Students–Have you tried Credo?
CREDO is a user-friendly reference source geared to students to help them get background information on their topic. It consists mostly of shorter encyclopedia articles but also has some in-depth summaries.
CREDO recently revamped its platform. Learn more about the platform upgrade.
New ebook collections and other resources in the library!
Our ebook collections are getting bigger and better than ever! Not all of our recently acquired ebooks are available via the catalog but you can browse them directly. Here’s a list of our new collections:
- Palgrave 2014 ebooks
- Springerlink 2012 and 2013 ebooks
- new Gale Virtual Reference Library titles (both new editions and new titles)
And don’t forget we just got:
- World Scholar Latin America and the Caribbean Archives which features primary source documents about Latin America and the Caribbean; academic journals and news feeds covering the region; reference articles and commentary; maps and statistics; audio and video; and more …
- JSTOR XI-XII!
New interface coming to ebrary
This September, Ebrary will roll out a new and improved interface featuring a new online reader. Learn more here …
More JSTOR
We now have JSTOR XI-XII, thanks to the Central Office of Libraries Services. You access individual titles via our ejournal portal. The title list will allow access on-campus but not off-campus. Use the ejournal portal when off-campus.
New! Encyclopedia of Social Work
Human Services students will want to check this out! We’re now subscribing to the premium version of the Enyclopedia of Social Work. This is a core source that you will want to refer to regularly. Best of all, you can count on new material, updates to existing articles and lots of bonus material to help you with your studies as well as professional and career aspirations.
Download the infographic below as a .pdf
Updates to American History in Video
American History in Video is one of the library’s coolest resources. It’s been revamped for a better look and feel. Recently, we’ve added 326 new videos. You can find specific titles via our online catalog: just search TITLE: American History in Video. Another plus about American History in Video: every video has a transcript.
Instructors: Did you know that you can create your own custom video clips as well as embed videos and use them in your teaching and assignments in class and online in Blackboard or OpenLab?
Short Story Criticism is new and Literature Resource Center is back
Love Comics and Graphic Novels? Find Them Online in the Library
Did you know we have lots of comics and graphic novels in the library? Many are print but we also have a large collection available online in Underground & Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels. We just bought new material for this online collection bringing us up to 1900 online comic books.
Statista: Your Source for Data!
Need facts and numbers for your presentations, speeches and papers? Statista is here!
New in the library–Statista, a portal for all things statistical including data that can be downloaded in a variety of file formats, reports, and infographics.
Statista is geared to students as well as professionals. Unlike many of our other resources, Statista has business and marketing data.