Designed to introduce the college student to library research and information use skills, this guide begins with an initial survey of the topic and progresses to how to write a report. It is divided into the following sections: (1) Introduction to Library Research; (2) Analyzing Your Subject and Beginning Your Research Plan; (3) Gathering Information Sources (e.g., determining appropriate research guides, choosing among available information sources, using library catalogs, boolean searches, using indexes, and locating sources not owned by the library); (4) Reading and Analyzing Information Sources (e.g., noting frames of reference, the importance of questioning sources); (5) Reporting Your Research (e.g., formulating the thesis, developing the report, and information research and communication skills); and (6) Functioning in an Information Based Society. Worksheets accompany several of the sections. (MAB)