Scholarly Research Support

From developing a data management plan for a grant proposal to publishing, sharing, and preserving your own research, Cook Library can help faculty, students, and staff at every step of the research lifecycle.

Create

  • Data studio center
    Data Studio

    Learn more about this 2nd floor lab with specialized software for data analysis, visualization, and mapping.

  • research data services
    Research Data Services

    Discover how we can help you with your project in the data lifecycle from planning to sharing.

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    Grants Menu

    Explore how we can support your quest for research funding.

  • Evidence Synthesis
    Evidence Synthesis

    Understand how we can contribute to and support your systematic literature review.

Publish

  • Copy and Open Licenses
    Copyright & Open Licenses

    Learn more about how you can share and legally reuse research.

  • Open Journals
    Open Journals @ Towson

    Explore the open access journals that TU is publishing using Open Journal Systems.

  • Scholarworks at Towson
    Scholarworks @ Towson

    Discover how you can share your scholarship, research, data, and creative works with a wider audience.

Impact

  • Orcid
    ORCID

    Learn more about signing up for this unique identifier for researchers.

  • research impact
    Research Metrics

    Discover how we can help you determine and expand the impact of your research.

  • library event
    Library Events

    Explore how you can share your scholarship at a library program. 

  • Digital poster
    Digital Research Posters

    Learn how you share your research on the library's digital signage. 

Meet our staff in Communications, Outreach & Digital Scholarship

  • Joyce Garczynski

    Assistant University Librarian for Communication & Digital Scholarship
    jgarczynski@towson.edu
    she/her/hers
    410-704-5168

  • Songyao Chen

    Data Science Librarian
    schen@towson.edu

    410-704-5169

  • Soo-yeon Hwang

    Assessment and Analytics Librarian
    shwang@towson.edu
    she/her/hers
    410-704-2498
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    Miranda Phair

    Publishing & Open Scholarship Librarian
    mphair@towson.edu

    410-704-3389

  • Carrie Price

    Research Impact & Health Professions Librarian
    carrieprice@towson.edu
    she/her/hers
    410-704-6324
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    Cynthia Baker

    Marketing & Development Coordinator
    cmbaker@towson.edu

    410-704-3415