This guide is intended for students getting started with research at Augustana, or for transfer students looking to familiarize themselves with our library resources. The guide can help you to become more familiar with library resources, tools, and services. Using the navigation menu on this guide, you can find help to:
If you would ever like additional help while researching for class, you can always reach out to your liaison librarian. You can reach out via email, by submitting a research request form to set up an appointment, or stop by the librarians' offices on the main floor of the library. Research consultation appointments are typically 30 minutes long and take place in either the librarians' offices or virtually. For more information on how to contact your librarian, see the "Chat with a Librarian" page linked on the navigation menu.
Below you will find links that will take you to interactive tutorials made by Tredway Library. If you are a student taking a tutorial for one of your classes (the four required for FYI will be listed on the FYI guide here, for example), please do not forget to download your completion certificate at the end of the tutorial; you will need to do so in order to send it to your professor.
Introduction to Research:
Finding Library Resources:
Research Concepts:
Tredway Library's chat research-help service is staffed by Augustana librarians and students. When a student is staffing chat, there is always a librarian on-call to help as needed.
Chat reference hours during fall and spring semesters: