 Bernadette López-Fitzsimmons  Information Services Librarian  O’Malley Library  October 16, 2013  Miguel 307 LIBRARY TECH TALK EBOOK COLLECTIONS.

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 Bernadette López-Fitzsimmons  Information Services Librarian  O’Malley Library  October 16, 2013  Miguel 307 LIBRARY TECH TALK EBOOK COLLECTIONS

 Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)  Credo Reference  SpringerLink  Springer Reference  Ebrary  Encyclopedia Britannica  Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED)  Opposing Viewpoints in Context  Twayne Author Series SEVERAL EBOOK COLLECTIONS

 Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)  Credo Reference  Springer Reference  Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED)  Encyclopedia Britannica READY REFERENCE

 Ready Reference  Searcy by category  Search by subject  Search within a book  Concept maps  Gadgets  Coverage  Art  Business  Food & beverage  Geography  Biographies  History  Literature & Language  Philosophy  Education  Medicine  Psychology, Sociology  Law  Music  Technology  Religion  Science CREDO REFERENCE

 Ready Reference  Academic subjects  Search across subjects  Search within a book  Illustrations  Audio  Download to MP3, PDF, etc.  Coverage  Arts  Biography  Education  Environment  History  Information & Publishing  Multicultural studies  Nations & world  Religion  Science  Social Science  Technology  Engineering  Computer Science  And much more…. GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY (GVRL)

 Ready Reference  Authoritative  Reliable  Best dictionary for the English language  Pronunciation key  Thesaurus  History, Etymology  Coverage:  Arts  History, Language  Education  Military  Organizations  Region, Usage, Timelines  Authors’ quotations  Other OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY (OED)

 Ready Reference  General encyclopedia  Background Info  Definitions  Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary  Nations of the World  Book of the year  Web  More authoritative than using Google & Wikepedia  Subjects  Variety of topics  History  Art  Politics  Famous people  Other ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE

 Reference Materials  Encyclopedias  Manuals  Dictionaries  Thesauri  Atlases  Subjects  Physical Sciences  Engineering  Life Sciences  Medicine  Mathematics SPRINGER REFERENCE

 Books & Journals  Architecture & design  Biomedical sciences  Business & management  Chemistry  Computer Science  Earth Sciences & Geography  Economics  Education & Language  Energy  Engineering  Environmental Sciences  Food Sciences & Nutrition  Law  Life Sciences  Mathematics  Medicine  Philosophy  Physics  Public Health  Social Sciences  Statistics SPRINGER LINK

 Useful for the following:  Controversial issues  Current events  Trends  Summaries  Overviews  Pros & cons  Court case overviews  Periodical articles  Statistics  Charts, Tables, Graphs  Maps  Images  Audio & video  Subjects  Business & economics  Energy & environmentalism  Health & medicine  Law & Politics  National debate topics  Science, Technology & Ethics  Society & culture  War & diplomacy  Education & related topics OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT

 Useful for:  Literary movements  Surveys  Critiques  Author biographies  Overviews  Summaries  Subjects  English  Foreign Languages  Literature  Literature & Film  Art & Literature  Literature & History  Literature & Culture TWAYNE AUTHORS SERIES

 Search a special collection:  Ebooks  Online Video – NEW WORLD CINEMA  Narrow search strategies for a particular ebook collection JASPERCAT: ADVANCED SEARCH

 Search a particular Ebook Collection  Gale Virtual Reference Library  Ebrary  Credo Reference  Opposing Viewpoints  TIP: Use few words rather than complete name of database SEARCH ENTIRE LIBRARY WEB SITE

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