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
QUESTIONS
Bernadette López-Fitzsimmons Information Services Librarian O’Malley Library CONTACT INFO