In the age of Google and AI chatbots, it is more important than ever to introduce students to search tools and databases such as the Cambridge Structural Database that are specialized for scientific research so that they can find the accurate information that they truly need for their research and their classes. The CSD and the software that is associated with it are great resources for introducing chemistry students to crystallography, and for improving the crystallographic skills of more advanced students. In this presentation, I will share several examples of how I have used these tools to excite students about small molecule single-crystal X-ray diffraction.