How-to Guides
New to the library? Need to sharpen your research skills? These informative guides will teach you how to use the resources at IIT Libraries and beyond.
Note: Video tutorials require Adobe Flash™ software to be viewed. YouTube tutorials will be arriving soon.
请点击此链接查看中文版指导 (Guides in Chinese)
Introductory Tutorials
- See what's available at Galvin for IIT students, faculty, and staff. (Video)
- View this video in other languages
- Find information on a topic? (engineering, business, chemistry, etc.)
- Helpful information for international students
- Learn how to evaluate Internet resources (PDF)
- Learn how to cite sources and prepare a bibliography
- Learn about and practice using the Zotero and EndNoteWeb citation management tools
- Learn how to use EBSCO, CSA, Mathematica and Web of Science
Quick Tips
- Find and request books . . .
- in the IIT Library Catalog PDF | Video
- on the shelves at the library
- in I-Share PDF | Video
- in WorldCat (PDF)
- Find and use E-books (PDF)
- Create and use an account in the IIT/I-Share catalog PDF | Video
- Find textbooks on reserve PDF | Video
- Find scholarly journal articles (PDF)
- Find journals by name (Video)
- Find articles when you already have a citation PDF | Video
- Use databases (PDF)
- Use Is It @ IIT (PDF)
- Create and use a MyILL account PDF | Video
- The Writing Center's Guide to Research
- Add your theses or dissertation to share.iit.edu
To view the PDF guides, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To view the Video guides, you will need Adobe Flash Player.
