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Set up Google Scholar to connect to VCU resources, and use it to access resources that VCU does not have.
Mobile apps or other research tools may ask for these addresses:
https://proxy.library.vcu.edu/login?url=
http://vcu-alma-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/openurl/VCU/vcu_services_page
Endnote and other citation management software allow you to search VCU Libraries' collections directly using the Z39.50 protocol. Connection information:
Server address: alma.exlibrisgroup.com
Port: 1921
Database name: 01VCU_INST
Recordtype: USMARC
In the Citation Tools Research Guide learn how to use citation tools and how to select the right one.