FALL 2008 SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Libraries Resources & Services The University of Richmond Libraries provide services that suit the needs of all learners–whether on campus or hundreds of miles away. These include: • The library’s Connect from Home Web page provides instruction on the use of the proxy server for access to licensed databases. It also provides a link to the IS page providing download and installation instructions for establishing a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection. • The Ask a Librarian Web page lists multiple ways to use various communication technologies to seek one-toone assistance from a reference librarian. • The netLibrary collection of electronic books available to the UR community now numbers more than 44,000 titles. These are accessible
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both through the UR libraries online catalog and the netLibrary Web site at http://www.netlibrary.com/. Visit the list of Online Databases (see below) and select the netLibrary link to enter through the University's subscription. The library’s list of online databases provides access to nearly 200 databases selected to support the university’s curricula. A guide to online reference sources links students to helpful free resources. The research guides by subject are available on the library Web site and provide lists of resources, in print and online, organized by academic subject The online catalog and the Journal Locator provide access to print and electronic resources in the libraries’ collections.
• The Research Express page offers tips to students not sure of how to get started in their search for information. • Self-help tools are available through the Library and Information Skills Tutorials page. And be sure to check out the Library’s delivery service for distance learners! As a service to SCS Distance Education students and faculty, UR Libraries will supply library-owned materials via FedEx ground and email to eligible faculty and students in the following programs: • Weekend College • Public Safety University • Emergency Services Management • Master of Disaster Science
Francine Reynolds, SCS ‘08 Liberal Arts
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND School of Continuing Studies • scs.richmond.edu • (804) 289-8133