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Research Support

Research support is available to all College of the Rockies students, whether you choose in person help, need to email a quick question (library@cotr.bc.ca), or prefer to use live chat with AskAway (widget below), we are here to help!

In-Person Research Help is available Monday to Thursday from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.

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