This series of handouts are short introductions on a variety of academic topics focused on successful student experience in and outside the library. They are grouped into general types: A: Finding, Using & Understanding Information Sources; B: Reading & Evaluating Information; C: Writing & Presenting; D: Citing Sources; and E: Other Library & Technology Information.  Visit this page again to see check on new Notes.

A: Finding, Using & Understanding Information Sources

• Note #A1 Textbooks
• Note #A2 Primary, Secondary & Synthesizing Sources
• Note #A3 Library Research Terminology
• Note #A4 Library Catalogs & Library Classification Schemes
• Note #A5 Reference Materials
• Note #A6 Print Periodical Indexes
• Note #A7 Busse Library Periodical Holdings
• Note #A8 Microforms
• Note #A9 Finding Book Reviews
• Note #A10 Finding Biographical Information
• Note #A11 Finding Literary Criticism
• Note #A12 Keyword Searching in Electronic Databases
• Note #A13 Searching the FirstSearch Databases - CINAHL, PsycInfo, MLA, Basic Biosis, WilsonSelectPlus, WorldCat, etc.
• Note #A14 Searching EBSCOhost Databases
• Note #A15 Searching the LexisNexis Academic 
• Note #A17 WWW Search Engines & Directories 
• Note #A18 Country Codes (Locations) of WWW Files
• Note #A19 Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook

B: Reading & Evaluating Information

• Note #B1 Evaluating Information
• Note #B2 Abstracts
• Note #B3 Publication Types - Scholarly, Professional, Popular
• Note #B4 Evaluation Article Citations & Content
• Note #B5 Tables, Charts & Graphs
• Note #B6 Latin Abbreviations
• Note #B7 Research Report Symbols
• Note #B8 Research Report Statistics
• Note #B9 How to Read a Research Paper 

C: Writing & Presenting

• Note #C1 Copyright
• Note #C2 Taking Notes
• Note #C3 Basic Writing Style
• Note #C4 Steps in Writing an Essay
• Note #C5 Quotations & Inserting Quotes
• Note #C6 Punctuation
• Note #C7 Writing Book Reviews
• Note #C8 Preparing an Annotated Bibliography
• Note #C9 Poster Session Papers
• Note #C10 Keeping a Laboratory Notebook
• Note #C11 Journaling
• Note #C12 Keyboarding & Typing
• Note #C13 Preparing a PowerPoint Presentation
• Note #C14 Constructing a Webpage
• Note #C15 Using Microsoft FrontPage

D: Citing Sources Including Webpages & Full-text Commercial Databases

• Note #D1 Citing Authors & Using Style Manuals
• Note #D2 MLA Bibliographic Format
• Note #D3 APA Publication Format 
• Note #D4 Citing Literature in the Biological & Physical Sciences
• Note #D5 The Chicago Manual of Style 
• Note #D6 The American Sociological Association Style Guide 

E: Other Library & Technology Information

• Note #E1 Evaluation Information Technology on a College Campus