1. We welcome you to US University Library We all have it at our finger tips

2. Knowledge is Empowerment Let’s take a fast view What hours they are open Who are the Librarians Search for university databases What are open sources Where can you find tutorials on how to search What are their networks

3. Knowledge is Empowerment To access, go to http://www.usuniversity.edu/st udent_services_library_databas es.php http://www.usuniversity.edu/st udent_services_library_databas es.php From home page, look for the bar across the page, click on STUDENT SERVICES

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6. Knowledge is Empowerment Contact the librarian (619) 477 6310 ext 2017

7. Knowledge is Empowerment Location: 140 W. 16th St National City, CA 91950 Catalina Lopez - clopez@usuniversity.educlopez@usuniversity.edu Irma Carrillo - imoore@usuniversity.eduimoore@usuniversity.edu Regular Hours: Monday to Friday : 9:00 am - 6:00 pm First Saturday of the month: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

8. Knowledge is Empowerment United States University Library & Information Resources US UNIVERSITY ONLINE FULL TEXT DATABASES: US University Online full text databases Tutorials TEAS Math Tutorials Open Access online information Collections

9. Knowledge is Empowerment Today, you have a great invitation! You have been invited to jump onto the shoulders of the best minds our globe has produced. Let us take you on this fantastic journey of knowledge, enroll and be part of “La Familia” Come aboard!

10. Knowledge is Empowerment US University databases Access Medicine JSTOR CINAHL PLUS with Full Text MEDLINE Full Text Nursing Reference Center Cochrane Library Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews PsyArticles OVID AMED OVID Global Health Cochrane Methodology Register Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) ERIC Health Technology Assessments NHS Economic Evaluation PROQUEST Lexis Nexis

11. Knowledge is Empowerment Custom Design - US University has developed a series of Information Literacy Tutorials to enhance your knowledge and critical thinking about the different situations you will be exposed to during your program with us. -- We have tailored each tutorial to meet your specific information needs.

12. Knowledge is Empowerment US UNIVERSITY TUTORIALS EBSCO phrase search... Simultaneous search… EBSCO search for authors and phrase Searching EBSCO education and GE Searching EBSCO Medline Search PROQUEST Nursing Plagiarism Searching Access medicine Guide to APA Shopping books in MBS OVID Amed OVID Global Health Searching free journals in nursing Search JSTOR

13. Knowledge is Empowerment US UNIVERSITY TUTORIALS EBSCO Simple search EBSCO Academic Search Premier visual Open sources Create Alerts and Files The Information Cycle Review Online resources How do we get there EBSCO ASP and use of subject terms Use of Index Searching PROQUEST Searching ERIC Advance search in ERIC University and Public Libraries

14. Knowledge is Empowerment What information can I find in databases? Journal Collection, hundreds of journals & thousands of articles Reports, manuals Theses or Dissertations Book Reviews E-books Images Tables, Graphs, Videos

15. Knowledge is Empowerment Why Academic Journals? Because journals are where the scientific and technical community promote their results, share their finding and open themselves to criticism. Because they are peer reviewed, and the information has been validated by the academic community. If you were to be published, where would you do it?

16. Knowledge is Empowerment This will be your first stop! To search EBSCO data bases. 11 databases in one search Take the time to learn from tutorials Then go to Proquest, OVID, JSTOR, Access Medicine

17. Knowledge is Empowerment Your second stop will be Full Text OPEN ACCESS http://usuniversity.edu/student_services_library_i nformation.php http://usuniversity.edu/student_services_library_i nformation.php Directory of Open Access Repositories Directory of Open Access Journals OAIster Scielo Redalyc Wholis Google Scholar and many links by subjects

18. Knowledge is Empowerment Your third stop is Collections Local Libraries – University Libraries: SDSU, USD, UCSD, CIRCUIT – Public Libraries: County & City Libraries Worldwide Libraries: World Cat, Library of Congress

19. Knowledge is Empowerment Have a great day