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First-Year Experience Library Guide

The University of St. Thomas Library Guide for the FYE 100 courses

Welcome to your first-year experience library guide

Welcome to the St. Thomas Libraries!

This guide was created to accompany the First-Year Experience Co-curricular course.  It has a collection of resources and research strategies created to help you now, and throughout your time at St. Thomas.  You can always get back to this guide by searching our research guides for "first-year experience"


photo of Tommie checking out a book from the libraryTop six ways the libraries can help you!

  1. Eventslike Therapy Pets, Study Night, and more, happening in the library throughout the year

  2. Spaces: for groups and individuals to meet and work on projects

  3. Stacksthe coffee shop on the main floor of O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library to give you the fuel you need to study

  4. Research Guideslike this one! Customized by librarians to topics and classes, the guides give you the best bets to get you started on your research

  5. Access to a huge collection of books, videos, journals, magazines, and moreIncluding fun books, videos and magazines to read when you need break!

  6. ...and the number 1 way the library can help you is ... Advice and help:
    at any point in the research process, no matter what topic: Ask a librarian - in person, online, through text - we love to help!


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