When you are doing research, you know there are lots of resources the Campus Library provides. But there are many other resources available, and vendors sometimes offer free trials. Such is the case for a new video database, Meet the Press. And we want your feedback on if it would be useful for your research…. Read more »
Tag: reference databases
Celebrating Computing
This week is Computer Science Education Week, and a great time to learn about the ubiquitous technology that has reshaped the world. Established to honor the birthday of Grace Hopper, an early computer programmer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL, CSEd Week is focused on preparing students in all disciplines to learn about… Read more »
A Streamlined Database
If you’ve ever used a library database to do research, chances are it was an EBSCO database. From general-knowledge resources like Academic Search Premier to discipline-specific parts like MedLine, PsycInfo, Business Source Premier, Communication and Mass Media, and ERIC, it covers every discipline taught at IU East – and includes over a third of our… Read more »
Finding Theory for Practice
One question that’s been asked a lot recently concerns various nursing theorists. Our databases can be great sources for this kind of information. Major nursing databases like CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing Edition, and MedLine are a great place to start. Try truncating or reducing the number of words in the search to find more articles. For… Read more »
ProQuest Mobile
We know how things are for college students – you’re busy. Between classes, part-time jobs, and extracurricular activities, it can be hard to find time to fit it all in. And doing research can be vexing, if you have a sudden great idea about a topic or a search, but you’re nowhere near a computer. … Read more »
Money makes the research go ’round
July brings a new fiscal year and with it comes renewal requests for many of the databases and other online resources you may need for your academic research. We wanted to share with you the costs of some of these. The viability of these resources for our campus is calculated using a formula of “cost… Read more »
Business Insights: Essentials
Last week we looked at a database that was adding new content, but sometimes our databases completely reinvent themselves. Such is the case with Business Insights: Essentials, a database from the Gale Corporation. Formerly called Business and Company Resource Center, Gale fully reengineered the search interface, making it much cleaner and easier to use. You… Read more »
Psychological Insight
Last week we looked at improving the library collection with a new database, but our existing databases are anything but stagnant! New, up-to-date content is being added to them all the time. One recent example is Wiley Online Library, which has just added the Handbook of Psychology to its extensive list of interdisciplinary titles. The… Read more »
Pride in the Library
Library collections are vibrant — continually changing and growing. We enhance the Library collection at IU East with the primary purpose to provide you with reliable and current resources relevant to curricular and research needs. Electronic resources and databases continue to increase in relevance and usefulness, offering millions of journal articles, encyclopedias, videos, e-books, and… Read more »
Gale Force Databases
The library has added two great new resources! Our list of databases now includes Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers and National Geographic Magazine Digital Archive, both from Gale. Chances are you’re already familiar with a lot of great Gale databases. From the major ones, Opposing Viewpoints and Biography in Context, to other mainstays like the… Read more »