The University of Toledo Libraries : Library Guides, Help Sheets, and Pathfinders

Library Tutorial

A general overview of the Libraries, the Catalog, Databases, and the basics of Citations is available as a web-based Library Tutorial. 

Guides to the Research Process

These general guides will help you use the library for research and write up the results.  Remember that the Writing Center can also help you in writing your term papers.

• Anxiety and Library Use (Mulford)
• Getting Your Research Started 
• Assessing an Information Need (Mulford) 
• Evaluating Information
• Evaluating Websites
  • Google Research Tools: Google Book Search & Google Scholar
• How to Write Annotations
• Lifecycle of Scientific Information
• Journals vs. Magazines
• Subject vs. Keyword Searching
• Citations & Style Guides
  • Citations Tutorial
  • Guide to American Psychological Association (APA) Style Bibliographies
    • See also the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (UT Access only)
  • Guide to Turabian Style Footnotes and Bibliography
  • Guide to Modern Language Association (MLA) Style Bibliographies
  • Citation Verification (Mulford) 
  • Bibliographic Management Software (Mulford)

Guides to the Library Databases & Resources

These guides will help you use specific library databases (like our catalogs or article indexes) and resources.

• How to use the UT Library Catalog
  • UT Library Catalog Tutorial
  • Video Guide to the OhioLINK Catalog (OhioLINK)
• Using Library of Congress Call Numbers 
• Guide & Overview of OhioLINK System & Research Databases
  • Databases Tutorial
  • How to use OhioLINK Research Databases from OSearch 
  • How to use OhioLINK Research Databases from EBSCO
  • How to use Citation Index Databases from ISI 
• Health Science Databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, etc.) (Mulford)
• Compendex Tutorial Podcast (5.3 Mb mp3, Right Click & Save As... to download)
• Subject Encyclopedias in Carlson Library 

Guides to Specific Subject Area Resources

• Africana Studies
• American Ethnicity
• American History
• Art & Art History
• Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, & Kinesiology
• Biographical Information Sources
• Biological Sciences
• Book Review Sources
• Business Information Sources
  • Internatioal Business 
• Career & Job Sources
  • More career and job information can be found on the UT Career Services web site.
• College Financial Aid Information
• Communication
• Counseling & Mental Health
• Criminal Justice
• Education
• Engineering Resource Guides
• Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering  
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Environmental Science 
• Film
• Humanities Research Collections on Microform
• Latino/Latina Studies
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies 
• Music
  • Jazz Studies
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Recreation & Leisure Studies
• Religious Studies
  • Islamic Studies 
• Social Work
• Sociology 
• Women's & Gender Studies 
• World History

Guides to Internet Web Sites

Compiled by subject librarians, these guides point to important web resources.

• Chemistry Information Resources 
• General Science Information Resources 
• Mathematics Information Resources 
• Pharmacy Information Resources 
• Physics & Astronomy Information Resources
• Women Engineers Resources