Online Library Resources & Services
The University of Richmond Libraries provide services that suit the
needs of all learners -- whether on campus or hundreds of miles away.
These include:
- The library’s Connect
from Home Web page provides instruction on the use of
the proxy server for access to licensed databases. It also provides
a link to the IS page providing download and installation instructions
for establishing a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.
- The Ask
a Librarian Web page lists multiple ways to use various
communication technologies to seek one-to-one assistance from a reference
librarian.
- The netLibrary collection of electronic books
available to the UR community now numbers more than 54,000 titles, of which 1,300 are audiobooks.
These are accessible both through the UR libraries online catalog
and the netLibrary Web site at http://www.netlibrary.com/. Visit the
list of Online Databases (see below) and select the netLibrary link
to enter through the University's subscription.
- The library’s list of online
databases provides access to nearly 200 databases selected
to support the university’s curricula.
- A guide to online
reference sources links to helpful reference resources. Some are available on the free Web; others are free but require students to log in with UR Net-ID and password.
- The research
guides by subject are available on the library Web site
and provide lists of resources, in print and online, by organized
by academic subject
- The online
catalog and the Journal
Locator provide access to print and electronic resources
in the libraries’ collections.
- The Research
Express page offers tips to students not sure of how
to get started in their search for information.
- Self-help tools are available through the Library
and Information Skills Tutorials
page.
And be sure to check out the Library's delivery
service for distance learners! As a service to SCS Distance
Education students and faculty, UR Libraries will supply library-owned
materials via FedEx ground and email to eligible faculty and students
in the following programs:
- Weekend College
- Public Safety University/Off Campus Human Resource Management
- Emergency Services Management
- Master of Disaster Science
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