Learn How To...

Get Started | Find | Evaluate | Use

- Audio-visual presentation

Get Started:

• Overview
  • Navigating UMUC's Virtual Library
  • Virtual Library Classroom (VLIB101 in WebTycho)
    
    
• General Research
  • Secrets of My Research Success (New!)
  • Research Skills Tutorial
  • Guide to General Academic Research
  • Use the Subject Guides
    
    
• Specialized Research
  • Business Tutorial
  • Government Information Tutorial
  • Finance and Accounting Research Overview
  • Legal Research Tutorial
  • Request a Lexis.com ID (LGST students only)

Find:

• Articles
  • Find Articles: Using the Library Databases
  • Advanced Database Searching
  • Reading Database Citations
  • Journal Finder Overview
  • Find It: Overview
  • Find It: FAQ
  • Get Articles and Books Delivered
    
    
    
• Books
  • An Introduction to catalogUSMAI
  • Sorting, Saving, and E-mailing Your Search Results in catalogUSMAI
  • Find Print Books, Media, and More: Using catalogUSMAI (text-based tutorial)
  • Find E-books
  • Get Articles and Books Delivered
    
    
• Web
  • Search the Web & Evaluate Web Resources

Evaluate:

• Identify and Locate Scholarly Journals
• Search the Web & Evaluate Web Resources

Use:

• Citation Resources
  • Citation Resources: APA, MLA, More
  • Academic Integrity at UMUC
  • RefWorks (Web-based bibliographic management tool)
    
    
• Writing Resources
  • Effective Writing Center EWC
  • Guide to Writing Resources
  • How to Write an Annotated Bibliography