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eBooks in Project Muse Beta Site

December 8th, 2011

We already love Project Muse for recent journal content, but very soon we will also have the opportunity to fall in love with Project Muse all over again – this time with eBooks!  Earlier this year Project Muse announced it would be adding an eBook component to its database. Expected to launch in early 2012, the eBook content is projected to exceed 12,000 unique eBook titles, all searchable simultaneously within the existing journal content.

Project Muse  has a beta site, currently containing 300 scholarly eBooks, available now at: http://beta.muse.jhu.edu/

Look for an announcement in 2012 regarding access to Project Muse eBook collections via Ohrstrom Library.

If you have questions about accessing Ohrstrom Library’s eBook or digital journal collections, please contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu).

eReference @ Ohrstrom

November 10th, 2011

Teacher says no Wikipedia allowed?  Concerned about author credibility?  Try searching Ohrstrom Library’s digital reference collections, available from the library’s eReference page.

These eReference collections will quickly provide essential background information, written by known experts and backed by an academic publishing house.

The Credo Reference product provides access to 500+ digital reference titles, all searchable simultaneously.

The Gale Reference product is being built title-by-title, and includes such classics as The Encyclopedia of Religion.

Please feel free to contact Ms. Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) to discuss or review the library’s eReference products.

 

 

 

 

Accessing eBooks at Ohrstrom

September 29th, 2011

Ohrstrom Library provides access to an ever-growing collection of eBooks.  The library currently has 86,000+ eBooks available, all with unlimited simultaneous user access.

There are two methods of locating eBooks: using the online catalog or by visiting any of the library’s individual eBook collections available on the library’s eBook page.

Library eBook collections are viewable on most versions of the following: PCs, tablets and hand-held devices.

This short video tutorial describes accessing the libraries eBooks and demonstrates two of the library’s current collections:

As always, when accessing the library’s digital collections when off the grounds, please log in with your SPS user credentials to: vpn.sps.edu

Please feel free to contact Lura Sanborn (lsanborn at sps dot edu) with your question(s) about the library’s eBook collections.

New Reference Book: The Business of Sustainability

May 31st, 2011

The Business of Sustainability edited by Chris Laszlo, et al.  Berkshire, 2010.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 363.7 B455S

Volume 2 of a larger, projected, 10 volume set titled Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability. This volume, numbered 2 in the set,  focuses on concepts, subjects and people related to the “interface between industry and society” (intro, xxii).  Examples include:

  • Cradle to Cradle
  • Energy Industries – Geothermal
  • Greenwashing
  • Health Care Industry
  • Transparency
  • Zero Waste


Helpful for
: Ecology, Global Studies, Eco-Action, Environmental Literature and Ethics, Earth Day, Humanities, Economics

New Reference Book: Magill’s Medical Guide

May 24th, 2011

Magill’s Medical Guide, 6th edition, edited by Brandon P. Brown, et al., Salem, 2011.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 610 M27M

A 6-volume set describing diseases, disorders, human anatomy & physiology, medical specializations and procedures (v).  Examples include:

  • American Indian Health
  • Blood banks
  • Internet Medicine
  • Pain
  • Vitamins and minerals
  • Yoga

When on-campus visit http://health.salempress.com to view the complete text online.


Helpful for
: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Health, Science, Medicine, Medical History

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