General Guides

Glossary of Library Terms
Library of Congress Classification System Outline
Citation & Style Guides
Plagiarism
Evaluating Web Sites
Web Tutorial

Research Paper & Assignment Tips

LIT: Library Information Tutorial - An educational and interactive Web site designed to introduce you to research sources and improve library skills.
Assignment Planner (Created by the Western Libraries, in conjunction with the WWU Writing Center and Tutorial and Academic Skills Center)
Term Paper Research - Getting Started 
WWU Writing Center: Getting Started Strategies 
Background Research  - tips on types of resources  see also:  Locating specialized types of materials
WWU Writing Center: Descriptive Outline /  Thesis Statements  /   Writing Resources
Citation & Style Guides
Plagiarism
How to Write Annotated Bibliographies

Library Catalog  (search tips and special features)

How to Search the Library Catalog - an overview
Find Books
Improve your search - using controlled vocabulary
Print a list of records from the Library Catalog
Evaluating Books
Find Information on Microform
Use Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery
Use the Alert Service in the Library Catalog
 

Learn How to Locate Specialized Types of Resources:

Biographical Information
Book Reviews
Dissertations and Theses
Encyclopedias and Specialized Dictionaries
Film Reviews
Grants & Grant Writing
Internet Reference Tools: Atlases, Directories, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Weather, Weights & Measures, etc.
Job Hunting, Resumes & Internships
Literature Reviews in the Social Sciences
Newspapers and Newspaper Research Guides
Pictures, Illustrations, and other Visual Materials
Plays
Primary Sources
Primary Sources (History 103/104)
Speeches
Statistics
Videos: How to Locate (Media Circulation Desk)

Government Information Guides
Find Government Information
Specialized Government Information
Congressional Record
Federal Statutes
Finding the Law: U.S. Federal
Timelines for studying Federal Laws
Finding the Law:  Washington
Finding the Law: Canadian Federal Laws

Learn How to Search for Articles Using Databases, Locate Journals & Newspapers in the Library, and Evaluate Journals and Journal Articles

How to locate articles in Journals & Magazines - using databases
Locating Journals: A Flowchart (how to locate materials in our collection, online, or request through Interlibrary Loan)
Identify Types of Journals: Scholarly, Popular, Trade  
Evaluate journals
Evaluate journal articles
Use Library Databases From Off Campus
Write a Search Statement  
Learn more about searching - tips
Improve your search

Newspapers
Newspapers and Newspaper Research Guides
 

Guides to Using Specific Databases

Business
Choices III   help guide
FARS - Financial Accounting Research System Database  help  guide
Mediamark Reporter  help guide
Mergent Online - help guide
Canadian Business Directory (Reference USA) help guide
Tablebase help guide
 

Environment / Sciences
Environmental Universe: help guide

Social Sciences
How to do a Cited Reference Search using the Web of Science  help guide
The Social Science Citation Index: A Quick Guide to the Print Version  help guide
Sociological Abstracts help guide

 Last update: September 7, 2005
Robyn Adcox