Welcome to the University Libraries' Information Skills Tutorial. These short lessons are designed to introduce you to the major tools you will use to conduct research. The focus is on tools accessible through a computer linked to the Libraries.
You may choose to work through this tutorial from start to finish. You may also choose to look only at the part(s) that answer an immediate need, and explain a specific tool.
Please remember that there are library staff available to help you, whether you are working on the tutorial, using the tools, or at any other time. Do not hesitate to ask. You can ask reference staff in the Libraries, phone 860.768.4142 or send your questions through email.
Libraries and librarians sometimes use specialized language to describe what they do. While every effort has been made to avoid jargon in this Tutorial, you may find terms which are unfamiliar to you. We have developed a page of Library Definitions to help you.
Most of these lessons include short exercises. A printed worksheet is available. If you were assigned this tutorial for a class, your instructor may have given you a copy. You can also print your own. |
