{"id":137,"date":"2013-03-26T09:15:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T14:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2024-05-09T10:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:15:57","slug":"forms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/about\/forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scholarship, Research, and Access to Special Collections and Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are ready to serve you, whether your research brings you to Abilene for extensive in-person research or by facilitating access our materials through hosting them online or using electronic delivery.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure staff is available to assist, researchers may complete <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/acu.edu\/forms\/d\/1GxZCagaYQVPeOPe85lUOOjVY89DFDZFpR32zk92UvZE\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this form<\/a> to submit a research question, schedule a research visit, or reserve an item to view in person.\u00a0 You may also <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/specialcollections\/about\/staff\/#.ZjzoduzMKEs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email us<\/a> to set up research appointments in advance. 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