Mathematics & Statistics

The Handbook covers topics such as mathematical writing, writing and defending a thesis, preparing a talk or poster, editing, formatting references, and using LaTeX.

Liaison librarians have created research guides for many topics, highlighting specific databases, journals, and other types of resources.

The Library has hundreds of books and style guides on writing, editing, and scientific communication.

Create an account on at least one of the library databases (e.g. Web of Science) and set up a search alert. New articles that match your search will be sent to you weekly.

The Library's Copyright Advisory Office can advise you about copyright questions including how to reuse images or tables in your thesis.

Many funding agencies in Canada, the U.S., and worldwide now require authors to make publications arising from supported research freely available online.

Literature reviews are usually part of graduate work but what about systematic reviews? Read the Library's guide to learn more.

Deceptive publishers (also commonly referred to as “predatory journals”) are for-profit entities that purport to publish high quality academic research, but who do not follow accepted scholarly publishing best practices.

Graduate theses are submitted to Queen’s online repository, Qspace, on completion.

Use Omni to find print and electronic materials in the Library's collection and in other Ontario university libraries.

The WebProxy (“Off-Campus Access”) allows you to access the Library’s electronic databases, books and journals when you’re off campus.

Book an appointment with Michael White, the librarian for mathematics and statistics, to discuss your research interests and information needs.

Contact Michael White to recommend a new resource (book, journal, database, etc...) for purchase.

Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor and collaboration tool.

MathSciNet is the world's premier mathematical literature database. It contains more than 3 million abstracts dating back to the 1800s.

You can request a book, book chapter, or journal article that the Library doesn’t own through Omni. The service is free and fast.

Queen's Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a method by which a user can access the University's resources over the internet in a secure manner.

The Library offers services, technology and accessible spaces for students, faculty and staff with disabilities. Many of these resources are provided by the Adaptive Technology Centre (ATC), located in room 120, Stauffer Library.

Read the Library's guide to citation management systems to learn more about Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote and other software.

Need a break from your research? Fun resources are available from the library. For example, the Naxos Music Library provides streaming access to recordings from catalogs of more than 50 classical, jazz, and world music labels.

The Library's collection includes many classic and contemporary works of fiction. For example, the Science Fiction collection in Douglas Library.

The Library also subscribes to streaming video services such as Films on Demand, Criterion on Demand, and the National Film Board. These include thousands of classic and popular films, documentaries, animated films, and international films.