Category Archives: Electronic books

Tips on Using Ebrary E-Books

Posted on April 9, 2013 by rbohall

http://libguides.georgefox.edu/content.php?pid=366425&sid=2999711 Get some great tips and guidance to make the most of electronic books provided by Ebrary, one of our largest e-book vendors. Created by Reference & E-Learning Librarian Robin Ashford, this user-friendly guide covers: Creating an Ebrary account Searching … Continue reading →

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Who the heck is Zurishaddai? Try “Who’s Who in the Old Testament”

Posted on February 15, 2013 by rbohall

For those times when you need a quick authoritative biography of someone mentioned in the Old Testament, take a look in Who’s Who In The Old Testament from Routledge: “This comprehensive and easy-to-use A-Z work brings vividly to life the … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Histories Online: New look, features

Posted on February 1, 2013 by rbohall

Cambridge Histories Online has been revamped to offer a more user-friendly interface and some new features. Here’s what you get: A site design refresh – as a result of direct customer feedback sessions earlier this year – the sites will … Continue reading →

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Need a scholarly online bible commentary?

Posted on October 29, 2012 by rbohall

You might want to take a look at The Oxford Bible Commentary. This high-quality reference volume provides authoritative, non-denominational commentary written by an international team of more than 70 leading scholars from various religious backgrounds. The linked table of contents … Continue reading →

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GFU in Demand Driven E-Book Pilot

Posted on February 28, 2012 by rbohall

As a member of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, George Fox is taking part in a year-long pilot to acquire electronic books that will be accessible to and jointly-owned by all 37 member libraries. For purposes of this study, selected titles … Continue reading →

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Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by rbohall

George Fox University now has a subscription to TREN, The Theological Research Exchange Network. TREN is a library of over 10,000 theological thesis/dissertation titles representing research from as many as 70 different institutions. Conference papers presented at annual meetings of … Continue reading →

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QuickView in ebrary

Posted on June 28, 2011 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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E-reading

Posted on April 8, 2011 by kcoronado

The ABCs of E-Reading is an article from the Wall St. Journal that gives some interesting stats on e-readers and e-reading. Related articles by Zemanta The ABCs of E-Reading [Voices] (voices.allthingsd.com) eReaders driving book buying growth, says survey (telegraph.co.uk) E-Readers … Continue reading →

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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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