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    Masks Required in Library

    Face coverings are a key tool in preventing exposure and containing the spread of COVID-19. RWU requires face coverings to be worn in all campus spaces, including in the library. The purpose of masks

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    Congratulations, Graduates!

    You did it! You are one of the most resilient graduating classes in the history of the university. You’ve managed to finish your studies in the midst of a global pandemic, and from all accounts, you

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    Social Explorer

    RWU Library is currently offering a free trial to Social Explorer, an online demographic research tool. Social Explorer can be used to visualize and interact with data, and to create maps, charts, and

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    Tell Us Your Story

    The Roger Williams University Library and Archives has created RWU: The COVID19 Experience, a project to encourage students, staff, faculty, administrators, and alumni to document and share their

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    Ashlyn McCarthy: Online Learning During COVID-19

    Major: Public Relations Graduation date: May 2021 Hometown: Long Meadow, MA How are you managing the switch from in-person to online learning? I’m doing well. I’ve found that the big thing for me is

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    Coronavirus Research Database

    On March 31, Proquest released the Coronavirus Research Database and made it available at no charge to all ProQuest customers. ProQuest built this database in response to the rapidly growing need for

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    Remote Library Support & Services LibGuide

    The RWU librarians have created a Remote Library Support and Services LibGuide to help you navigate as we move to an online teaching and learning modality. The LibGuide includes information and links

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    Need Help?

    As we move to an online teaching and learning platform due to the COVID-19 virus, the Roger Williams University library staff remains available to answer your research questions, and to show you how

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    Found Poetry Writing Workshop

    Join us on February 27, 2020 at Rogers Free Library in Bristol for Finding Poetry, Finding Crane: A One-Evening Found Poetry Writing Workshop using the language of Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of