Research Tools

Research Tools

Contact Information

Mahoney Library

 

Saint Elizabeth University
2 Convent Road
Morristown, NJ 07960

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Phone:
Main Desk: (973) 290-4237

Library Hours:
Mon-Fri 8am to 12am
Sat-Sun 2pm-12am

The library will be closed:

  • Monday, September 1, 2015
  • Monday, October 13, 2025
  • Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  • Wed-Friday, November 26-28 2025
  • December 19, 2025 - January 4, 2026

Welcome to Research at Mahoney Library!

Here you will find everything you need to do research and write papers at Saint Elizabeth University. Use the sidebar navigation to locate the topic you need help with. If you need help finding sources for a specific paper or would like one-on-one help, please contact us using the Ask a Librarian form.

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Research Skills

What are sources?

How do I tell if a source is good?

How do I search for sources?

How do I tell if news is factual and unbiased?

How do I cite the sources I find?

What does copyright mean for research?

What is peer review?

What databases are best for my subject?

Research Tools

Zotero

  • Free software to help you organize references, annotate pdfs of research, generate in-text citations, and create bibliographies

Research Rabbit

  • Free AI-powered software that organizes sources you find, then finds similar papers you might be interested in. It also shows you an author's publication history, maps how sources and authors are connected, and recommends papers based on your saved sources

Elicit

  • An AI-powered literature review tool with limited free capabilities. Elicit finds studies that answer your research question and synthesizes the results into a single report that you can interact with

 

Updated 8/14/25