LILO introduces you to the skills you need to research and write on a topic at the college level.

"My LILO Journal" enables you to record topic ideas, search terms, book, article and Web citations and more to keep you focused and organized.

If you just want to look around LILO and not create a research journal right now, select "LILO Tutorial" and start with "The Research Process."

If you want to use the Journal feature to keep a record of your research topic progress, start a Project to store your answers. To do this, go to "My LILO Projects" and follow the directions below, OR Watch The Video!

1. Select "Start a Project" — Fill out the information about your project, campus, course, course number, and type of course you are taking. Press "Create Project."
   
   NOTE: If your course has been identified as a "LILO Pilot Study" course, select your instructor's name at the bottom of the form.
2. Select your project to activate it. All of your input will be saved to the research project you have created. You can create multiple LILO projects, keeping data organized and separate for each project.
3. Once you have activated your project, begin using LILO by selecting a module in the left menu.
4. LILO can save data about your research topic to "My LILO Journal." You can revise your answers at any time. Display your Journal and follow the hyperlink next to the question you want to revise.
5. Whenever you want you can print out your Journal or email it - Watch The Video!
6. Get help - if you need help using LILO, follow the Contact Us link above the content window.
7. Feedback - Help us improve LILO by taking the LILO Survey. Your comments and suggestions will enable us to improve the program for everyone.