Getting Started
Use these handouts to get started with your research project.
- Rules of Thumb for Library Research
- The Research ProcessA guide to the five steps of the research process.
Video Tutorials
Need a quick refresher? Check out these videos that address frequently asked questions.
- Finding books in the Library Catalog
- Finding eBooks in the Library Catalog
- Finding a musical score in the catalogThis video tutorial demonstrates the process of using the NMSU Library Catalog to find musical scores.
- Finding CDs in the Library catalogThis video shows how to search for music CDs in the Library Catalog.
- Academic Search Premier - Getting Started
- Finding an article from a citation (3:30)This tutorial shows how to search for an article from a selected citation.
Web-based Tutorials
- Evaluation Tutorial: (The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)A guide to evaluating web sources
- Plagiarism: What it is and how to avoid it
Database Guides and Handouts
These handouts focus on specific databases.
- Congressional Universe
- InfoTrac OneFile
- Lexis-Nexis: Finding Legal Information
- Lexis-Nexis: Finding News
- Statistical Universe
- General Databases
- Full-text Databases
- Using Google Scholar
- Understanding Search Results in Databases
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