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Finding Journal Articles from the Library
This search box will search Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, EconLit, and Regional Business News for articles related to your topic. If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your Roosevelt ID number, starting with 23311.
My Professor Says I Can't Use Wikipedia
We hear it all the time: "I can't use Wikipedia!" The following resources search credible encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and more - the same ones you see sitting on the shelves in the library - and they are fully searchable and readable online. Think of them as your librarian-approved alterative to Wikipedia.
- Credo Reference HomeCredo Reference is an online collection of many reference books covering a wide variety of subjects, with entries covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology, law and more, all aggregated and integrated in a robust search engine. Credo Reference
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Basic SearchThe Gale Virtual Reference Library is an online full-text collection of valuable reference books in multiple subject areas. This collection includes many multidisciplinary reference e-books, including some with primary source documents.
- Sage eReference General SearchProvides access to many encyclopedias in a variety of academic disciplines, including Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Social Issues, and Sociology.
E-books for Business - Company & Industry
The library owns the following ebooks that might be very useful for doing company & industry factual research.
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Searching for E-books
- Springer E-book CollectionClick on "Browse by Collection", then type a few keywords in the "Search Within This Collection" box. You will discover chapters in PDF from more than 20,000 scholarly ebooks as well as quite a few journal article citations.
- Search for E-books in the RU CatalogTo limit your search to just E-books in the university's library catalog, limit your search to "Electronic". Note: if you widen your search to the entire I-Share catalog, the E-books at other universities are not accessible.
Why Choose Library Information Over Web Resources?
Many students who are new to the college experience will ask the question, "Why can't I just use the web?" and "What's wrong with using Wikipedia?" Well, it all boils down to accountability: "That resource is fine and all, but did the author put their name to it?" Next, think: "What are the credentials of this person - what makes them credible and authentic?" On the web, anyone can post their thoughts, but: "Did they cite other writers to back themselves up?" and "Just how can you be sure that this person quality-checked their hypothesis, experimental method, and conclusions before posting their work?"
Universities solve this accountability dillemma by aggregating, through subscription databases, the scholarly output of experts the world over. Library databases bring to the reader articles of 10 to 20 pages that have been: written by verifiably credentialed individuals; created with a list of References which cite other professionals in the field; and quality-checked by editorial boards through a peer-review process. Of course, each database is somewhat unique, and many will contain trade periodical articles, popular magazine articles, and newspaper articles. Some databases won't provide the credentials of the author, but their professional authority can be inferred by the journal publisher's reputation.
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