Lewis-McChord Libraries Education Resources for students ~~~~~~~~~~~ Lewis-McChord Libraries: Catalog.7 Hours, contact info..12 Mission..2 ebooks......5 Programs & Services...2 Recommended Web Sites...7 Research Databases...4 Special Collections.2 Lewis-McChord Libraries (cont d) Style Guides (APA/MLA)....10 Test Prep 6 Web Site...3 SIU-C Online Resources..8,9
MISSION Lewis-McChord Libraries provide you with the information, products and services you need to: Accomplish the Army and Air Force Missions Support your professional military and voluntary education pursuits Improve the quality of your life We want to do all that at the least cost to you (in time and money) and we welcome your questions, comments and suggestions to help us make it happen. PROGRAMS & SERVICES Books, ebooks, magazines, journals, newspapers, audiobooks, video games, music CDs & videos for all ages and interests. Loan Periods: books (3 weeks), VHS, DVDs, CDs, video games, audiobooks, music CDs and magazines (1 week) Computer Lab (Internet, E-mail, Office XP, full-text magazine, journal & newspaper databases) Photocopier, fax, scanner, typewriter, TV / VCR / DVD Conference Room (McChord Library) call to reserve room Quiet study rooms Reference Librarian is available to assist with research, offer guidance in the use of reference resources (electronic and traditional), and perform specialized database searches. Interlibrary Loan books, articles and videos not owned by our library can be borrowed from other libraries. Document Delivery available for articles available from online sources. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 1. Test Prep materials (study guides, videos, textbooks, etc.) for CLEP, DANTES and EXCELSIOR exams 2. USAF and USA Chief of Staff Reading List materials 2
LEWIS-MCCHORD LIBRARIES ONLINE RESOURCES Library Home Page http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries Great resources at your fingertips! Our RESEARCH databases provide you with full-text articles from magazines, journals & newspapers (See pages 4) SEARCH OUR CATALOG to find out what library materials (books, ebooks, videos, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks) the Lewis-McChord libraries have to offer (See page 7) Our RECOMMENDED WEB SITES give you starting points for tracking down useful, reliable web sites (See page 7) Our Econtent gives you access to our growing collection of thousands of ebooks, eaudiobooks and music (See page 5) Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 3
RESEARCH DATABASES TO ACCESS: From the Lewis-McChord Library home page - http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries - click on RESEARCH. Lewis-McChord Libraries offer students and researchers over 40 research databases including the following full-text databases: Academic Search Elite (good all-purpose database, covering all major subject areas) A one-stop source for magazine, newspaper & peer-reviewed journal articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environ mental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Thousands of full- text articles. Updated daily. Student Resources In-Context Web-like user experience promotes student success across all academic disciplines. Easy access to magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to prescreened websites. Excellent resource for high school and community college students. Literature Resource Center - biographical information, literary criticism and reviews about nearly 130,000 authors in all genres and disciplines. It is international and covers all time periods. Provides full text articles from literary journals and periodicals, as well as material from Gale's print literature titles. Opposing Viewpoints In Context an excellent source for info on social is sues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, links to websites, and fulltext magazine and newspaper articles. Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 4
ebooks - full-text, electronic ebooks, eaudiobooks & emusic LOTS OF GREAT OPTIONS: TO ACCESS: From the Lewis-McChord Library home page - http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries - click on RESEARCH. Ebook & Eaudiobook Collection (EBSCOhost) over 10,000 ebooks and eaudiobooks for all ages and interests. Many are downloadable. Many titles are accessible via a growing array of devices including (but not limited to): laptops, Sony Digital Readers, nook, and COOL-ER (from Interead). In addition, eaudiobook titles are compatible with virtually all MP3 players, including ipods, iphones and many other portable listening devices. GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY over 200 full-text encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Find credible, reliable, factual and statistical information quickly and easily. OVERDRIVE popular and classic audiobooks, ebooks, music and videos (Separate accounts available for ARMY and AIR FORCE) Overdrive supports many portable devices and ebook readers including the Barnes & Noble Nooks, Sony Readers and Kindles. EBRARY full-text ebooks great for researching school-related topics. Browse by table of contents and read selected pages and/or chapters. Ebrary is compatible with any browser based mobile device (i.e Blackbery, iphone, ipad, etc.). MyILibrary - As a unique offering to the military community, the Department of Defense is making available over 400 e- books including 95 books covering legal issues, 24 foreign language guides, and 169 For Dummies... books. Safari Books - An e-reference business and information technology library where you can search across 1,000s of books form O Reilly, Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Microsoft Press and more. OneClickDigital - Hundreds of eaudiobooks are available from One Click Digital by Recorded Books. Genres include biography, business, classics, fantasy, history, horror, humor, inspirational, mystery, romance, sci-fi, self-help, suspense and westerns. 5
