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Dorot Jewish Division staff can:
Please note that we are unable to assist with the following:
To connect with staff, email us at dorotjewish@nypl.org. Depending on your inquiry, staff may suggest setting up a 30-minute consultation.
For assistance with specific topics, explore our Research Guides, linked below. These guides, curated by our staff, address many of the questions we frequently receive.
A research consultation is a 30-minute appointment to discuss a specific research question or topic with a member of our staff. We offer three options:
This is a great option for someone who is beginning a project and wants some guidance on how to navigate the Library. It’s also a good option for someone who has been doing research elsewhere and is now coming to NYPL for the first time.
Why is it better to schedule a consultation instead of just coming right to the reference desk and talking to us? Our staff can answer questions at the reference desk, but we can’t conduct extensive consultations with you there, because it is a quiet study room and we are assisting other patrons. Likewise, the phone in our reading room is only to be used for very brief questions.
Instead, if you’d like to have an extended conversation with a reference librarian, you can sign up for a consultation where we will discuss your research project, answer your questions, and give you suggestions on where to start. During a consultation, you’ll have our undivided attention and we'll have time to do some research in advance and figure out which sources will suit your project’s needs.
To schedule a consultation, please use this calendar.
Research guides, like this one, are staff-written guides intended to provide advice and suggest sources for people researching a particular topic. Below is a complete listing of all the Jewish Studies-focused research guides created by NYPL staff.
These collection guides were created in the past, before we began using the current Research Guide format. They contain useful information about the collection, but they are NOT currently being maintained, and have not been updated in many years. Please always use the Research Catalog to verify the availability of our collections.