First Year Students' Guide to UW Libraries

Welcome to the library guide First Year Student research resources. You will find resources to help you:

• Navigate the UW Libraries resources and spaces.
• Choose a topic and research question for your research assignment.
• Find resources specific to your first year course assignments.
• Evaluate sources to make sure they're relevant and appropriate to use.
• Cite sources to document where information and ideas were found.

Use the side navigation to find information related to your course topics or research assignment topics. If you're not sure where to start, we recommend starting with the "Topic Generation" page.