Research Resources and Services

Research Resources and Services

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Articles from Journals, Magazines & Newspapers

Article Databases 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.
UMI's Dissertation Express — Search for and order dissertations
Videorecordings and DVDs in the RBC Library

Citations

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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

Web Sites

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 web site.
Web Sites A to Z — Helpful links in all subject areas.
Web Site Evaluation — Learn which sites to trust!

library@rbc.edu | Last Update: October 23, 2008