Below are skills some students may find useful when using Library Search.
| Skill | Beginner | Intermediate/Advanced |
| Brainstorming keywords | X | |
| Keyword searching | X | |
| Boolean searching | X | |
| Using the Advanced Search, including contains/contains exact phrase/starts with, and field searching | X | |
| Searching for specific types of reports by adding report type, e.g. "literature review" | X | |
| Basic filters matching assignment requirements, e.g. Peer Review and Publication Date | X | |
| Linking Seneca Libraries to Google Scholar | X | |
| Newspaper Search | X | |
| Generating citation, permalink, and email | X |