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Library Catalog Search online with the MUS Library Catalog (formerly known as iBistro). Search for materials at MUS by default, or select ALL to search all four schools in the MAISLIC consortium (MUS, St. Mary's, Lausanne, and St. Agnes/St.Dominic).
E-Books netLibrary These ebooks are listed individually in the MUS library catalog by title, author, keyword, and subject, but they can be searched by full text from the netLibrary site. Students and faculty can create accounts from school computers only and then log in from off campus. To create your account, click "Create a Free Account" in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage. When you click on an e-book to view it, it will not be available to any other user until you close it because this is a shared collection. Please be sure to close any e-books that you are not using. netLibrary will log you out after 20 minutes of non-use. For more information, see Mrs. Barnes's page on ebooks. Gale Virtual Reference Library This Thomson Gale database provides unlimited access to purchased ebooks, some of which are not available in print. They are listed in the MUS library catalog and are searchable by full text on the Thomson Gale site. Digital Book Index This site attempts to provide access to most of the electronic texts available on the Internet. It includes over 80,000 texts on commercial and non-commercial sites. Volunteer based. Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books.
Bibliomania Not always reliable, this site provides access to free ebooks as well.
Bartleby You can browse and read books (non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and reference) page by page on the screen. As a new option, it appears that Bartleby.com has partnered with Amazon.com to provide a service where books such as those in The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking on download free e-books at the bottom of the page. Internet Public Library's List of Online Texts This list is just one small part of a website maintained by the University of Michigan's School of Information. Google Print Beta Google is developing a collection of ebooks held by major public and university libraries, such as Harvard and the New York Public Library, and so far it has a few public domain books in their entirety; copyrighted books contain only short selections. The objective will probably be to make content available for purchase, once the project has cleared its court challenges. The value of the project is that less well-known, out-of-print books held in large libraries may be available electronically, albeit for a price. Other Catalogs You can search for your book through other library catalogs, including local public libraries. To borrow a book from a library outside your area, contact us and we can request an interlibrary loan. Article Resources Magazine Articles If you're trying to find just one specific periodical, search through a combined listing of all the electronic journals available through the library's website: Our two largest databases access
the full text of magazines like TIME, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated,
Consumer Reports, other general interest magazines, and some scholarly
journals: Scholarly Articles JStor This is a database of articles written mostly by university professors or scholars. The writing is more complex and may be well suited for research papers in English and History. Academic OneFile As a part of the Thomson-Gale collection of databases, this limits your search to scholarly journals. Articles for High School Students MAS Ultra School Edition (provided by EBSCOHost) Online Journal Articles The following journals are published exclusively on the web; their usefulness and ability to be searched varies. Some may be indexed in our subscription databases. Agora Online Graduate Humanities Journal. Literary arts and humanities. No search function. Applied Semiotics Literary research on the web. CLC Web Comparative Literature and Culture follows the same guidelines as the print version from Purdue University Press. Early Modern Literary Studies Articles in EMLS examine English literature, literary culture, and language during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Emily Dickinson Journal Ongoing examination of Dickinson and her relation to the tradition of American poetry and women's literature. Erfurt Electronic Studies in English Maintained by Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen. The top left of the site holds the navigation bar. EServer Journals Listing of journals available through EServer. Top navigation bar gives 6 subjects to search through. H-Net Review Humanities and Social Sciences Online, an online scholarly review resource. The archive is separated into annual volumes. You can browse or power search through these collections of articles reviewing scholarly books, series, and journals. Kinema A journal for film and audiovisual media. Look Smart Find Articles Search site that accesses free journals, newspapers, and magazines. Explore publications by title, subject, or search for articles by keyword. Read the full article with a Free Trial, or go to one of the MUS databases and search for that same article. Making of America Collection of journals offered by Cornell for its Making of America series; most journals are from the 1800-1900 era and contain search features. Good place for Civil War primary sources. Oxford DNB Online Magazine Features articles about history and biography, and the regular feature: Six Degerees of Francis Bacon. Renaissance Forum Electronic Journal of Early-Modern Literary and Historic Studies. Includes reviews of major publications. Representations Online presence of the humanities and interpretative social sciences journal. Features Search function and Browse by subject. Romanticism on the Net Online journal devoted to British Romantic studies.
