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Guides to Using Specific Products
PITTCat- Author/Title/Subject (PDF)
PITTCat- Keyword Searching (PDF)
PITTCat- Guide to Searching in Pinyin in PITTCat (PDF)
Using ZOOM! to Find Books and Articles
Evaluating Web Information: Surfing the Cyber Library
American FactFinder- Quick Tips(PDF)
CCH Internet Tax Research Network (PDF)
Early English Books Online (PDF)
Early English Books on Microfilm (PDF)
Landmarks of Science I and Landmarks II (PDF)
MLA: How to Use the MLA International Bibliography
netLibrary Quickstart Guide (PDF)
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Marcive WebDOCS)
Guides to Researching Topics
African American Resources
Covering Pre-Civil War to 1900 in Hillman Library Microforms Area (PDF)
Alliance College Polish Collection (PDF)
American Literary Criticism (PDF)
Archives: Electronic Finding Aids for Selected Collections (link to online guides to several hundred archival collections). See also guides to archival material by topic below.
Archives: African-Americans in Western Pennsylvania (PDF)
Archives: Church Records (PDF)
Archives: Environmental Resources (PDF)
Archives: Family-History Resources (PDF)
Archives: Germans and German-Americans (Archives Material) (PDF)
Archives: Greeks and Greek-Americans (PDF)
Archives: Italians and Italian-Americans (PDF)
Archives: Jewish Culture and Life (PDF)
Archives: Media Resources at the Archives Service Center (PDF)
Archives: Pittsburgh History and Architecture (PDF)
Archives: Poles, Poland, and Polish-Americans (Archives Material) (PDF)
Archives: Women, Selected Resources By and About (PDF)
Art History: Artists' Books(PDF)
Art History: Art & Architectural History Journals: Electronic Full Text(PDF)
Art History: Art Directories(PDF)
Art History: Artists' Biographies (PDF)
Art History: Basic Sources in Art History (PDF)
Art History: Carnegie Institute: History, Architecture, Collections (PDF)
Art History: Carnegie International (PDF)
Art History: Contemporary Art (PDF)
Art History: Contemporary Art (PDF)
Art History: The Frick Art & Historical Center (PDF)
Art History: International Art Exhibitions (PDF)
Art History: Library of Congress Classification: N (PDF)
Art History: Researching a Monument of Asian Art (PDF)
Art History: Pittsburgh Art, Artists and Collections (PDF)
Art History: Resources on Women and Art (PDF)
Art History: Visual Resources (PDF)
Business Research at the University of Pittsburgh
Critical Theory: A Guide to Finding Materials in the University Library System (PDF)
Debate Topics: The Opposing Viewpoint Series (PDF)
Drama and Theater Arts: A Guide to Selected Resources in the University Library System (PDF)
Engineering Research at the University of Pittsburgh
Film Studies: A Guide to Finding Materials in the University Library System (PDF)
Government Information: Census 2000 Guide
Government Information: Census Tracts for City of Pittsburgh by Neighborhood: 1990 and 2000
Government Information: How to Find Government Information at the University of Pittsburgh
Government Information: How to Find U.S. Government Publications (PDF)
Government Information: Using the U.S. Government Publications
Call Number System (SuDocs) (PDF)
Government Information: Locating Bills and Other Congressional and Legislative Material
Government Information: Tax Forms (Finding Aid)
Grants, Scholarships, & Fellowships (PDF)
Hillman Library Floor Plans (PDF)
Library Science: Annotated Bibliographies (PDF)
Library Science: Annotated Bibliography (PDF)
Library Science: Accessing Other Collections (PDF)
Library Science: Citing Sources (PDF)
Library Science: Citing Sources Web and Print Guides (PDF)
Library Science Database Comparison
Library Science: Primary Resources for Historical Research (PDF)
Library Science: Scholarly Information (PDF)
Library Science: Search Engine Resources (PDF)
Library Science: Search Engines and Internet Directories (PDF)
Library Science: Themes of Social Justice in Children's Literature
Library Science: Web Evaluation Skills and Techniques (PDF)
Local Newspapers: 1780-1999 (PDF)
Non-print Resources in ULS Libraries (PDF)
Online Newspaper Collections: 18th and 19th Centuries (PDF)
Outline of Library of Congress Classifications
Pittsburgh History and Architecture (PDF)
Constructing Effective Search Statements (PDF)
United Nations: Databases for United Nations Materials (PDF)
United Nations: Finding UN Publications on the Shelf (PDF)
United Nations: Search Tools and Indexes (PDF)