Learning Resource Center

Research Tools

• RefDesk - Has an enormous collection of reference materials, searchable databases and other great resources that can't be found anywhere else.
  
  
• Internet Public Library - An online reference service that offers everything from free dictionaries and encyclopedias to books, magazines and newspapers.
  
  
• Encyclopedia.com - This site hosts 49 high-quality encyclopedias (Oxford University Press, Britannica, etc.) and 73 dictionaries and thesauruses. Encyclopedia.com users can also search through facts and biographies.
  
  
• The Owl - Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a great resource for student writers who want to learn more about writing mechanics, formatting, outline development and avoiding plagiarism.
  
  
• Bib Me - This bibliography generator automatically fills in a works cited page in MLA, APA, Chicago or Turbian formats.
  
  
• CIA World Factbook : Country Profiles and Statistics
  
  
• EBSCO : Database of full text journal articles. Please see a librarian for login information.
  
  
• ERIC : Database full of documents and journal articles on education research
  
  
• Virtual Reference Shelf : Selected Web resources complied by the Library of Congress
  
  
• World&I Journal – A comprehensive academic resource that encompasses a broad range of articles by scholars and experts in the areas of Global Studies, Liberal Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, General Science, and Spanish. Please see a librarian for login information.


• HINARI – Provides access to major journals in biomedical and related social sciences. Please see librarian for login information.


• PubMed – Includes more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books; Available through HINARI.
  
• Legal Information System (LIS) of the Federated States of Micronesia- LIS provides access to legal information of the FSM National government and the four governments of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap. It includes access to constitutions, statutes, selected court rules and decisions, and selected rules and regulations.
• Patient Education Reference Center (PERC) -PERC is a database that includes current, patient information for medical professionals. The database includes information on more than 4,000 common diseases, over 759 procedures and lab tests, 2800 lifestyle and wellness topics, and over 1500 unique drugs. Discharge and home care information for more than 1000 related topics is also available. Contact your campus librarian for login information.
• eBooks Collection (Trial) - A trial for EBSCO eBooks collection has been set up for all campuses to access. Contact your campus librarian for login information and let us know what you think.
  Trial expires on December 01, 2012.
• Cengage Databases (Trial) - Cengage Databases includes access to Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL), Academic OneFile, and Student Resources in Context. Academic OneFile compiles full text articles from journals and reference sources covering topics on physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, fine arts, theology, literature, and others. Student Resources in Context merges reference content with full-text articles, news articles, images, videos, and audio files made available through new search features such as Search Assist. GVRL is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  Contact your campus librarian to obtain access information.
  Trial expires on December 15, 2012.