Guided Study teaches research and library skills —Defining Tasks, Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access of Materials, Appropriate Use of Materials, Synthesis of Used Materials, and Evaluation of Materials and End Products—through engaging and interactive lessons. Assignments revolve around turning students into independent learners.
 
The goals are by the end of this course that students will be able to;

1.      Define an information problem.
2.      Identify information needed.
3.      Determine all possible sources.
4.      Select the best sources.
5.      Locate sources.
6.      Find appropriate information within sources.
7.      Extract relevant information.
8.      Organize materials and sources.
9.      Present information
10.    Evaluate personal work as well as outside sources.
 
 As former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said,
"The library is a platform for self-development, a gateway to knowledge and a catalyst for imagination."