In the course of your studies, you may sometimes need to visit your local library to track down a reference source, complete a research project, or explore in more depth any number of ideas or interests. You may feel completely at home in any library; or maybe it has been quite some time since you wandered through the stacks at your local public or college library.

Either way, our goal is to help you feel comfortable and competent when using a library’s resources and services. This guide will help you understand what libraries do, how they're organized, and how you can best use them to get the answers you need. Relax! Help is only a couple of clicks away.

As you go through your learning process, we believe you’ll find that libraries can be one of your most valuable learning partners.

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