Find guides for specific courses, guides for research in different subject areas, and helpful how-to guides compiled by Fresno State Librarians. Some useful guides:

• Artificial intelligence (AI) and the library
• Citation Help
• Diversity in Our Collections
• Ebooks from Ebook Central
• Learn About Copyright
• OneSearch
• Primary & Secondary Sources
• Zotero Citation Manager

Go to Research Guides

The library provides interactive tutorials to help you with using the library, understanding different kinds of information sources, avoiding plagiarism, building information literacy skills, and more. Your instructor may assign one or more of these tutorials, or you can choose to complete any of them on your own. Available tutorials include:

• Scholarly Articles
• Using OneSearch to Find Books and Articles
• Plagiarism and Citing (basic)
• Preventing Plagiarism (advanced)
• Research as Inquiry
• Credible Sources
• Evaluating Sources
• Conflicting Information
• Open Minded Researcher
• Finding Surveys and Instruments
• Artificial Intelligence and the Library

Get started by enrolling yourself in the Library Tutorials Canvas course, then choose the tutorial you want to complete. Fresno State login is required. Visit our FAQ page for help enrolling.

Enroll in the tutorials

• First Year Writing, Library Research Skills
• Assignment Calculator
• Information Literacy Instruction