This independent study workbook is intended to acquaint students of the nursing and allied health professions with the use of Douglas Library of the Chicago State University and to introduce a search strategy for gathering information for research papers. Consisting of nine instructional chapters, the workbook provides information on the card catalog, the Library of Congress Classification system, how to find books, encyclopedias, biographical sources, periodical indexes and the serials holdings list, news indexes, government documents, and quick answer sources. A concluding chapter discusses term paper research strategy, and nine multiple choice answer assignments are attached. (RAA)