Faculty & Staff Resources

These guides provide a basic overview for research in specific disciplines. Subject guides generally include:

• Finding background information / getting started with research
• Creating a search strategy (brainstorming keywords)
• "Best bets" for finding articles, books/eBooks, web sources, and other resources (such as statistics or data)
• Links to additional research help, including guides for relevant citation styles

Course guides can provide targeted overviews, suggestions, and asynchronous instruction for a specific course. Each course guide generally includes:

• Strategies for brainstorming keywords
• "Best bets" for finding articles, books/eBooks, web sources, and other resources (such as statistics, data, or media sources)
• Tips for evaluating information sources
• Citing sources (including any relevant citation styles)

Note: CSM Libraries hope to have an up-to-date course guide for every gateway course. If there are resources or types of information you would like to recommend for a gateway course, please reach out to us and we will take this into consideration when creating or updating the guide.

Course guides are created upon request. To request a guide for your course (or to request additions or changes to existing guides to better match current curriculum), please email us at library@csmd.edu.