Databases Proquest Historical Newspapers Provides reproduction (original text and images) of articles from four major American newspapers:
Proquest Online Full text (without images) of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times, The Times of London, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires. Newsbank Tennessee Newspapers from TEL which include the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, The Commercial Appeal, The Knoxville News Sentinel, and The Tennesseean. Countrywatch This specialized database provides in-depth coverage of each nation of the world along with statistical data and maps. National Newspaper Index Provides an index (though not full-text) of five current American newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. EBSCOhost Economist, Congressional Digest, The Nation, National Review, Atlantic, and Time can be accessed through this database. Facts on File U.S. and World News, 1940-present General Reference Databases Most of our general reference databases include newspaper articles and other sources of information concerning world events.
Specific Newspapers The New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Commercial Appeal
Internet Links Newspapers, News & Commentary Magazines, News Organizations Commentary Special interest in Jewish affairs; however, only a few articles are available online. U.S. News and World Report Website offers last week's issue and news briefings. Newsweek Features articles from the current issue as well as archives. New York Times Daily national and international news. Free registration required. U. N. Chronicle Covers United Nations activities and events. BBC News Accesses the BBC's World Edition. EUObserver All the latest news from the European Union plus critical analysis of world events. CNN Europe Also provides links to CNN USA, CNN Asia, CNN Arabic, and CNN Espanol. Current Events Library Spot: Current Events This is a great place to begin your Internet hunt for current events information. Google Web Directory-News-Current Events Based on information submitted to The Open Directory, Google uses its page rank technology to come up with these sites. Globalization Issues A part of the About network, these "Guide" chosen sites offer some of the best resources on this topic. Infoplease: Current Events Breaks the topic current events into month by month, news of nation, and news of the world sections.
Remember to follow copyright laws when using images from any source. Most sources have a copyright warning; images and videos are covered by educational fair use standards. The library has a large collection of videos (VHS and DVD) and other media that can be found by searching the Library Catalog; add "and video$" to your word or phrase to limit results to videos. Databases
Safari Montage 2,000 videos from PBS, A&E, and other partners of the Library Video Company are available for our faculty and staff to use on campus through their faculty usernames and passwords. Ask a librarian for more information. Discovery Education streaming Formerly United Streaming Video. Over 5000 videos and 20,000 high-quality images are here, ready to use. Ask for the password from the library and use it to register for your own account. Britannica Online Use the Video Browse feature to explore the video collection, or use the Advanced Search and limit results to multimedia. MAS Ultra School Edition Over 250,000 images on all topics. Facts on File Each
of these databases (World News Digest, Today's Science,
Issues and Controversies, and Issues in American History)
has an image gallery and editorial cartoons.
