Welcome - URISE - University of Richmond Integrated Science Experience

URISE & Library Research

Getting Started

Welcome to the University of Richmond!

Use this guide for help with your research while participating in URISE. It provides you with an overview on resources you may use as well as how to evaluate and cite them effectively.

Please contact me if you need any help with your research!

~ Melanie

Some Basic Library Resources

UR Library Catalog

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals.
This is good place to start for most topics, including all sciences, religion, law, history, psychology, political science, criminal justice, literature, current events, sociology and communications.
Abstracts and full-text for most journal articles; Varies by title many from 1980s-present
Access Science This link opens in a new window
Search across thousands of comprehensive encyclopedia entries covering all major science disciplines. This database also includes definitions of scientific terms, biographies of well-known scientists, a few textbooks, and Schaum's Outlines.
OneSearch This link opens in a new window
A discovery tool that searches most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings.