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First Year Research

Tutorials & Resources for First Year & General Education courses.

Welcome

What to know: Texas State Libraries have over 1.5 million items that can all be found within the online library catalog. The library catalog does NOT contain journal articles. ​
What you’ll learn: How to search the online catalog to find and use print books, ebooks, and audiobooks - no matter where they are in the library. ​
Why you should care: Books are a great source of research information (even background research!), so being able to locate them effectively will save you time.   ​

Searching for Books

Accessing Print Books

Accessing eBooks

Try it: Finding Books for Your Topic/Research Question