Want some self-guided assistance with core library tasks? Try exploring our "Quick How Tos"!
These short how-to pages and tips on some of the most common library tasks you might need to do, such as finding, requesting, evaluating, and citing books, articles, theses, statistics, and more.
Learn about the different ways to access course reserves.
Learn how to access online library resources from off-campus via your NetID and password, or as a community member.
Learn how the University Libraries can provide articles or other materials for you without charge.
Learn how to search and browse for print books and eBooks.
Get help with checking out or renewing materials from the library.
Learn how to identify sources that fit your topic before you read them.
Learn how to cite books, eBooks, edited books, and book chapters in APA style.
Learn how to cite books, eBooks, edited books, and book chapters in MLA style.
Learn how to cite different kinds of websites in APA style.
Learn how to cite different kinds of websites in MLA style.
Learn how to cite a journal, newspaper, or magazine article in APA style.
Learn how to cite a journal, newspaper, or magazine article in MLA style.
Learn how to cite your sources in APA style.
Learn how to cite your 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.
Find out how to tell if a book is a scholarly publication or written for a general audience.
Get help in deciding whether a book, article or journal is significant for your research topic.
Find out how to see who has cited an article or other scholarly work.
Before using a source, learn how to evaluate its quality.
Learn how to expand your research using sources you’ve already found.
Learn how to find a DOI in an electronic publication.
Learn how you can search in Library Search or specific databases for books and articles in other languages.
Learn how to search exclusively for scholarly or peer-reviewed journal articles.
Learn how to find reliable statistics for your research.
Learn how to access full-text articles in library databases and Google Scholar.
Learn how to browse within a specific journal, and find detailed information about it.
Learn how to search for theses and dissertations at various institutions.
Learn how to search with keywords that capture the essential concepts of your topic.
Learn how to generate a research question using a concept map.
Learn how to request books, articles, DVDs, and other materials from MARS.
Get help with understanding your assignment requirements and finding sources.
Learn what to do if you have too few or too many results in your search.
Learn how to keep your research organized.
Learn how to properly integrate, paraphrase, and quote outside sources in your paper.
Find out how to request books and articles from other libraries.
Learn about different search tools in databases or on the Web.
Learn how to search for a specific article, provided you know some citation information already.
Learn how to search for a specific book or eBook, provided you know some citation information already.
Learn how to find newspaper articles and use news databases.
Learn how to find music scores using Library Search.
Learn how to search for primary sources.
Learn how to search for textbooks available through the library.
Learn how to search for streaming or DVD videos.
Learn how to choose the right resources for your assignment.
Learn about how the peer-review process works for scholarly articles.
Plagiarism is taken seriously as a form of academic misconduct. Learn to recognize accidental and intentional plagiarism.
Discover how a citation generator can help you create a bibliography.
Learn how to use call numbers to find books in the library.
Learn how to use Google Scholar to search for items available through the University of Nevada, Reno.
Learn how to use Library Search.
Learn the components of annotated bibliographies and how to write one.