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Black History Month

This month we're featuring books, films, and essays on the topics of Black Canadian history; the contemporary Black experience; Black culture & communication; the Black post-secondary experience; Black women & leadership; Black history in law & business; and Black film & fiction. Enjoy!

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Langford Student Commons

Visit the Langford Student Commons for library services, student study space, and more

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Human Rights: Accessibility, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

View EDI and Human rights resources from the Royal Roads University Library collection and sources across the web

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New! SciFree Journal Search

Publishing open access? RRU Library is pleased to share this tool that allows RRU-affiliated researchers to find journals with reduced or zero costs.

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Library and Writing Centre guides

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Academic Integrity

Learn more about North American concepts of academic integrity and how you can integrate academic integrity into your work as a RRU student.

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Concept mapping

Learn how to use concept maps for brainstorming, collaborating, teaching, and writing.

Reading, thinking, and learning

Reading, thinking, and writing at a graduate level

Learn how to read, think and write at a graduate level to ensure your success in a graduate program.

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The writing process

Learn more about aspects of the writing process to help you stay motivated and on track with your writing.

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More from the Library

Lean Library

Need full-text article access? This browser extension connects you directly to RRU Library resources from your internet searches.

Zotero

This free, open-source citation manager helps you collect, keep track of, and cite the sources you reference in your academic writing.

Get started with research

Learn how to use the library resources to get started with your research.

Business research guides

Learn about conducting market and industry research, creating business and marketing plans, and more.

Copyright information for theses & dissertations

Navigate copyright requirements related to publishing your thesis or dissertation.

Creating stable links to Library resources

Find instructions for creating stable links to licensed resources to share with other members of the RRU community.

Land acknowledgment

The Royal Roads campus is located on the traditional Lands of the Lekwungen-speaking Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

With gratitude, we live, work and learn here where the past, present and future of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, faculty and staff come together.