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HCOL 1000: The Transformative Power of Creativity- Grosvenor (Fall 2025)

Welcome

Welcome to the UVM Libraries

This guide provides access to a small selection of resources to help you get started with research at UVM. If you need further help or have questions at any point this semester please contact the librarian.

1: Start with Known Items

 Start with Known Items

Start your research by consulting materials on a topic that your have used in class, that have been recommended to you by your professor, or that are cited in works you've read.

  • Look up materials on your syllabus as a starting point
  • Review the footnotes and bibliography for additional books to consult.
  • Look the book up in the UVM Library Catalog and see what other books share the same "subject."

2: Browsing

Strategy Two: Browsing

When you are looking for books on the shelves of the Howe Library, look at the books near the book you went to look for. Books on similar topics are shelved together and you will often find excellent materials by browsing the shelves in this way.

3: Cast a Wide Net

Strategy Three: Cast a Wide Net

Use a variety of research databases as you look for resources and use WorldCat and Interlibrary Loan to locate materials beyond UVM.