This guide breaks down how to search for articles, books, and other scholarly works through chasing citations and creating optimal keyword searches. After reading and using this guide, we hope that you will be able to find what yo­u are looking for in the library more effectively and efficiently.

If you would like to learn more about the library's resources, please refer to Introduction to Library Research.

Though this guide is meant to accompany the Savvy Researcher workshop, "Advanced Library Search Strategies," it is not a replacement for the workshop. If you have any questions about this guide or the workshop it is based on, please do not hesitate Ask a Librarian.

Check here to find this semester's schedule of in-person and virtual Savvy Researcher Workshops.