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Where has the time gone?

archives, reference databases December 12, 2011 Library Resources, Mandi Moning admin 0 Comments

Would you like to take a fresh approach to American history research? Have you considered looking at primary sources? Many primary resources can be found on your own computer through the IU East Campus Library! We have many interesting databases that could be used for a broad range of topics. Here are just a few: North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories This database can provide you with a personalized account of the life of immigrants in North America. Browse the collection by year, country of origin, personal event such as education or religious experience, nationality, or author. This database has it all – images, writings, and oral histories! Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment … Continued

Nursing Searching

e-resources, nursing, reference databases, scholarly resources November 7, 2011 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

Are you starting research on a nursing or medical topic, but unsure where to begin? Let the library help! We provide you with access to a lot of cutting-edge scholarship that will make your research easier. The EBSCO databases CINAHL, MedLine, Health Source Nursing, and Health Source Consumer are a great place to begin. These databases let you limit your results to things like only full text articles, peer-reviewed articles, or articles published in the last few years. Say your topic is relationship-based care. This search gives you over 100 scholarly, full text articles, published in the last ten years. Or try this search for information about care plans. Or this one for respecting Islamic practices in end-of-life care. … Continued

Credo Reference Concept Map Poetry Contest! Money! YOU win AND the Library wins!

Contests, e-resources, reference databases June 6, 2011 Caitlin Tracey-Miller, Contests, Library Resources, Uncategorized mdilwort

You might be thinking, what’s “Credo reference,” what’s a “concept map,” and most important, “how do I win?” Credo Reference is a service the library subscribes to so IU East students and faculty have access to full-text articles, images, video and audio clips. It even helps you find books in the IU library catalog (IUCat) and suggests search terms for your topics. You can access Credo Reference from anywhere using your iu user id and password via the proxy server: https://proxy.library.iue.edu/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com More reliable than Google or Wikipedia, Credo Reference is easy to navigate and you can save or email your search content. It also has useful tools, including pronunciations and a crossword puzzle solver! A unique feature of Credo Reference … Continued

New Databases

e-resources, reference databases May 30, 2011 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth mdilwort

The library has 3 new databases! You now can search these influential British newspapers: Picture Post Historical Archive, the Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, and the Illustrated London News Historical Archive. The Illustrated London News covers its full run, from its founding in 1842 to when it ceased publication in 2003. The ILN was the first weekly newspaper to feature pictures in every edition (drawings at first, but gradually replaced with photographs around the turn of the century). The magazine had a strong conservative bent, as most newspapers of the time took strong partisan positions. At its height, the ILN sold hundreds of thousands of copies of each weekly issue. The Picture Post is the shortest archive, covering the newspaper’s … Continued

Mental Health Awareness Month

psychology, reference databases May 9, 2011 Library Resources, Matt Dilworth, Research mdilwort

May is Mental Health Month, so library staff want to share some relevant resources in psychology and mental wellness. Online journals provide current, readily accessible articles. We subscribe to two major databases that cover psychological issues: ProQuest Psychology Journals and PsycINFO from EBSCOhost (see last week’s blog for more on EBSCO). Both are very user-friendly and have a wealth of full text information. If currency isn’t an issue, JSTOR can also be a powerful database, but it doesn’t feature articles from the last few years like ProQuest and EBSCO do. You also might want to use PubMed Central, the National Institute of Health’s free digital archive. Additionally, we also have a wide selection of books and e-books, a sampling … Continued