I have been using LR since LR2 and I highly recommend George Jardine's (
http://mulita.com) courses on Lightroom. He offers one tutorial series on the Library Module
http://mulita.com/blog/?page_id=2 and another on the Develop Module
http://mulita.com/blog/?page_id=724, each $25. Excellent!
I recommend starting with the LR Library Module video and then continuing on with the Development video. The Library video will give you the information you need to Module decide how to organize your photos and import them into LR.
His videos are very down-to-earth and practical.
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