This guide is designed to walk you through the basic process of doing research using library resources. It is organized according to resource type. You can use the Find Articles page to learn more about using databases and finding journals by title. The Find Books page will teach you to find books and ebooks available from Fulton Library. The Evaluating Sources page will help you determine the credibility and relevance of potential sources. The Citations page walks you through the process of citing your research in both APA and MLA styles.
If you have any questions about this guide or research more generally, please use the Library Help options or go to the Get Help page.
Much of what you learn in this guide can also be learned from our Library Research Tutorial. The interactive tutorial takes about 40 minutes to complete. Choose to complete the mini-tutorials for even more in-depth instruction.
Fulton Library provides guides to research in many specific subjects. You may be able to find a guide that applies more specifically to the subject you're researching by browsing this list. Click on the subjects to see available guides.
Here are a few guides that can help you start more specific kinds of research:
The best place to start most searches is the search box on the library's homepage. This search box defaults to Articles, giving you quick access to popular and scholarly articles from thousands of different publications.
More databases and search tools are available on our full list of databases.