Starting Research

This online guide, developed by the Undergraduate Library, offers help with basic research strategies, such as choosing a topic, developing a topic, and analyzing resources.

Using the Library's Online Catalog

Literature Classifications at UIUC

Language/Linguistics Classifications (Dewey system)

Finding a specific book and/or a book on a given subject

Finding a specific article or journal in print and online.

Borrowing library materials off-campus

Citing sources  

Finding biographical information