If you have a specific query you would like us to help with, you can contact the library support team in a number of ways:

 

• Email: library.support@rgu.ac.uk

 

• Facebook messenger: https://www.facebook.com/RGULibraryTeam/ 

 

If you would like to book face-to-face time with one of our team to discuss any of the topics listed below, you can book a virtual appointment using the following link:

Schedule Appointment

Please bear in mind that all appointments will be carried out using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra virtual classrooms. For more information on how to use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, see here: https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant.

 

The Library has a range of materials available online to support you with online literature searching.

 

If you are looking for general advice on looking for academic journal articles, try our Search Techniques guide:

 

https://library.rgu.ac.uk/search-techniques

 

To see a list of databases relevant to your subject area, check our Subject Databases pages:

 

https://library.rgu.ac.uk/subject-databases

 

For information about specific databases, see our Database guides:

 

https://library.rgu.ac.uk/databaseguides?b=g&d=a&group_id=4307

 

For information on finding other kinds of literature (grey literature, market research, critical appraisals, British Standards), see our Library Skills guides:

 

https://library.rgu.ac.uk/libraryskills?b=g&d=a&group_id=7500

 

Please direct any specific queries to the contact details listed above.

Our various referencing guides can help you make the correct decision regarding references in your assignments:

 

RGU Harvard Guide: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/RGUHarvard

 

RGU Harvard Templates: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/harvard-referencing-templates

 

RGU Vancouver Referencing: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/RGUvancouver

 

APA Referencing: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/apa-referencing

 

OSCOLA Referencing: Consult the official OSCOLA guidance https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/publications/oscola

 

For specific queries, get in touch using the contact details above.

 

RefWorks is a web-based reference management tool that allows you to store referencing data, and can generate citations and reference lists in the referencing styles used at RGU. Our various guides on RefWorks can be viewed here:

 

RefWorks guide: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/refworks

 

RefWorks - importing from databases: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/refworks-databases

 

RefWorks login and registration link (RGU login required):

https://www.refworks.com/RWShibboleth?providerid=https%3A//shib2idp.rgu.ac.uk/idp/shibboleth