The student syllabus, instructional materials, and a brief librarian/instructor guide are provided in this package of materials for a college library research course designed to give students an adequate conceptual framework and basic skills for working with a variety of information sources, including print, nonprint, and machine-readable sources. The outline of the course presented in the student syllabus lists activities, discussion topics, and reading assignments. Reading materials and worksheets focus on information and access tools; how to read a book; how to locate books and journal articles in the Evergreen State College Library collection; guidelines for selecting a references source; monographic-related resources, i.e., indexes and bibliographies; selected periodical and abstract indexes; how to develop a bibliography; research tools for the social sciences, government documents, arts and humanities, and science and technology; and alternative information sources, i.e., small presses and nonprint/media information. A list of suggested readings to provide background material for the librarian/instructor for each class meeting is included. (RBF)