Use this when you have a topic that you want to begin to research. When you're done, you'll have found at least 2 books and at least 2 journal articles. Info about the books and articles you found will be emailed to you automatically.
Zotero is citation management software that helps you keep track of all the books and articles you find, and then helps you automatically create bibliographies in MLA, Chicago, or many other citation styles.
This self-paced tutorial from UC Berkeley librarian Margaret Phillips includes videos demonstrating how to get started.