I chose to study more into the campus Library's research tips and tutorials.  Before even entering the library, a student should have a clear idea about what they would like to research or write about.  Sometimes the information can be found online in articles from the site lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library in the library tab, under "articles and databases".  The library has a variety of different sources from which to draw information from, such as articles, books, newspapers, journals, etc.  Provided with all the information, the student must decide what kind of information they need and how much they wish to delve into a particular subject.  Once this is decided, the student can go online and search for reading materials with greater ease, rather than diving headfirst into the vast expanse of reading materials in the library.  However, not all information will be beneficial.  Some articles or books may not be entirely credible and an alternative should be sought.  If there is no clear author or, upon researching the author, they are not trained or have much knowledge on the subject they are adressing, the student should explore different options for their research.  If what the student is studying is time sensitive, then the publishing date should be verified, because a book or article may be out of date and more information could have been discovered since the work was published.  Once the research is done, a bibliography is required.  A student can either use the APA citation style, or the MLA, depending on the kind of paper being written (there are more citation styles, and looking into those would be beneficial, but the APA and MLA styles are the most standard).