Welcome
Welcome to the KU Libraries Guide to library research.
Do you need help getting started with library research? Would you like to learn how to request materials and renew your books online? Do you need help finding resources using the library catalog and library databases? You can find the answers here! We have created short yet informative videos to help demonstrate how to efficently and successfuly do academic level research.
If you have comments about these tutorials, or have suggestions for additional tutorials or guides, please use the contact information on the right hand side of this page.
Best wishes on your research!
About this Guide
This guide includes how-to videos to help you with your library research.
- Intro to the KU Libraries' Resources and ServicesVideos introducing the KU Libraries services and resources and tours of Anschutz,Watson, and the Art and Architecture Libraries.
- Search StrategiesOn this page you will learn tips for effective searching!
- Quick SearchOn this you will .learn how to use the KU Libraries Quick Search tool to find multiple resources (articles, books, maps, videos, and more) with one search
- Library CatalogThis page contains tutorials about how to used the the Library Catalog. Including how to: search (for all kinds of materials), to request materials for pick up, and to recall an item that is checked out. It also contains a tutorial on how to used WorldCat to search items not owned by the KU Libraries.
- DatabasesThe video tutorials on this page will explain how to select a database for your research needs, how to use Google Scholar, how to get full-text articles using the Get at KU button, and how to search for e-journals.
- Request articles, books, and moreOn this page the tutorials will demonstrate how to request materials either owned (articles/book chapters) or items not owned by the KU Libraries.
- Evaluating ResourcesThe videos on this page demonstrate how to evaluate websites and how to select the appropriate resource for your research.
- Resource TypesThis page includes tutorials that explain resource types, including the differences between popular & scholarly and primary versus secondary resources.
- Thesis and DissertationsThe video tutorials on this page walk you through the online thesis/dissertation submission process.
Ask a Librarian
We can help with your research questions -- contact us by chat, phone, email, text or at a Research Help desk.