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Who Can Use This Service?

This service is designed primarily to answer short, fact-based reference questions for registered students, staff or faculty of Old Dominion University, or questions from the public pertaining to ODU. If you require immediate assistance, please call our reference desk at (757) 683-4178.

STEP 1: Please enter your name, campus e-mail address, and affiliation to ODU.

Full Name: (required)
Campus Email Address: (required) Include @odu.edu
 Confirm Email Address: (required) Include @odu.edu
Affiliation with ODU:
(required)
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Faculty or Staff
Alumni
Other:

College/department name:
Course name
[if applicable]:

Distance Learning site:
[if applicable]

Type of course:
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STEP 2: Please provide information about your question (required)

Types of Appropriate Questions

This service is designed to answer brief, factual questions and for initial research consultation. Examples include addresses/phone numbers, historical facts, quotation sources, and places to search for your topic. We will provide direct answers if possible. In some situations we may suggest sources for patrons to consult.

Inappropriate Questions

For complex questions, if you are in the Hampton Roads area, please consider visiting the reference desk at Perry Library or scheduling a consultation with a librarian. We cannot give legal, medical, financial, or tax advice.

Type your question. Please be as specific as possible:


What efforts have you already made to find an answer to your question? List the resources you have already checked.



Step 3: Submit!


The Reference Desk telephone number is 757-683-4178.

Confidentiality of e-mail reference service users will be strictly maintained.
The library may solicit information from participants in order to evaluate this service.