Access and Manage Scholarly Resources
Adams Library provides access to thousands of books, eBooks, journals, and other resources for research and teaching. We offer multiple online discovery tools for finding resources, including the WorldCat "everything" catalog , A-Z Database List, Google Scholar with library links, and more. If you want access to articles and materials located at other institutions, we have an efficient interlibrary loan system and a department that will put strong effort into obtaining them for you. Looking for a citation management tool to organize your research materials? Register for a RefWorks account through Adams Library.
Recommend Books and Streaming Media
Suggest purchases for our collections using the Faculty Purchase Recommendation Form or email your library liaison. When items become available, the Library can put them on Course Reserve for your students at your request.
Avoid Paywalls on Popular News Sites
We provide free digital subscriptions to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Chronicle of Higher Education for all current RIC faculty, students, and staff.
Work with Librarians
Our librarians have different specializations to support academic library operations, research in the disciplines, and information literacy outcomes. Use the live chat box on our website or our Research Help page to find a subject librarian/library liaison, schedule library instruction, or contact the Reference Department in general.
Explore Archives and Special Collections
Our Special Collections Department houses an incredible array of unique materials and the Rhode Island College institutional archives, some of which are accessible online through our updated RIC Digital Collections website (note: work on this system is still being completed). Faculty are invited to contact Veronica Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, at vdenison@ric.edu to schedule reading room appointments and discuss classroom integrations of special collections. For questions regarding faculty submissions to our institutional repository, email digitalcollections@ric.edu. They will hold workshops at the end of the semester for faculty and students to learn about the new submission procedures via RIC Digital Collections.
Find and Publish Open Educational Resources
Learn about open educational practices and adopt open access publications to reduce textbook costs for your students. For a list of Adams Library guides associated with open practices and resources, visit https://library.ric.edu/open.
Follow Adams Library Social Media
We use @riclibrary on Instagram and Facebook to publicize library hours, resources, and events. Following us on social media is the best way to learn about ongoing exhibits in the library, as well as annual initiatives like the Friends of the Adams Library First Year Research Prize.
Borrow Bestsellers and New Academic Books
Check out our browsing area on Level 3 (main floor). We love to see faculty looking for new academic titles and current fiction and non-fiction bestsellers. You can also visit our New Books & Materials in the Library blog.
Hangout in the Library
Adams Library is a building with four floors and book stacks on every level. It has a variety of spaces that are suited to research, reading, computing and printing, meeting-up with students and colleagues, and watching the baseball team practice. Be sure to look at Library Hours. Please note that Level 2 is for silent study.
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