Tuesday, March 23, 2010

65 New Titles added to Credo Reference Online

Credo Reference now offers 490 unique titles available in full-text online. This resource has very good coverage of reference materials in a wide range of subjects. For example, the new titles include:

All things Chaucer
A-Z of social research
Biographical dictionary of transcendentalism
Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world
Dictionary of forensic psychology
Dictionary of literary symbols
Feminist philosophies A-Z
Great military lives
Philosophy of science A-Z
Power and succession in Arab monarchies
Praeger handbook of Latino education in the U.S.

On-campus, simply click here to go to Credo Reference and search for a title. Off-campus, click here to log in to the Databases page, select Credo Reference and search for a title. These reference works can also be found in the Catalog where you search for print resources, DVDs, etc.

Friday, March 5, 2010

EBSCOhost Mobile Interface Now Available

EBSCOhost has launched an interface for Internet-capable handheld devices, including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and Treo. Search 16 databases:

Academic Search Premier
Business Source Premier
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Communication & Mass Media Complete
ERIC
GreenFILE
Humanities International Complete
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text
Literary Reference Center
Mental Measurements Yearbook
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
Regional Business News
SocINDEX with Full Text
Teacher Reference Center
Tests in Print

Find the username and password on the Databases Page under the EBSCOhost Mobile entry. After you get the username and password, you can also connect via the Swisher Library mobile site (voyager.ju.edu/m) on your mobile device.