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<p>Although I have never been there, I am pretty sure the U of Chicago has some libraries. If you have a question about some field outside of you classes check there first. Is it less convenient than having a prof. spoon feed you the answers? Yes, but it is college and if you can answer a question on your own try not to waist other people’s time. I would only go to the professor if I have familiarized myself with the topic and have something very specific that I want to talk about. It is not his/her job to act like a Wikipedia page for obscure topics. </p>
<p>However, before I would go to the library, I would actually ask my friends. The great thing about going to a school that is around the caliber of U of Chicago is that there are some pretty smart kids there and each of these kids have different interests. You quickly learn who you can go to have certain types of questions answered.</p>