[Wavytone]

Hi Craig,

With an 8" dob a good start is Nortons Star Atlas, old but good. It shows where to find all the bright things a beginner should be familiar with, and isn't cluttered with faint stuff that (at your stage) you won't be interested in.

The next step is Sky Atlas 2000, this will show just about everything of interest your scope can reach (galaxies, nebulae).

Uranometria is overkill for now, too detailed and too much clutter; maybe in a few years time if you are deep into this or step up to a 12" or larger scope.

Alternatively if you have a smartphone or tablet similar maps can be stored as PDF's, I find this convenient on an iPad; Taki's for example are very good.