Library

Service and Search Tools

Service

Research/Reference questions email: AskALibrarian@richland.edu 

Article Request Link

Use this form to request an article you cannot find in full text in our databases. 

Expect the article/link in your email in 1+ days

 

Book/DVD Request Link

Use this form to request a book you cannot request through Richland Library.

Expect to be notified by email to pick up item in 3+ days

  

Search Tools

Richland Library - Find books, articles, media & more at both Richland Library Catalog & I-Share catalog - 90+ Illinois colleges and universities.  

WorldCat - World-wide database to find books, media & more not found in Richland Library database

Credo Reference - Encyclopedias | Handbooks | Dictionaries | Statistics | Infographics

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia -  Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries

 

Online Databases: Articles, Videos, eBooks

All Subjects/Topics
 
Agriculture
 
Business
 
Criminal Justice
 
Drama, Theater, Humanities
 
E-Book Collections
 
Education
 
Environmental Science
 
Films & Documentaries 
Films on Demand | KANOPY - streaming | SWANK - streaming 
 
Image Collections
 
News Publications
Wall Street Journal | Newsbank - Decatur - Herald & Review | Newspaper Source
 
Nursing & Health 
 
Primary Source Documents
 
Social Sciences & Government
 
Statistical Sources Online
U.S. Data and Statistics | U.S. Census Bureau | U.S. Data and Statistics | UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | Google Dataset Research | Pew Research Center
 

More Library Information

Contact Us

Telephone: 875-7200 ext. 6303
 
STAFF
Gavena Dahlman, M.L.S., Director
 
Kathy Goldsberry, LTA., Library Technical Associate
 
Open Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CLOSED all college holidays and Fridays in June & July
 
Printing | Photocopies | FAX | Study Spaces | Headphones | Calculators

Research Assistance | Interlibrary Loan | Exhibit & Displays | 30 Computer Workstations

Please visit the library website for description of services.  
 
FOR HELP WITH CITATIONS:

Research Guides

Finding Books and Articles

Finding Quality Resources