Georgetown University provides numerous resources to support student and faculty research and scholarship. Students and faculty have full access to Georgetown’s extensive library holdings, databases, and academic resources to support research and scholarship.
Libraries
The SCS Library Services team is housed within the Capitol Campus Library and is available as an academic and scholarly resource for all faculty members.
Location: Room 4444 (4th floor), 111 Massachusetts Ave NW
Contact: For additional information, please visit the SCS Georgetown Library Services website; for all other inquiries, please email scslibrary@georgetown.edu.
Georgetown’s main library is the Lauinger Library, which houses materials in the humanities, social sciences and business as well as U.S. federal government documents. Lauinger is also home to the Gelardin Media Center, Maker Hub, and Booth Family Center for Special Collections.
Georgetown’s other Main Campus libraries provide academic resources, special collections, study areas and tools for research. These libraries maintain specialized legal, medical, scientific, bioethical and theological collections.
Looking to learn how to conduct and manage your research using the Library's resources and services? Our tutorials for Conducting Research Using Library Resources and Services are a great place to start.
Georgetown University is an active member of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC).
Academic Resources
- Academic Resource Center
- Center for Multicultural Equity and Access (CMEA)
- Special Collections Research Center
- SCS Writing Lab
- Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP)
- Graduate Student Research
- Institutional Review Board
- Center for News Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS)
- Library Research Help
- Office of the Provost - Faculty Affairs
- Office of Planning and Institutional Research