Monthly Archives: April 2010

1100 More Ebooks

Posted on April 30, 2010 by kcoronado

This week 1100 more e-books have been added to our ebrary collection. You can use our new ebook widget to search for ebooks.

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Improvements to ebrary

Posted on April 29, 2010 by kcoronado

A Reader is no longer required to take advantage of ebrary’s key functionality! ebrary has added significant capabilities to QuickViewTM, which does not require any software downloads or installations. New features include the following: Ability to customize InfoToolsTM, which turns … Continue reading →

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Hulbee

Posted on April 27, 2010 by kcoronado

Image via Wikipedia Hulbee is a new search solution by Grossbay map technology that helps users create or refine a search query using a tag cloud of terms that are related to a particular topic.  Just click on additional terms … Continue reading →

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Harvard Views of Reading

Posted on April 21, 2010 by kcoronado

Image by Swamibu via Flickr Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/reading/ Reading has been around a long time, but as Robert Darnton of Harvard University suggests, “Reading has become one of the hottest subjects in the … Continue reading →

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Find Music at GFU Libraries

Posted on April 20, 2010 by kcoronado

Image via Wikipedia To find music at GFU Libraries: Go to FoxTrax and select “Advanced Search” enter an asterisk enter search term, phrase, or name in the search box limit “Material type” to “SOUND RECORD” click on the “Submit” button

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Drought.gov

Posted on April 14, 2010 by kcoronado

Image via Wikipedia U.S. Drought Portal http://www.drought.gov The National Integrated Drought Information System was signed into existence in 2006 by President George W. Bush, and it aims to provide guidance in preparing for drought in the 21st century. This official … Continue reading →

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About Education Resource Complete

Posted on April 13, 2010 by kcoronado

Education Resource Complete is one of the databases that is available through GFU libraries. It provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,100 journals, as well as full text for nearly 1,300 journals. This database also includes full text for … Continue reading →

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Yes and No to Wikipedia

Posted on April 12, 2010 by kcoronado

Wikipedia is a good tool that is best used for discovery, choosing a research topic, finding links to similar or related topics, and for quick reference. However, for academic research, defending your thesis, supporting your opinion, and creating bibliography references … Continue reading →

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Posted on April 9, 2010 by kcoronado

Image via Wikipedia The RLS website is the most comprehensive website dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson.  The site is freely available and makes Stevenson texts and information about his life and works available worldwide.

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Ebrary and More

Posted on April 8, 2010 by kcoronado

Image by western4uk via Flickr George Fox University libraries now provide access to thousands of electronic books through Foxtrax, the library’s online catalog.  Our most recent acquisition is a collection of 45,000 leased titles from E-brary, a company that has … Continue reading →

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