RefWorks – Changing Account Email Address

First, we want to say congratulations to our recent Dominican College graduates! Now that you are apart of the DC alumni, you will continue to have access to our RefWorks database. But in order to maintain your access, you will need to change your DC email address in your RefWorks account to a personal one.

Check out our instructions below on how to change your email address:

1) Login to your RefWorks account. You can access the RefWorks (New) database via the Sullivan Library database list.

2) Select the drop-down box by your name and click on Settings.

3) Change your role from Student to Alumni and add your personal email address. Click on Update to save your changes.

For more information about changing your email address in RefWorks, check out the Alumni Access tab in our RefWorks Database Guide.

Goodbye EasyBib EDU

EasyBib EDU is ending August 31, 2018. EDU is the educational version of EasyBib (offered through the Sullivan Library) that offers MLA, APA, Chicago, and other premium features. If you have an EasyBib EDU account and want to keep your saved citations, you must save your work before August 31st using one of the following options:

• Copy & Paste
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• Word Doc
• Sharing with a regular EasyBib account

The free version of EasyBib.com will continue to exist after August but will only include MLA. For a fee you can sign up for a premium account that offers multiple citation styles and other features.

 

Questions? Read more here or contact a Librarian.

Want a replacement for Easybib? We recommend RefWorks.

 

New Database: Nexis Uni

The Sullivan Library is pleased to announce our new database, Nexis Uni. Replacing the former LexisNexis database, this platform offers users access to thousands of business, criminal justice, political science and general news resources.

From the home page, users can search for news, court cases, law reviews and company information through either a basic, guided or advanced search.

Nexis Uni Home Page

Users also have the option to browse through 3 different topics for recent news coverage, legislation, featured publications, Supreme Court decisions, recent law review articles and blog and social media posts.

Political Science Topic Page

Find an article or court case you want to use for your paper? Nexis Uni offers a variety of options for saving and sending documents. Users can download documents in PDF, Word and Rich Text formats with formatting options to change the font type, size and line spacing. Documents can also be sent to a user’s Google Drive account or email address.

Article with Saving and Sending Options

 

When you register for a free Nexis Uni account, you will have the option to create your own folders to save and organize documents as you conduct your research within the database. Simply click on the Sign In/Register link in the upper right hand corner of the database screen to create your account.

You can find Nexis Uni on our A-Z Database Page. Check it out today!

Weekly Tips & Tricks – Finding Sullivan Library full-text articles using Google Scholar

Welcome back to another edition of Weekly Tips and Tricks.

This week we will go over how to access Sullivan Library full-text articles off campus when searching on Google Scholar.

NEW: EBSCO for Psych Annotated Bibliographies YouTube video

Hot off the press!

Sullivan Library has a NEW YouTube video for those students who are searching EBSCOhost (specifically the PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES databases) to find empirical studies to create their annotated bibliographies.

View the video here

This video will show you how to connect to EBSCOhost, how to search inside it, and how to email articles that you need to yourself (with the APA citation included in the email!)

See more YouTube videos on the library Portal Page!

NEW: Ebrary YouTube video

Did you know…

…Sullivan Library has a YouTube video on searching Ebrary? This service provides over 70,000 electronic full-text books available cover to cover from the comforts of your home. Ebrary books are linked to from within the library’s online book catalog, however it is also possible to go directly to the service by visiting the library databases page and logging in (from on or off campus).

If you go directly to Ebrary via the databases page, you will get more results when you run a search for books. Ebrary can look inside the book to find keywords, but the book catalog cannot. It can only search the information about the book.

View the Ebrary video here

Learn how to search FOR books, search INSIDE a single book (as each is fully indexed), how to print pages, and more!

See more YouTube videos on the library Portal Page!

New homepage for the JSTOR database

Students who access the library databases (http://libdb.dc.edu) will now notice a new home page for the JSTOR database! This page loads faster and provides easier access to many of JSTOR’S most important resources.

NEW: ProQuest YouTube video

New this semester, Sullivan Library has a YouTube video on searching ProQuest. Learn how to search the ProQuest databases to find journal articles, magazines, newspapers, and more – become the master of your research!

ProQuest provides access to multiple databases; examples include ABI/INFORM for the business field, ProQuest Newspapers, and ProQuest Health Management. It also includes collections in psychology, social science, education, and reference. By default, all databases are searched simultaneously.

See more YouTube videos on the library Portal Page!

NEW: EBSCOhost YouTube videos

New this semester, Sullivan Library has three YouTube videos related to EBSCOhost. This collection of databases represent the #1 place to search for journal, magazine, and newspaper articles here at Dominican College! EBSCOhost has databases for many Dominican offered programs, including Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Nursing, Athletic Training, Psychology, Education, and more!

Choosing Databases in EBSCOhost Not sure which database to pick even after watching the first video? Academic Search Elite is a great database which covers many different subject areas.

EBSCOhost Basic Search Learn the basics of searching EBSCOhost at Sullivan Library – from Boolean operators to setting simple limiters such as peer-reviewed/scholarly. Learn how to see how long an article is, if you have the full text of the article, and how to see the abstract of the article right from the list of results. Research will be a breeze!

EBSCOhost Advanced Search Go even more in depth with this brief EBSCOhost advanced search tutorial, showing you how to use the advanced search page effectively, as well as folders for organizing your research.

Introducing Hoovers, NetAnatomy, and more!

NEW DATABASES!

The following databases have been added:

Hoovers

Hoovers business database offers information on 85 million individuals and 65 million private and public companies from over 900 global industries. The database also contains business news compiled from over 3,000 sources. A directory is also offered to locate contact information for potential employers, partners and clients. You can also use Hoover’s to analyze industry trends or compare companies within or across industries.

First Research

An industry style business database, Hoover’s First Research provides users with up-to-date industry intelligence data. Over 900 industries are included in this database. Industry profiles are summarized including critical industry statistics, challenges, opportunities, issues and changes. Call Prep Sheets, State and Province Profiles, and an Industry Prospector tool are also offered to locate or rank industry drivers and key economic metrics.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar Investment Research Center covers 24,000 funds and 10,000 stocks, 850 reports on ETF’s, 2000 stock analyst reports and 2000 fund analyst reports. It also includes a Portfolio X-Ray, a comprehensive Help and Education Center and other screening tools.

NetAnatomy

NetAnatomy is an online resource designed to teach human anatomy to students in the health professions. Images and information are offered in three areas: Gross Anatomy, Cross Sectional Anatomy, and Radiographic Anatomy. It also serves as a place to review anatomy after an individual’s exposure to the subject.

 

The following databases have been removed: OCLC FirstSearch (no longer available), Mergent Online (replaced by Hoovers, First Research, and Morningstar) and CAMIO: Catalog of Art Images Online.