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Finding the literature you need
Research is the backbone of scholarly work.

Finding the right scholarly and non-scholarly literature to support your research is a fundamental part of your academic journey.

RRU Library is here to help.

We can help you search for literature on any topic, be it a peer-reviewed article on building leadership capacity in Indigenous communities, or industry statistics on Australian recycling programs.

Our research guides and tools can help you improve your research skills and your awareness of information resources. Reviewing the guides will help you become a more effective researcher. We've highlighted a few below for you to get started with.

Finding traditional resources

Getting started

A comprehensive introduction to literature searching at Royal Roads — learn how to search, where to search, and how to evaluate the information you find.

Graduate research

Review detailed, step-by-step information for graduate students on researching your topic. From the guide titled "How to write a graduate-level essay."

Undergraduate research

Review detailed, step-by-step information for undergraduate students on researching your topic. From the guide titled "How to write an undergraduate-level essay

Business research

Researching market and industry information presents unique challenges. Our collection of business research guides can help you find what you need.

Grey literature: What is it?

Learn how to find and use non-commercial, non-peer-reviewed literature, such as government reports.

Indigenous research methods and studies

A starting point for finding resources within and outside RRU Library on Indigenous research methods, paradigms and methodologies.

Finding non-traditional resources

Finding statistics and data

Guidance on finding and using statistics and data in your research.

Finding video content

Learn how to access licensed film content through RRU's collections.

Finding ebooks

Learn about the ebook resources RRU Library subscribes to and how to access them.

Open access scholarly resources guide

Browse research help by topic

Not seeing what you need to support your research? Browse our guides to find help with your research. Search by keyword or filter by topic.

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