Learn about the different ways to access course reserves.

• Accessing course reserves

Learn how to access online library resources from off-campus via your NetID and password, or as a community member.

• Accessing online resources from off-campus

Learn how the University Libraries can provide articles or other materials for you without charge.

• Avoiding paywalls

Learn how to search and browse for print books and eBooks.

• Browsing for books

Get help with checking out or renewing materials from the library.

• Checking out and renewing library materials

Learn how to identify sources that fit your topic before you read them.

• Choosing relevant and appropriate search results

Learn how to cite books, eBooks, edited books, and book chapters in APA style.

• Citing a book in APA style

Learn how to cite books, eBooks, edited books, and book chapters in MLA style.

• Citing a book in MLA style

Learn how to cite different kinds of websites in APA style.

• Citing a website in APA style

Learn how to cite different kinds of websites in MLA style.

• Citing a website in MLA style

Learn how to cite a journal, newspaper, or magazine article in APA style.

• Citing an article in APA style

Learn how to cite a journal, newspaper, or magazine article in MLA style.

• Citing an article in MLA style

Learn how to cite your sources in APA style.

• Citing sources in APA style

Learn how to cite your sources in MLA style.

• Citing sources in MLA style

Find out how to cite your sources in a citation style other than APA or MLA, including Chicago, Associated Press, AMA, IEEE, and CSE.

• Citing sources in other styles

Find out how to tell if a book is a scholarly publication or written for a general audience.

• Determining whether a book is scholarly

Get help in deciding whether a book, article or journal is significant for your research topic.

• Determining whether a resource is significant in your field

Find out how to see who has cited an article or other scholarly work.

• Determining who has cited a work

Before using a source, learn how to evaluate its quality.

• Evaluating the quality of sources

Learn how to expand your research using sources you’ve already found.

• Expanding on your initial search

Learn how to find a DOI in an electronic publication.

• Finding a DOI

Learn how you can search in Library Search or specific databases for books and articles in other languages.

• Finding items in a language other than English

Learn how to search exclusively for scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles.

• Finding scholarly, peer-reviewed articles

Learn how to find reliable statistics for your research.

• Finding statistics

Learn how to access full-text articles in library databases and Google Scholar.

• Finding the full text of an article

Learn how to browse within a specific journal, and find detailed information about it.

• Finding information about and accessing a specific journal

Learn how to search for theses and dissertations at various institutions.

• Finding theses and dissertations

• Generating keywords

Learn how to generate a research question using a concept map.

• Generating a research question

Learn how to request books, articles, DVDs, and other materials from MARS.

• Getting materials from MARS

Get help with understanding your assignment requirements and finding sources.

• Getting started on your research assignment

Learn what to do if you have too few or too many results in your search.

• Narrowing or broadening search results

Learn how to keep your research organized.

• Organizing your research

Learn how to properly integrate, paraphrase, and quote outside sources in your paper.

• Quoting and integrating sources into your paper

Find out how to request books and articles from other libraries.

• Requesting books and articles through Interlibrary Loan

Learn about different search tools in databases or on the Web.

• Search tips

Learn how to search for a specific article, provided you know some citation information already.

• Searching for a specific article

Learn how to search for a specific book or eBook, provided you know some citation information already.

• Searching for a specific book or eBook

Learn how to find newspaper articles and use news databases.

• Searching for newspaper articles

Learn how to find music scores using Library Search.

• Searching for music scores

Learn how to search for primary sources.

• Searching for primary sources

Learn how to search for textbooks available through the library.

• Searching for textbooks in the library

Learn how to search for streaming or DVD videos.

• Searching for videos

Learn how to choose the right resources for your assignment.

• Types of resources

Learn about how the peer-review process works for scholarly articles.

• Understanding the peer-review process

Plagiarism is taken seriously as a form of academic misconduct. Learn to recognize accidental and intentional plagiarism.

• Understanding plagiarism

Discover how a citation generator can help you create a bibliography.

• Using a citation generator

Learn how to use call numbers to find books in the library.

• Using call numbers to find books

Learn how to use Google Scholar to search for items available through the University of Nevada, Reno.

• Using Google Scholar

Learn how to use Library Search.

• Using Library Search

Learn the components of annotated bibliographies and how to write one.

• Writing an annotated bibliography