General Education (GEND)

This guide will help you learn how to begin conducting research using the Library.

If you are new to the research process or have not used an academic library in some time, you may want to review the following guides:

• Getting Started with Your Research - this page will help you learn how library databases work and how to use them efficiently.
• Advanced Search - this page will help you learn how to choose resources and structure searches to make them as specific as possible.

To help you succeed overall, you may find it helpful to review the following

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Avoidance - Learn how and when to cite, and how to work ethically.
• Artificial Intelligence Guide for Students - How artificial intelligence works, and what uses are acceptable and not acceptable with university work.

Some additional instructions that you might find useful include:

• Finding an Article Using a Citation - Follow these instructions when your professor asks you to obtain an article from Library databases.
• Finding and Using eBooks - Follow these instructions when your professor asks you to obtain an article from Library databases.