1. Connect to New Refworks
2. Create an Account
3. Create a New Folder
4. Search Databases for articles
5. Export your article citation to Refworks
6. You may also download the article PDF to your computer and then upload it in Refworks.
7. Create your Bibliography
Start your research here! Search hundreds of reference books at once to find definitions, topic overviews, and background info. Links to other library databases help you dig deeper.
Explore hot-button issues from all sides with CQ Researcher. Use this resource to choose research topics, find background info, and prepare strong arguments for class debates, speeches, or essays.
Explore global perspectives through news, reference, and multimedia sources. Use this tool to compare how different countries report on climate change, investigate human rights issues across regions, or find background information for debate of topics like universal healthcare.
Use this tool to find peer-reviewed articles, news, and magazines across nearly every academic field. A great place to begin research on any topic. Tip: Get the EBSCO mobile app to view content from all of the Library's EBSCO database subscriptions on your smartphone.
Start here for research across disciplines. ProQuest Central includes millions of articles from scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and trade publications, making it ideal for finding background info, current perspectives, or peer-reviewed sources all in one place.
Use Google Scholar to search across a wide range of academic and scholarly literature. Unlike a standard Google search, Google Scholar focuses on scholarly sources—but it also includes citations for theses, conference papers, court opinions, preprints, and other materials that may not be appropriate for every assignment. Always check the publication type and date, and evaluate whether the resource meets your assignment’s requirements. Because Google Scholar uses natural language searching, results may not always be relevant. Consider how closely each source connects to your topic, especially if you need work written by experts in a specific field. Tip: Connect Google Scholar to the Roger Williams University Library to access more full-text resources through our subscriptions.