Internet Links Animal Planet Part of the Discovery Channel network of television stations, this website allows you to view the latest episodes of various programming. Also check out TLC, Travel Channel, Science Channel, and Discovery Health. Annenburg Media This video company offers free videos on a variety of subjects but requires you to create a username and password. Archaeology Channel Watch dozens of news and video clips researching history and culture. Berkeley Video Courses 177 Berkeley Video Courses ranging from biology to engineering to math. Channel One News program specifically produced for young adults. The site offers video clips of its show, along with its on-air full-length production. Free Science Videos and Lectures A blog that has culled lectures from youtube.com and other sites has easy to find subject headings. Videos are subject to availability from youtube. Google Image Search Our subscription databases get some of their images here; it's an excellent place to start. Google Video Project It's not just a search function. Google has hosted thousands of free videos, some educational and some not. Click on Videos Hosted by Google to get those results only. The History Channel This site features "This Day in History" video clips, plus clips from their on-air shows. iCue MIT and NBC News have created a new media experience to support teaching and learning in AP U.S. History, AP Government and Politics - U.S., and English Language and Composition. iCue offers students and teachers access to NBC News’ coverage of important events and topics (along with the coverage of The Washington Post, The New York Times and news outlets), and reinforces students’ classroom learning by linking the media to the curricula for those classes. This site does require you to create a username and password to login. You can do that here. Learn out Loud While this website does sell educational videos, they have a section that are free. This link takes you to their Free Audio and Video Titles Directory. Moving Image Archive Library of free movies, film, and videos ranging classic full-length films to daily alternative news broadcasts. Includes "What to Do in a Zombie Attack," "Sailing on San Francisco Bay," and "Coffe House TV." Arranged by subject, this site is easy to browse. NASA Watch the latest videos and news about the NASA space program. National Archives As part of the Google Video project, you can view National Archive historical video from this site. National Geographic Video This site offers videos by subjects including Animals, Travel, Science, and Daily News. Each section is then further divided into more specific subjects and features 15 second ads before each film. Check out the video "Elephants Mourning" under Animals, or "California Fires Force Evacuation" under Environment. Newspapers See our Newspaper media descriptions to see which newspapers can be searched for photos and other illustrations. NOVA From PBS, some NOVA programs are available to watch online and are divided into easily loaded sections. OpenVault Provides online access to unique and historically important content produced by public television station WGBH for individual and classroom learning. The ever-expanding site contains video excerpts, searchable transcripts, and resource management tools. OVGuide Online Video Guide is a portal to free video resources. If you couldn't find what you were looking for, use this site as a springboard to search other video repositories. Research Channel Over 3,000 video clips from the world's leading institutions. Science Daily Latest news in research for science and health. SuTree Online video resources that offer teaching lessons and programs for education. Most of the top videos are 'how-to' videos. TeacherTube Modeled after youtube, this site offers a comprehensive collection of educational videos such as Schoolhouse Rock and even Dave Letterman skits. Primary Source Resources A primary source is the original documentation or record of an event or discovery from the time it occurred. For further explanation, see our Guide to Primary Sources. Databases History Resource Center: US This Thomson Gale database provides access to over 4,000 primary historical documents, articles from over 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journals. History Resource Center: World A comprehensive collection of reference, full-text articles, primary sources, images, maps, and charts which provide expansive research materials for the study of world history. Proquest Historical Newspapers Access reproductions (original text and images) of articles from four major American newspapers:
National Newspaper Index Provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Annals of American History This reference database provided by Britannica includes primary sources that illustrate United States history, including speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, images, and poems. A multimedia collection supplements the content. History Study Center Sometimes called History Online, this database of primary and secondary sources includes an image library, newspaper and journal articles, rare books, video clips, diaries and letters, maps, statistics, reference books, and websites such as The Annual Register 1758-2001, Early English Books, and the Digital National Security Archive. Facts on File Within the World News Digest database Reuters News holds newspaper articles from the last two weeks. Issues in American History includes tabs for Editorial Cartoons and Primary Documents. Also Issues and Controversies has a Source Documents page with mostly excerpts. MAS Ultra--School Edition EBSCOhost database. Good site for primary sources.
For a list of internet websites concentrating on a specific subject, go to the Guide to Primary Sources page.
See our Databases by Subject list in each academic field. At the bottom of the subject's page is a list of internet resources. Search engines are indexed by computers and driven by an algorithm. Index more sites than directories but are less careful about what results show up. Webcrawler This metasearch engine combines Google, Yahoo, and other search engines; it operates under several names, including Dogpile and Metacrawler.
Search Directories Search directories are indexed by people, not computers. They are driven by a hierarchical menu instead of a search algorithm. Because of this, directories index fewer sites, but may give you better results than search engines. Michigan Electronic Library Sponsored by the Library of Michigan, MEL offers a core set of useful subject links to its users. BBCi Search directory maintained by the British Broadcasting Corporation providing high quality sites with a UK focus. Informine Brought to the web by the University of California, Riverside, this directory offers over 110,000 academically useful sites. Dewey Browse This is a very easy to use website that arranges websites according to their Dewey number. Pandia Search Central Includes search directory tutorial and helpful guides.
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