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BOOKS
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Note
that the databases listed here are grouped by the type of material they
index (books), rather than by subject.
Which
ones do I use?
Scroll down for descriptions and help files.
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For broad
coverage of all subject areas: NetLibrary.
A secondary choice is Ebook Library.
For reference books on all disciplines, Credo Reference.
For counseling
and psychology subjects: PsycBooks.
Other databases
listed in this section, Book
Collection: Nonfiction,
and Books in Print, are highly specialized.
See descriptions for details.
For traditional, print books, use
the online Library Catalog. Print books may be requested via Interlibrary
Loan (ILL).
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Biography
Reference Bank via Wilson Web 
Includes full text.
Contains
articles and abstracts dealing with over 500,000 people. Where
full text is not available, a list of databases is provided, indicating
other databases in which full text of abstracts may be found.
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This
database is provided as part of Troy University's participation
with the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). Click on the AVL logo
to read more about. |
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Book
Collection: Nonfiction via EbscoHost
Includes full text.
Designed
for school libraries, contains more than 2,000 full-text
books addressing many areas of school curriculum, including social
studies and science.
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This
database is provided as part of Troy University's participation with
the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). Click on the AVL logo to read more
about. |
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Book
Review Digest Plus via Wilson Web
Includes full text.
Covering
over 550,000 books, provides indexes of reviews of current fiction
and non-fiction, with over 100,000 reviews in full text.
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This
database is provided as part of Troy University's participation
with the Alabama Virtual Library (AVL). Click on the AVL logo
to read more about. |
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Books
in Print via Bowker Publishing
Contains publishing
and pricing information with some book reviews.
Useful for literature searches. |
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Credo
Reference
Includes full text.
Hundreds
of reference books, covering all academic disciplines.
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Fiction
Connection
Provides lists
of suggested reading in fiction and biography titles. Users may
select by author, genre, timeframe, etc., to find similar titles.
Reviews, excerpts, and other information are included. |
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Ebook
Library via Ebook Library
Includes full text.
Online full-text
academic books geared to the Troy University curriculum. |
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NetLibrary
Includes full text.
A specially created online
collection of nearly 50,000 full-text books, in a broad range of academic
subject categories. These are actual academic books that have been digitized
for the convenience of library users. Make sure to read HELP.
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PsycBooks
via EbscoHost
Includes full text.
Provides more
than 10,000 chapters in full text from books on psychology
and counseling, including those published by the APA and many classic
books of historical impact in psychology. |
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RCLweb
Consists of annotated
lists of resources recommended by the Association of College Research
Libraries for inclusion in academic libraries. The core list features
65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subject, with reviews of
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This page updated, spelling and links checked :
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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