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REC 601: Research and Evaluation I Virtual Handout

Recreation,Parks and Leisure Studies

Research Guides and How to Find Them

What's a Research Guide?

A research guide, also known as a "libguide", is a page created by librarians to help students find relevant resources about a subject and view contact information for librarians. Sometimes, a guide is created specifically for a class.

So How Do I Access a Research Guide?

1) First, click on the Library tab in myRedDragon:

Arrow pointing to Library tab in myRedDragon

2) Next, select "Research Guides" as shown below: 

Arrow pointing to Research Guides in Library section of myRedDragon.

3) A drop-down menu appears to pick a guide by subject. Then click "Go". This example demonstrates looking for a guide related to Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies: 

 

4) Select "Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies: General Research Guide".

 

5) This is the home page.  There are tabs on top to click on to navigate to different sections of the guide. Contact information for the Recreation liaison librarian can be found in the Contact/Help tab.: