Research Help

Start on Your Own with a Research Guide or Tutorial

At a Glance

The Library has created guides to the best resources by subject area and specific courses. Start working on your own and contact us if you need further help. Online tutorials from a variety of sources can help with other skills, such as data visualization and image editing.

Research Workshops

Foundational research and writing tutorials collaboratively designed by students, teachers, and librarians at UCLA.
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Tired of last minute paper writing? The Research Paper Planner helps you break down your assignment into manageable deadlines.
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Getting Started With Research - Get quick tips on how to contact instructors, stay on top of deadlines, and more!
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Finding and Citing Sources - Expand your research with scholarly articles and research guides!
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Writing With Sources - How do citations support your arguments? Learn various strategies to defend your claim!
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Literature Reviews - Looking for tips on how to find and use review articles and craft a literature review? Look no further!
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Sharing Your Research - These modules help you formulate an elevator speech and create a research abstract!
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Developing your Long Term Research Plan - You will think about your topic, formulate concrete goals, and devise a research plan!
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources - Complete this activity to learn strategies for avoiding plagiarism.
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Writing a Literature Review - Complete this activity to learn strategies for writing a literature review!
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Introduction to Zotero - This online workshop helps you get started saving and organizing your sources with Zotero!
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UCLA LearnIT - includes LinkedIn Learning, and other educational tools, classes, and resources!
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Science Information Life Cycle - Tutorial highlighting information production and dissemination in the sciences

UCLA Library Research Guides

A few examples to show the types of guides available.

UCLA Library Research Notebook

Keep yourself organized and break down your research and writing assignments with this customizable google doc.