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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. Internet Links Use the libary's delicious.com site to discover more e-books available online. Includes Google Books and Project Gutenberg.
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 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:
MUS Electronic Journals 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 Web site. 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 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 Internet Links 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. Use this delicious.com tag to find sites that carry scholarly articles.
Databases Proquest Historical Newspapers Provides reproduction (original text and images) of articles from six major American newspapers:
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. Global Issues in Context In-depth resource that gathers information and opinions from a non-U.S. perspective, supporting the development of global awareness. 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 Use the library's delicious.com page to navigate through online resources. Check out Newseum's front pages from newspapers around the world or read the headlines from BBC News.
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 Streaming Formerly United Streaming Video. Over 5000 videos and 20,000 high-quality images are here, ready to use. All students now have individual accounts for Discovery Streaming and a common password. Ask a librarian for details. 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 Use the library's delicious.com page to access internet sites with free videos or images. Includes Hulu, Discovery Channel networks, how-to videos, and free documentaries.
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 Web sites 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 Web sites concentrating on a specific subject, go to the Primary Sources page on delicious.
Maps and Geography Find maps The MLA Style has a Research Guide section which includes finding maps. Find Primary Sources This page has a section of maps that are primary sources. Mapquest This site has easy to use features for finding places, but some maps aren't always current. Google Maps Good site for driving directions; maps aren't always current.
See our Databases by Subject list in each academic field. At the bottom of the subject's page is a list of internet resources. Use the library's delicious.com page for helpful links to research tools and resources online. Click on a tag (like amlit, language, or newspapers) for the links that relate to that subject or class.
Search Directories vs. Engines 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. Google's regular web search results are enhanced by information from the Google directory, so using Google Search already makes use of the directory's resources. The link above takes you to the library's delicious.com site featuring reliable search directories.
Search Engines 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. The link above takes you to the library's delicious.com site featuring reliable search engines--not including Google.
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