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Mission statement

The Research and Instructional Services (RIS) Department is dedicated to enhancing the educational, research, and service missions of the University by providing support to Virginia Tech faculty, students, and staff and the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia through excellence in instruction, reference assistance and information access.

Librarians and staff of RIS are located throughout: Newman, Art + Architecture, Northern Virginia Resource Center, and Veterinary Medicine libraries. Hours and directions for all the University libraries can be found online.

Below are just a few of the research tools and resources available. Please contact your college or subject librarian for more assistance.

Reference services

• Desk assistance
  • Business, Humanities, & Social Sciences Reference/Research help desk
  • Science & Technology Reference/Research help desk
• Ask a Librarian
• Chat/Email Knowledge Base

Research help

• How do I...?
• Subject guides
• Handouts
• Citation style guides
• More research help

Meet the librarians and staff

• All
• Newman
• Art + Architecture
• Northern Virginia Center Resource Center
• Veterinary Medicine Library

Manuals

• Endnote users guide
• Ingenta quick guide

Tutorials

• General information
• Seven steps to research
• Information Skills Modules
  • More about the ISMs
• TILT
  • More about TILT

Classes and classrooms

• Classroom usage policies
• Available classrooms
  • Newman (207A Newman)
  • Torgersen (3310 Torgersen)
• Reserve a classroom for:
  • ENGL 1105, 1106, H1204; COMM 1105, 1106
  • General classroom reservations
  • Contact your college/subject librarian to schedule a library instruction session

Tours

• General information
• Guided tour schedule
• Self guided tour of Newman Library
• Online (via floor map plans)