Your professor has just given you an assignment to do, and you just don't know where to begin! Here's the place to start. Learn what resources to use, download guides tailored to your particular assignment, and know who to ask with more questions!

HELP me get started on my research

• Catalog - Search for books and ebooks.
• Databases - Search for articles.
• WorldCat - Request items through Interlibrary Loan.

HELP me with a specific assignment

• General Research Guide
• Access Articles with P Values
• American History Paper
• Find Biology-Related Articles from Newspapers
• Find Editorials
• Find Literature Resources (especially on a novel)
• Find Peer-Reviewed Articles for Biology
• Find Resources on Othello
• Find Resources on Shakespeare's Plays

New York Times Featured Authors - Useful for Prof. Floyd's critical analysis on a novel

Citations - Help with APA, MLA, and Chicago/Turabian formats

HELP me pick a topic

• Debatabase - An online forum for formally debating many controversial issues. Read points and counterpoints for each argument surrounding the issue.
• Global Issues - Research issues that affect the entire world, not just the United States.
• Idea Generator - Very, very long list of research topics by ODU.
• Possible Research Topics and Questions - This list was compiled by Christine Woodman in Prof. Duckworth's English class.
• Public Policies and Issues - A fabulous website compiled by Vanderbilt University that specializes in providing US government information surrounding controversial issues.
• Procon.org - A nonprofit organization that lists the pros and cons of many controversial issues.
• Social Issues in America (Table of Contents) - Multi-volume encyclopedia on the READY REFERENCE shelf (HN57 .S624 2006) that has short articles on many controversial issues.

HELP me download an ebook

The RBC Library has over 60,000 ebooks available through EBSCO that can be downloaded to a PC, Mac, or portable device. Read these instructions to learn how!

More HELP

Feel free to contact the library at any time with any questions! You can stop by the desk in person, call us at (804) 862-6226, email us at library@rbc.edu, or just use this online form. Our individual contact information is available on our staff page.