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.
New to the library?
- See what's available at Galvin for IIT students, faculty, and staff. (Video)
- Helpful information for international students.
How do I . . .
- find information on a topic? (engineering, business, chemistry, etc.)
- find and request books . . .
- in the IIT Library Catalog? PDF | Video
- in the IIT Library Catalog (Classic Version)? PDF | Video
- on the shelves at the library?
- in I-Share? PDF | Video
- in I-Share? (Classic Version) PDF | Video
- in WorldCat? (PDF)
- create and use an account in the IIT/I-Share catalog? PDF | Video
- find textbooks on reserve? (Video)
- find scholarly journal articles? (PDF)
- find journals by name? (Video)
- find articles when I already have a citation? PDF | Video
- use databases? (PDF)
- from off campus? (PDF)
- use Get Article/SFX? (PDF)
- create and use a MyILL account? PDF | Video
- evaluate Internet resources? (PDF)
- cite sources and prepare a bibliography?
To view the PDF guides, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To view the Video guides, you will need Adobe Flash Player.
