COUN 5391: Research Methods: Home

Use this guide to help with research at the Round Rock Campus Library.

You'll find information about how to find books, search for articles, and about the many services we have to offer you. We are an extension site of Alkek Library. 

A related guide that may also be helpful is our Tests & Measurements guide.

The Round Rock Writing Center is available for help with writing skills and has various online resources and services:

• Writing Guides
• APA Style guide
• Online Tutoring
  

• American Counseling Association
  
• American Mental Health Counselors Association
• American Psychological Association
• American School Counselor Association
  
• National Institute of Mental Health

Information about the RRC Library:

Hours

• Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page.

 Reference Assistance

• Ask in the main office found in room 255B of the Avery Building.
• One-on-one reference assistance is available.
• We can assist you in finding articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers as well as books, DVDs, streaming media, art, and much much more. 
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.

 Circulation Services

• Ask in the main office found in room 255B of the Avery Building.
• Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
• Regular and altered hours can be found online on our Hours Page.
• We can assist you in checking out/in and renewing materials housed at the RRC Library as well as those in Alkek Library.

 Quiet Study Room

• Room 255C is devoted to quite study.
• This room is typically available anytime the library is open.

 Printing/Scanning Services

• Printing is available from library computers.
• RRC Library follows the printing procedures as found in other parts of the Avery Building. Make sure to ask for details.
• Our main copier unit also functions as a fast scanner. Scanning is free to all Texas State patrons.

 General Collection

• This contains academic materials housed at the RRC Library.
• Materials in this collection represent some of the most used resources by students.
• Although this collection mostly consists of books there are also DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes available.

 Leisure Reading Collection 

• This contains titles intended for pleasure reading.
• Materials can check out to Texas State University patrons.

 Learning Lab

• Room 255D is available for library instruction with academic courses.
• These sessions are typically set up by the course instructor and one of the the RRC Library librarians.
• When not in use for library instruction sessions the computers in the room are available to Texas State University patrons.