Library Resources for New Users
Welcome to the Empire State University's online library!
Learn about resources available to help with different types of library research. If you have any questions, please Ask a Librarian.
- Tour the Online Library
- Videos show you what resources and services the library has to offer, and how to access and use them.
- Research Skills Tutorial
- Walks you through the research process from beginning to end. Learn about:
- Developing your topic and getting background information
- Finding and combining keywords for the best search results
- Evaluating sources
- Primary versus secondary and scholarly versus popular sources
- Citing sources.
- Library Workshops
- Attend live, hands-on, webinars from your home or office.
- Assignment Calculator
- Get help managing your time, and instruction for all steps in the university-level research process.