Warner	
  Memorial	
  Library:	
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  Library	
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Informa5on	
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  Distance	
  Learners	
  and	
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Prepared	
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Mark	
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Info.	
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Eastern University Libraries Online

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    Warner  Memorial  Library:  The  Library  Online   Informa5on  for  Distance  Learners  and  Busy  Commuters   Prepared  by   Mark  Puterbaugh   Info.  Svcs.  Librarian   mputerba@eastern.edu   610-­‐341-­‐1461   Where  can  I  find  arEcles?   DATABASES   •  Access  World  News   A  comprehensive  news  collecEon  is  ideal  for  exploring  issues  and  events  at   the  local,  regional,  naEonal  and  internaEonal  level.     •  EBSCOhost     A  comprehensive  collecEon  of  mulE-­‐disciplinary  and  subject  specific   databases  including  Academic  Search  Complete,  ATLA+Serials,  Business   Source  CINAHL,  ERIC,  Health  Source:  Nursing/Academic  EdiEon,  MLA   Bibliography,  MMY,  Philosophers  Index,  PsychInfo,  Regional  Business  News   and  Social  Work  Abstracts.   •  JSTOR   Covers  full-­‐text  from  hundreds  of  journals  in  educaEon,    history,  social   sciences,  ecology,  botany  and  the  biosciences.     •  LexisNexis  Academic   One  stop  reference  tool  for  the  latest  informaEon  from  worldwide     newspapers,  periodicals,  television  and  radio  broadcasts,  newswires,  blogs,   legal  sources  for  federal  and  state  cases  and  statutes.  Lexis  also  includes  the   latest  business  informaEon  with  SEC  filings,  company  profiles  and  market  and   industry  reports.   •  ProQuest   Contains  DissertaEons  &  Theses,  Ethnic  News  Watch,  Gender  Watch,  ERIC,   Sociological  Abstracts  and  Social  Services  Abstracts,  ProQuest  Sociology  full-­‐ text  databases  and  more.   •  Sage  Premier   A  collecEon  of  over  240  of  the  highly  regarded  Sage  Journals,  covering  a   variety  of  disciplines.   Check  out  the  A  to  Z  Journal  List.   Searchable  database  of  all  Eastern  University’s  full-­‐text   periodical  Etles.     Check  out  RAPID  ILL.   Hard  to  find  arEcles  delivered  to  your  desktop.    
  • 2.
    •  Guides  and  Tutorials   Learn  to  use  all  the  resources  available  to  you  at  hAp://www.eastern.edu/library/guides-­‐ and-­‐tutorials.    There  you  can  learn  about  RefWorks  the  citaEon  management  system,  view   tutorials,  understand  style  guides,  reference  subject  guides  and  understand  everything  the   library  has  to  offer  you.     Where  can  I  nd  books?   Support   •  Reference  1777   Contact  the  library’s  reference  desk  for  assistance.     Phone:  610-­‐341-­‐1777   Email:  reference1777@eastern.edu   The  desk  is  staffed  Monday  through  Friday  from  8AM  unEl  11PM,  Saturday  10AM   unEl  5PM  and  Sunday  2PM  to  8PM.   •  Connect  with  a  Staff  Member   See  the  staff  list  on  the  website  hgp://www.eastern.edu/library/library-­‐staff.     Monday,  August  31,  15   Tools  for  Success   •  eBrary   Large  collecEon  of  academic  e-­‐books  searchable  and  readable   through  this  mulE-­‐disciplinary  database.   •  EBSCO  eBooks   Search  and  view  the  full  text  of  academic  e-­‐books  in  EBSCOhost.   •  JSTOR  Books   Excellent  collecEon  of  mulE-­‐disciplinary  Etles  from  academic   publishers.   •     NCBI  Bookshelf  (hAp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books)   NaEonal  Center  for  Biotechnology  InformaEon  Bookshelf  provides   free  access  to  books  and  documents  in  life  science  and  healthcare. Â