Email risdarchives@risd.edu to schedule a class visit to RISD Archives.

Browse the RISD Archives Collections.

Visit the Special Collections page to schedule a class visit. 

Browse Special Collections on the library catalog and on Digital Commons. 

Research Instruction Sessions

Working with the instructor, librarians tailor instruction sessions to support course objectives, complement the syllabus and prepare students for a written or studio research assignment. Librarians will come to any classroom or studio equipped with a digital projector and reliable network access.

Topics include:

• Research process overview & approaches to managing information
• Research conceptualization & methods for studio projects
• Literature reviews
• Concept mapping a studio or written topic
• Class time organized around exploring one of our many Thematic Collections
• Researching an object
• Finding books – searching the RISD/Athenaeum online catalog
• Finding articles – using electronic indexes to locate articles
• Finding images – electronic & print image searching
• Evaluating information – thinking critically about print & web sources
• Citing print and visual sources & avoiding plagiarism
• Workshops that combine collection highlights and individual research support

Contact the Research & Instruction Department to schedule an instruction session.

Contact Mark Pompelia, Visual Resources Librarian, to schedule a class visit.