FALL 2009 E-NEWSLETTER
Distance Education Library Services
Special Points of Interest: E-Books and Credo Reference
JENNIFER ALM, DISTANCE EDUCATION LIBRARIAN JALM@HPU.EDU
Beginning Your Research Online Librarians and Social Media Off-Campus Highlights: Schofield Barracks
E-BOOKS & CREDO REFERENCE ONLINE HPU Libraries acquired the Credo Reference Ebook collection this year! If you are studying from afar, this is a sure way to find encyclopedic reference material. Credo is an awardwinning collection of over 300 online reference books. The database contains dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of
quotations, as well as a variety of subjectspecific titles covering everything from the arts to accountancy and law to literature. It also has an image collection, maps, customizable data, and audio pronunciation files. (Source: Credo) Credo is available 24/7 Just go to the Libraries tab in HPU Pipeline, click on databases and
find it under the "Reference & Statistics" subject heading. Additional Resources: Books 24/7 is a popular collection of ebooks for Business and Technology. and Ebrary ebooks provides full text access to more than 30,000 titles in all subject areas.
Credo features many art images.
Inside this issue: “10 Reasons to Use Library Resources”
BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH... Starting your research online is easy. Begin from HPU Pipeline and enter your HPU username and password. Click on the Libraries tab, then Databases and select a
subject area from the list. Or click on “Multisubject” to find databases that cover all areas. Choose a database such as Academic Search Premier and think of logical search
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terms to describe your topic. Need help? Watch this quick EBSCO Search Tutorial.
Meebo Virtual Reference 2 Off Campus Highlights: Schofield Barracks
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