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Quick Guide to Library and Web Resources
Article Databases
When searching in article databases, look for and use these icons:
to link to full-text.
to link to Interlibrary Loan to receive scanned copies of articles from
our own collection or from other libraries at no charge.
Database covering all subjects; index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
Index and full text soruce for periodicals and news sources covering all aspects of business, including full text for more than 1,300 peer-reviewed business publications.
Communication Journals: SAGE Full-Text Collection
Searchable collection of journals in the communications field.
Index with abstracts to educational periodicals and unpublished documents since 1966, covering all aspects of education.
E-Server Technical Communication Library
Searchable full-text database developed through a collaboration of academics and others. Contains over 20,000 articles to date.
Scholarly database with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations,covering all aspects of psychology and related disciplines, including attitude research, interpersonal communication, etc.
Indexing, abstracts, and citation searching for science and social science scholarly literature.
Government Information
LexisNexis Congressional
(use Congressional Publications>Advanced Search to find Congressional reports, hearings, and other reports)
(locate federal and state codes, court cases, and law review articles)
The Government's new portal to information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies. Will supercede GPO Access.
Search over 1,000 Government databases through over 70 applications using the GPO Access specialized and multi-database search pages.
Gateway to government publications. Great source for statistics, reference, agency sites, and much more.
Technology Information
Abstracts and full text for over 400 ACM journals, transactions, newsletter articles, and conference proceedings.
Note: You will be asked to enter your JMU eID and password. Thank you. Contains full text Gartner Group research documents on information technology management, knowledge management, and marketing of information technology systems and services. Provides objective analysis of IT trends, directions and vendor strategies.
Web Sites on Usability – Accessibility
Usability.gov
Resource for government web designers.
Provides links to articles and news on web site and product usability.
Useit.com
Jakob Nielsen's website.
Information on evidence-based techniques for evaluating web site.
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Examples of APA style citations.
Import and format references.
Diana Hacker's online citation guide.
This page last reviewed by Reba Leiding on 09/06/2010
