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Reference Tools

Essential reference information and resources

Finding Books in the Catalog

Using Your My Library Account

Quick Guide to the Library Homepage

Searching for and Reading Articles

Discover Articles, Books, and More with Summon

Search here for articles, books, and more.

Using the Library

Here you can find lots of information on how to effectively search for information and how to evaluate the data you find. Start with the video below to learn more about the five libraries in the Wayne State University Libraries System!

Welcome

Finding Books in the Catalog

How to Use an Article Database

Locating Empirical Research Articles

Evaluating Information

Popular, Trade, or Scholarly

Power Searching Tools