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A Guide to Finding Audio at JMU
See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for
finding audio
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A Guide to Finding Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs
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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs
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A Guide to Finding Images at JMU
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images
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A Guide to Finding Statistics & Datasets at JMU
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finding statistics & datasets
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A Guide to Finding Videos at JMU
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finding videos
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Atomic Learning
Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day.
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BBC College of Journalism
BBC College of Journalism (BBC CoJo) is an online journalism resource with articles, videos, and discussions about ethics, values, laws, and skill sets in the world of journalism.
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Campus/Remote
Business Guides (JMU Libraries)
Selected resources for business researchers at JMU.
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Changing Your Results in Quick Search
Narrated by Melody Mersiovsky, this Adobe Presenter file is 1 minute and 13 seconds long.
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Internet
Chemistry Research Guide (JMU Libraries)
Here is the chemistry research guide. A good place to start when you don't know where to start.
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COB 300 Guides (JMU Libraries)
Selected resources to support COB 300 business plan research.
[more info]
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Communication Science & Disorders Research Guide
Nationally ranked guide to all CSD research resources.
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COS Funding Opportunities (ProQuest)
A comprehensive source of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Creative Commons Workshop (Atomic Learning)
Creative Commons provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.
[more info]
Internet
CSD Catalogs
Guide to online CSD catalogs, including LEO, JMU's catalog; medical and regional catalogs and WorldCat.
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CSD Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Guide to CSD dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopedias
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CSD Directories
Guide to CSD directories
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CSD Government Resources
Guide to CSD government documents and related resources
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CSD Grants and Employment Info.
Guide to CSD grants and employment opportunities
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CSD Images (Anatomy)
Guide to CSD anatomy images
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CSD Organization Info.
Guide to CSD organization websites
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CSD Pharmaceutical Info.
Guide to CSD pharmaceutical information
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CSD Research Reviews
Guide to CSD research reviews
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CSD Statistics
Guide to CSD statistical information
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CSD Tests and Test Info.
Guides to CSD tests and test information
[more info]
Free Media for Creative Use (JMU Libraries)
These sources contain material that is available under
Creative Commons
,
Public Domain
, or JMU license.
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Internet
Handbook of International Financial Terms (Oxford University Press)
The Handbook if International Financial Terms is the most........
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Campue/Remote
Internet Guides and Tutorials
Tutorials for beginners and for experienced users of the Internet
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Internet
Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters)
Provides data that helps with evaluation and comparison of scholarly journals.
[more info]
Campus / Remote
MLA Literary Research Guide
An annotated guide to the reference sources in British, US, and other English literature studies.
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Psychology Subject Guide
Guide to Psychology Research at JMU, created by the Psychology Librarian
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PsycTUTOR
Web-based program that teaches information-seeking and evaluation skills
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Quick Search Advanced Topic Searching
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 3 minutes and 20 seconds long.
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Internet
Quick Search Basic Topic Searching
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 4 minutes and 10 seconds long.
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Internet
Quick Search Overview
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 2 minutes and 57 seconds long.
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Internet
Quick Search Source Types
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 2 minutes and 40 seconds long.
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Internet
RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic records. For more info, view
RefWorks in 5 Minutes
, a short online video tutorial.
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Campus/Remote
SciFinder Basic Handout
Learn the Basics about SciFinder Scholar
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SciFinder Scholar 2006: Under the Hood
Here is a diagram of what happens behind the scenes of SciFinder Scholar created by A. Ben Wagner.
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Using Primary Sources
Curious on how to find and evaluated internet sources of primary materials? Check out this helpful guide.
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Using Quick Search to Search for a Specific Item
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Internet
Welcome to Communication Studies Research at JMU Libraries!
This page lists resources commonly needed by SCOM students. You can find additional information, including streaming video tutorials about how to do SCOM research, on the
Communication Studies Research Guide
page.
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When to use Quick Search
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 4 minutes and 6 seconds long.
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Working with Quick Search Results
Narrated by Jody Fagan, this Adobe Presenter file is 1 minute and 43 seconds long.
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