Research Resources and Services

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Articles from Journals, Magazines & Newspapers | Books and Videorecordings | Citations | HELP with Research | Online Forms | Online Reference Sites | Websites

Articles from Journals, Magazines & Newspapers

• Article Databases (many of which are from VIVA)— Assorted databases with access to articles from journals, magazines and newspapers. Many articles are available in full-text format.
• Interlibrary Loan Request Form — Request articles from periodicals not available from VIVA or the RBC Library.
• Full-Text Online Journal Locator from VIVA — Directory of journals available full-text through all VIVA databases. This directory is available both on- and off-campus. Database links within VIVA's online journal directory will only work on-campus. To access actual databases from off-campus, use the appropriate RBC library VIVA database links.
• Online Newspapers
• RBC Print Periodicals — Access a listing of journals, magazines and newspapers available in print at the RBC Library.
• Virginia's Public Library Database Service: Find It Virginia — Databases available to patrons of Virginia public libraries. A public library barcode number is needed for access.

Books and Videorecordings

[on-campus link] | [off-campus link]

• Catalog of RBC Library books, DVDs, eBooks, periodicals & videos: LION | LION
• Catalog of worldwide library resources: WorldCat | WorldCat
• Electronic books: netLibrary | netLibrary
• Form to Request Books through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) — Request books not available from the RBC Library.
• Gale Literary Index — Index of print resources such as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism.
• Global Books in Print (Bowker) | Global Books in Print (Bowker)
• Health videos from EBSCO: Consumer Health Complete | Consumer Health Complete
• RALC catalog of Richmond Academic Library Consortium resources
• Safari Books Online (Proquest) | Safari Books Online (Proquest) — Reference library of online books for programmers and IT professionals.
• Shakespeare Survey — View table of contents online. This multivolume series is availabe in the STACKS: PR2888 .C33. Use the contents links for each volume.
• The Sixties in America (Salem History) | The Sixties in America (Salem History)
• UMI's Dissertation Express — Search for and order dissertations
• Videorecordings and DVDs in the RBC Library

Citations

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• APA — See also sample papers from the APA website, Frequently Asked Questions about APA Style, and APA's online tutorial: Basics of APA Style.

• MLA 

• Zotero — Free online citation manager available through the Firefox web browser.

 

Help with Research

• Reference Question/Information Form — Use this form for reference assistance from the library staff.
• Research Help Page — Citation guides, handouts, paper topics, plagiarism prevention, etc.)
• Troubleshooting Tips — Suggestions for accessing VIVA databases and other resources from off-campus
• Tutorial — Helpful information on how to use the library for research

Websites

• Online Reference Sites — Access dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.
• Subject Guides to RBC Courses — Here is where students can find geography and religion links provided by Dr. Pittman as well as links to literary resources from The New York Times website.
• Websites A to Z — Helpful links in all subject areas.
• Website Evaluation — Learn which sites to trust!

   library@rbc.edu | Last Update: June 10, 2010