This handbook is designed for users of the D. Hiden Ramsey Library at the University of North Carolina at Asheville "make sense" of library research. Guidelines and information are divided into eight chapters: (1) "Using the D. Hiden Ramsey Library"; (2) "Developing a Library Research Strategy"; (3) "The Library Catalog and Other Electronic Databases"; (4) "Finding Information in Periodicals"; (5) "The Reference Collection"; (6) "Using the Internet and World Wide Web for Research"; (7) "Government Information"; and (8) "Other Formats and Collections: The Media Center and Special Collections." Appendices include sample exam questions (Library Research 102), the Library of Congress Classification System, Ramsey Library locations, and style manuals and information on formatting a bibliography. (AEF)