Joyner Library Announcements

Joyner Library and Laupus Library are very proud to announce a brand new program called Research First Aid.

Research First Aid is a series of audio and video podcasts developed to inform library users about the different resources and services available at the Laupus Health Sciences Library and the Joyner Academic Library.  

 

Every other week (with the exception of official ECU breaks) a new 1-2 minute episode highlighting a service/resource will be released. These episodes may be viewed via computer or free podcast subscription. At this time, Quicktime is required to access the mp4 files for the video podcast.

 

The ECU Libraries have purchased the backfiles of two ISI Citation Indexes.  Science Citation Index coverage now begins in 1900, while Social Sciences Citation Index coverage begins in 1956.  These indexes are part of the Web of Science database and can be accessed at:  http://media.lib.ecu.edu/erdbs/erdbs_description.cfm?id=245. 

 

In addition, the ECU Libraries have purchased the following ScienceDirect journal backfile collections: Cell Press , Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, Mathematics,  Nursing and Health Professions, Physics General, Psychology, Social Science, and The Lancet.  These backfiles are available through ScienceDirect at:  http://media.lib.ecu.edu/erdbs/erdbs_description.cfm?id=311 and through the E-Journal Portal.

 

Joyner Library has subscribed to three new resources that support the humanities programs at ECU.  The databases are:

 

ACLS Humanities E-Book:  Digital collection of over 1,700 full-text titles offered by the ACLS in collaboration with twelve learned societies, nearly 95 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. The result is an online, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars and featuring unlimited multi-user access.

 

Iter Bibliography:  Online bibliography of more than 1,000,000 records for articles, essays, books, dissertation abstracts, encyclopedia entries and reviews. This powerful research tool is of essential use to scholars of the Middle Ages and / or the Renaissance (400-1700). ECU’s subscription also includes access to Milton: A Bibliography for the Years 1624-1700: Revised and for the Years 1701-1799, Bibliography of English Women Writers, 1500-1640, Iter Italicum, and Baptisteria Sacra, as well as the fulltext of three journals:  Records of Early English Drama, Early Theatre, and Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme.

 

Oxford Islamic Studies Online:  Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. It features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture. Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur’anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information on Islam.