
Library KnowHOW
Library Support for Off-campus Learning
In line with the University's response to COVID-19, we have temporarily moved all our face-to-face appointments online.
Our workshops have moved online too, see the following link for details: https://library.rgu.ac.uk/classes.
We are committed to supporting you in your ongoing studies, and there are plenty of ways we can do so: whether directly, or through our many online guides.
We can support you with literature searching, referencing and RefWorks. Please see below for more details.
Follow the link here to find out more about temporary additional resources currently available:
COVID-19 - Temporary resourcesContact Details
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/
New: Virtual Appointments
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:
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.
Literature Searching
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.
Referencing
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
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