Online resources Get them from home or office Databases provide
something for every discipline, as well as scholarly sources,
magazines and newspapers Essential source of scholarly information
for a college where the population is not on campus for long
periods.
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Start with general databases ProQuest Central, Academic Search
Good start for a search where you may not be sure of your approach
Search strategies will be the same for other databases
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Link to databases in particular disciplines Look for databases
that meet particular needs Ethnic Newswatch Genderwatch New York
Times Historical dates from 1851 Academic Universe: Legal (Lexis
Nexis) case law AP Images photographs Several databases for news
articles and more, just read our menu or ask us!
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How do you read articles when you dont now what theyre talking
about? Online reference sources are available ABC-Clio Electronic
Books Encyclopedia Britannica Gale Virtual Reference Library Oxford
English Dictionary
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Databases allow your students to obtain scholarly and research
information by limiting searches to scholarly sources Are you doing
research? You have access to a wide range of scholarly information
as well.
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Link to available e-books when you get results from a search in
the library catalog Search EBSCO E-books Search ebrary Allows you
to search within the books you retrieve to easily locate
information on your topic
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ERIC ProQuest Education Journals Teacher Resource Center
Faculty and Staff Services links to Chronicle of Higher Education
and Inside Higher Ed
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VAST: Academic Video Online Reference USA links to information
on many US and Canadian businesses; for business research and for
finding internships Fergusons Career Guidance Center Global Issues
in Context, Issues and Controversies, Points of View Reference
Center
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Visit online resource page periodically; see what is available
and new Give us your feedback. We want to have the best resources
for your students in each discipline Let us know what you need; Are
students having trouble finding sources? Are new courses coming up?
What about personal research?
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For reference/research assistance please call: Reference Desk:
609-570-3560 For electronic resources (including assistance with
connecting to library resources from off campus or database help)
please call: Electronic Resources: 609-570-3550 (Monday Thursday
10AM 6PM and Friday 9AM 5PM) For acquisitions of library materials
please call: Acquisitions: 609-570-3559