Library Anxiety

It's always good to have some guidance from Gandolf the Wizard! Especially, when you need help finding your way. Here are helpful guides created by University Park Librarians to get you started and on your way:

Research Process - So, you have a research project. This guide will walk you through the research process, from selecting a topic to doing your research and putting it all together.

Database Search Strategies: Workshop - Learn how to break down a topic into a search strategy and what database options will help you.

Journals & Periodicals: Identifying Scholarly Sources - Learn how to distinguish between the three major categories of information sources: scholarly, popular, and trade.

Reading Scholarly Articles: Tutorial - Reading scholarly articles effectively to identify useful sources without getting bogged down quickly.

Evaluating & Selecting Sources: Tutorial - Walks you through identifying key elements of a scholarly article, a bad web article, and an ambiguous encyclopedia page from the database. Certificate provided at the end for completion.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Requests: How to Get Unavailable Articles & Books: ILL - Does Lone Star not have access to an article or book? Don't get out your wallet (or give up) just yet!

Guide to Primary Sources - This guide helps with primary sources and where you can locate them.

Getting Started with E-books - This guide introduces the different e-book collections available to Lone Star College-University Park students, including how to find, access, and download books.

Your process to capture sources and citations will be very individual, but be consistent and choose a tool to help organize your research. Some suggested tools: