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Why E-Books are Right for You!

Why E-Books are Right for You!

, books, Library Resources, Mandi Moning 0 Comments
E-books are growing more and more popular in academic and public libraries, and for good reasons!  Here at IU East, there are many benefits for patrons using electronic books.    1. E-books are easily accessible from the comfort of your own home, day or night.  Many IU East students do not live near campus.  Some students are taking online courses and do not often come to campus.  But even online courses require research papers!  With e-books, you do not have to stop by the library to gain access to a plethora of books.  Just search our catalog at http://iucat.iu.edu or directly search one of our e-book vendors (find a list of vendors here: http://www.iue.edu/library/books/ebooks.php).      2. E-books do not … Continued
A to Z at the Library: your virtual door to explore

A to Z at the Library: your virtual door to explore

, Frances Yates, Library Resources 0 Comments
I know, I know, we’re always pushing you to use our databases.  But there’s just so dang much interesting and useful info in them.  It’s the world beyond Google (and believe me, I’m not a Google-basher; but there’s more to an information-rich life than that). So, in alphabetical order (of course, I am a librarian after all!), culled from our handy and cleverly-named “A-Z list”:   African Writers Series  Book Review Index  Career & Technical Education Declassified Documents Reference System Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition Family Health GreenFILE Historical New York Times Indiana Case Law JSTOR Arts and Sciences VII Collection Khan Academy LexisNexis Academic MarketLine Business Information Center NASA-Science Oxford Reference Online: Premium Picture Post Historical Archive  Religious Studies, Theology … Continued
Around the World: A virtual tour

Around the World: A virtual tour

Heidi Huff, Library Resources 0 Comments
Jules Verne’s character Phileas Fogg resolved to travel Around the World in 80 Days  but for those of you who are enjoying a summer “stay-cation” instead, you can travel the world in eight-teen (not 80) databases.  It’s like a passport to fun, without those terrible pictures!  Before you start your journey, if you’d like to know more about the History of the U.S. of A. and what life was like from “back then” til now you can visit America: History & Life.   It contains literature and indexing covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.   From here it’s a quick trip over to Caribbean Literature, a searchable collection of poetry and … Continued
Money can’t buy ya love…

Money can’t buy ya love…

Frances Yates, Jesse Whitton, Library Resources 0 Comments
…but it can buy us reliable resources to make your research more productive and easy (really!) It’s the time of year when invoices for databases and online reference sources fill the inbox so we wanted to share with you some of the “oldies but goodies” renewed for your continuing research pleasure.   Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context Information about current social and political issues includes pro/con essays, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies of social activists, court-case overviews, statistics, podcasts and images. OV can help you research, analyze and organize a variety of data for research assignments, debates, presentations and more.   Biography and Genealogy Master Index Provides coverage of nearly 5 million contemporary and historical figures from authors to … Continued
How Can We Discover Who We Really Are?

How Can We Discover Who We Really Are?

, Ben Coburn, Library Resources, Matt Dilworth 0 Comments
“We who are born in America absorb our images of self and culture basically through western eyes… Under such circumstances, how can we possibly discover who we really are?” – David Henry Hwang  May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (http://asianpacificheritage.gov), an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments Asian Pacific Americans have contributed to the nation.   The library has several books on the subject, such as Version 3.0 Contemporary Asian American Plays, Extraordinary Asian Pacific Americans, and Orientals: Asian Americans in Popular Culture, and also has several other resources to assist you in learning more about these fascinating cultures.  Excellent plays written by Asian Pacific Americans are located in the Asian American Drama database.  You can learn about Asian Pacific culture … Continued