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Online Catalog
Find books and media at our library. Find out what is available on our shelves. We recommend when you get to the default catalog search page you try clicking on the "Destiny Quest" tab on the left hand side of the screen. Or you can simply use the default search screen. This should be your first step in your information search efforts. Need help? Ask us!
Databases
Credo Reference
This is a one stop reference system. We highly recommend you use this resource; experiment and explore. Use the "Concept Map" to find words and terms at the beginning of any research effort. It has over one hundred fifty full text electronic resources in a complete reference platform. We recently added several dozen databases in EDUCATION and PSYCHOLOGY. For search tips click here.
Our latest acquired electronic resources from Oxford Encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20th edition) Click here.
Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States: Click here.
Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance: Click here.
Alabama Virtual Library
Find articles in databases on a variety of topics; many articles are full-text. This resource is a wonderful tax sponsored reference site for all Alabamians. Now freely accessible from anywhere in the state. You no longer should need a username or password.
EBSCOHost
Additionally, we have over 3,000 electronic books you may download. Explore what is offered in the "rotating" collection. Additionally, when you perform a resource search in our online catalog these ebooks will be noted as "in" our collection as an electronic resource; no physical book, in other words. These works may be accessed through the online catalog.
LexisNexis
LexisNexis Academic provides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications, using a variety of flexible search options. One of the most heavily used databases in higher education, LexisNexis Academic is available at over 1,500 libraries serving over 8 million students and faculty. It is a standard element in many research and information literacy programs. Some aspects include all American case law, state or federal, as well as federal and state codes, tax law, patent law, Canadian court cases, Canadian legislation, and the laws of European , Commonwealth, and foreign nations. Keyword searching is available as well as article title, journal title, author, or legal citation searches.
JSTOR Short for "Journal Storage".
You will find archived online resources to a host of journals, digital images of the exact printed pages from past editions. Click here to learn how to use this resource JSTOR Training And click here to view journals available. Available JSTOR journals. For the latest JSTOR updates - Click here.
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Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature - Full text from 1994. This replaces the old printed books. There are 209 electronic FULL TEXT periodicals and journals here for you. EBSCOHost formerly Wilson
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American History In Video - A great collection of video resources covering American history. A wonderful complement to the study of any era of moderrn American history.
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African-American History Online - A very student-friendly database with a multitude of resources for over 500 years of African American history
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Martin Luther King Center - Access to over 200,000 papers of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online - Literary criticism and analysis, a vast resource concerning literature themes, movements, genres, and more. This site even assists you in writing your own essays about literary topics! For the latest updates, Click here.
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Issues and Controversies - Another Facts on File electronic database that students have requested. This web site provides a stepping off place for many research projects as well as displaying varying viewpopints on issues currently debated as well as items of historical importance. Click here for the latest updates on this database. Click here.
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Global Researcher - This resource provides a world-wide viewpoint on issues currently significant. Pro and con viewpoints, citation assistance, and opinions from across the world help to broaden one's own perspective on the issues of our times. You may even set up a personal account within the database to store your search efforts and data.
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Open Access Journals Here are a mulititude of open access journals; journals freely made available to the public. Check them out.
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Open Access Newspaper Archives Gain access to over a thousand newspapers!
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Due to travel or other cases the library may, on occasion, be closed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to notify patrons ahead of time, if possible.
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