions' full-text content.
Research Support
Subject and research strategy experts who support the research needs of students, faculty, and the Baylor community and serve every major and discipline of the university.