Test Prep CLEP & DANTES TEST PREP Free online http://www.nelnetsolutions.com/dod/ CLEP American Govt. American Literature Analyzing & Interpreting Literature Biology Calculus Chemistry College Algebra College Comp. / College Comp. Modular College Mathematics English Literature Financial Accounting French German History of the U.S. I History of the U.S. II Human Growth & Development Humanities Information Systems & Comp. App. Introduction to Educational Psychology Introductory Business Law Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology Natural Sciences Pre-Calculus Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Principles of Microeconomics Social Sciences & History Spanish Western Civilization I Western Civilization II Practice Tests DANTES Art of the Western World Astronomy Business Ethics & Society Business Law II Business Math Civil War and Reconstruction Criminal Justice Environment and Humanity Ethics In America Foundations of Education Fundamentals of College Algebra Fundamentals of Counseling Fundamentals of Cybersecurity General Anthropology Here s to Your Health History of the Vietnam War Human Resource Management Human/Cultural Geography Introduction to Business Introduction to Computing Introduction to Law Enforcement Introduction to the Modern Middle East Introduction to World Religions Lifespan Development Psychology Management Information Syst. Money and Banking Organizational Behavior Personal Finance Physical Geology Principles of Finance Principles of Financial Accounting Principles of Physical Science I Principles of Public Speaking Principles of Statistics Principles of Supervision Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union Substance Abuse Technical Writing Western Europe Since 1945 Info abut each CLEP test, including exam details, sample test questions, and suggested review material for all CLEP exams is available at http://clep.collegeboard.org/exam Free fact sheets containing exam details, sample test questions, and suggested review material for all DANTES exams are available at http://getcollegecredit.com/testprep In addition - McChord Library has a TEST PREP center filled with current study materials for all CLEP and DANTES tests. Review materials are available in a variety of formats including study guides, DVDs, textbooks and video ipods. Stop by the library and we ll hook you up with the study materials you need! Grandstaff Library also has a large collection of CLEP and DANTES study guides available as well. Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 6
Recommended WEB Sites Links to useful and popular web resources. TO ACCESS: From the Lewis-McChord Library home page - http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries click on RECOMMENDED WEB SITES. Library CATALOG Search our collection of print books and audiovisual materials. TO ACCESS: From the Lewis-McChord Library home page - http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries - click on the CATALOG link. 7
MORRIS LIBRARY RESOURCES ON THE WEB http://lib.siu.edu TO LOCATE BOOKS, ARTICLES, ETC. ONESEARCH BETA - Locate books, journals, DVDs and more in a single search. The results page allows for limiting your search to specific content types (i.e., books, ebooks, magazines, newspapers, journals, etc.) and other useful options. BOOKS AND MORE - Search over 80 online library catalogs for books, journals, government documents, DVDs, CDs and more. ASK A LIBRARIAN - Obtain answers to questions about the online library or get help with your latest research project. RESEARCH GUIDES - Locate a guide for expert help with your topic or course subject. Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 8
Morris Library resources (cont d) RESEARCH DATABASES Morris library offers students over 300 research databases, including the full-text resources listed below: Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) Indexes over 4000 scholarly and popular publications covering all academic subjects. Provides full-text for over 1,000 journals, many dating back to 1990. Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) Business-related periodicals covering management, marketing, economics, accounting, international business, and more. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. ERIC (EBSCOhost) Indexes and provides full-text access to many journal articles, books, theses and related documents in education. JSTOR Full-text scholarly articles in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Lexis/Nexis Academic - Full-text articles, documents, and other materials from newspapers, business and trade journals, general interest magazines, company reports, legal and tax documents. MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) - Provides full-text for nearly 1,700 general interest periodicals; more than 500 reference books; over 107,000 primary source documents and an image collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - One-stop source for information on social issues. Features pro and con viewpoint articles, periodical articles, primary source documents, statistics, and multimedia. Proquest Newsstand - Contains over 850 newspapers with access to 575 full-text titles, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. Coverage: 1980 s to present. Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 9
STYLE GUIDES (APA / MLA) Need to cite resources (books, articles, web sites, etc.) properly in your research papers? These resources give you style tips and examples: APA APAStyle.org http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx Site maintained by the American Psychological Association. Provides current info on citing electronic media. McChord Library Guide (APA) http://www.jblmmwr.com/other_pages/libraries/students.html This guide follows APA s official guidelines for electronic formats and includes examples from our Library's collection of online databases. OWL Purdue (APA) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ APA Style Guides (from Lesley University) http://research.lesley.edu/apa A web page full of useful links to APA information. MLA McChord Library Guide (MLA) http://www.jblmmwr.com/other_pages/libraries/students.html This guide follows MLA s official guidelines for electronic formats and includes examples from our Library's collection of online databases. OWL Purdue (MLA) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ MLA Style Guides (from Lesley University) http://research.lesley.edu/mla A web page full of useful links to MLA information. Additional APA / MLA resources: UW Writing Center http://guides.lib.washington.edu/citations Links to good sources for guidelines on common documentation formats. 10
NOTES Need Assistance? Contact Cindy Spano at 253-982-3454 or cindy.spano@us.af.mil 11
Locations Grandstaff Library N. 10th & Pendleton, Bldg 2109 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500 Hours of Operation Monday Friday: 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Closed Sundays McChord Library 851 Lincoln Blvd. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98438-1317 (Ground level) Hours of Operation Monday Friday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Closed Sundays For general Library Info: 253-967-5889 For general Library Info: 253-982-3454 Reference Librarian Contact Info Reference Librarian: Cindy Spano McChord: ph: 253-982-3454 / fax: 253-982-3944 / email: cindy.spano@us.af.mil Grandstaff: ph: 253-967-5889 / email: cindy.a.spano2.naf@mail.mil Library Web Site http://www.jblmmwr.com/libraries (REV. 11/14) 12