Where to Start

If you want to find:	Start by looking in:
Quick Facts or General info	Encyclopedias, Almanacs, Factbooks
Info on your Subject	Choose a Subject Guide
Books	Library Catalog WorldCat
Book Reviews	Book Review Digest at REF Z1219 .C95
Course work help	Course Guides
Demographics	Census Data
Current Event	See Articles/View All Electronic Resources and then select CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly or National Newspaper Index
General Background Info	Encyclopedias
Government Publications	See Articles/View All Electronic Resources and then select GPO Monthly Catalog
Information about people	See Articles/View All Electronic Resources and then select American National Biography Online or Wilson Biographies
Magazine and journal articles for almost any subject	See Articles/View All Electronic Resources and then select Academic Search Complete or Research Library
News Events	Newspapers
Locate a map	Maps & Atlases
Statistics on various topics	Statistics
How to cite a paper	Style and Writing Guides
For further information, contact the Reference Desk at 585-594-6499 or send an e-mail message to Refdesk@roberts.edu

Guided Tour - This tour will give you an overview of where everything is located in the Golisano Library .
Database vs. websites - There are many reasons to use the library databases instead of just typing your research subject into a major search engine like Google. Explore the differences.
Web Links - This is a comprehensive subjects list of web links maintained by our librarians.
Research Tips - Find tips on collecting research for your project.