Self-Guided Instruction

If you want to learn about the UO Libraries at your own pace, here are a few options.

• All service desks have the Getting Started guide available.
• The Find It Fast guide will help you become familiar with Knight Library locations and services.

The Libraries offer several ways for you to learn about a variety of resources and services on your own, including tutorials, "how-to" guides, guides to finding specific types of resources, and guides to research in subject areas.

Some of the resources listed below require the free Acrobat Reader in order to view them; these are marked by [pdf] following the name of the guide.

Tutorials

Research Assignment Calculator

Create a personalized research and writing plan for each project, with links to resources to help you through the process. Then sign up for email reminders, to help you keep on track.

TILT

Developed for the University of Texas system, these three modules focus on selecting information sources, searching, and evaluating. The tutorials do not focus on specific tools (catalogs, indexes, etc.) but rather on concepts. It is available for anyone to use.

"How-To" Guides

These guides offer basic information on using the libraries' research tools and resources.

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Looking for Specific Types of Resources

Sometimes what we need is a specific type of information resource. The following guides are useful in locating certain types of materials in the UO Libraries.

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Guides to Research in Subject Areas

Prepared by subject specialists, these guides suggest resources and strategies for conducting research in a particular subject area or discipline.

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