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When recently speaking to a librarian about student use of the resources in the library, her perspective was that students often want to use the sources that are expedient (e.g., full text) and exhibit occasional impatience in cases where resources must be ordered. In addition, she stated that students often don’t know what to do with an article once they obtain it—that is, they don’t know what is worth spending time on. Another issue she raised was students’ lack of awareness of what could be found in a book chapter versus a journal article. She stated that students don’t seem to understand the “container” in which the information is delivered (i.e., book chapter, journal article, open access online article); for them, she said, “Everything is an article!” In her view, students are not able to distinguish the source from its potential value. In this chapter, I will try to provide you with the tools to change her mind about students!

For library users, materials can be accessed in a variety of ways, which this chapter will cover. Libraries own a collection of current and bound journals, books, newspapers, magazines, visual media, and government documents available to you. What they don’t own can be accessed through electronic databases or loans from the collections of other institutions.