Library DIY for Online and Distance Students

NOTE

As of Summer 2025, the library website (and the Bradley website as a whole) is undergoing extensive updates. Please be patient as we update this and other guides to reflect the new site. You can always contact a librarian directly if you need focused assistance.

Welcome to Library DIY for online students!

This guide is intended to help you navigate through Cullom-Davis Library by:

• introducing you to library services and resources
• instruct you in using library sources for research
• guide you in utilizing the resources you find.

 Click on the common research needs below to find tutorials and other resources to help you complete your work.

If you have questions not answered by this guide, librarians are happy to speak with you over phone or email, as listed on the library's help page.

I need to log in to the library I need to start my research I need to find sources I need to learn about a specific database I need to evaluate sources I need to cite sources

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Answers to frequently asked library questions can also be found in our Library FAQ. Categories of FAQ questions are listed below.

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This resource based on the Library DIY LibGuide from Missouri Southern State University, which was itself adapted from Library DIY projects at Indiana University Bloomington and Portland State University.

This resource may be reused or remixed by anyone with appropriate attribution.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.