Guides: Library Research Skills for College: Step-by-Step: Intro: Getting Started with LibGuides & Western Library Online

What is a LibGuide?

Q. What is a LibGuide?

A. Think of a LibGuide as a "digital handout," linked library resources and information organized by topic, subject, assignment, course, program, or division for students and faculty.

Q. How do I use a LibGuide? libguide icon

LINK to the LibGuide pages in the column on the left.

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College Research Skills - LibGuides

Library 101: Using Western Library
This short guide provides students with an overview of how to develop search terms, find books in the library, and use databases on the library website. It also provides links to citing sources and the Learning Commons Writing Center. Includes both video and text-based tutorials.
Library Research for Writing Assignments: A Quick Guide
This short guide gives students an overview of conducting research for writing an essay. It covers the basics of developing search terms, note-taking, finding general background information for a topic using the library database Credo Reference, as well as more focused research using databases like Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) to find peer-reviewed or scholarly articles. Includes both video and text-based tutorials.
Library Research Skills for College: Step-by-Step
This in-depth guide goes into step-by-step detail about the research process. It includes exploring and choosing a topic, developing search terms, basic and advanced search strategies, note-taking, using library databases to find background information at the beginning phases of the research process and peer-reviewed information using scholarly databases. It also provides information about citing sources and links to the Learning Commons Writing Center. Includes both video and text-based tutorials.