Overview of Electronic Resources

LIBRARY CATALOG

Find books & other library materials in the UNF Library -- books, magazines, journals, videos, compact discs, government documents, etc.

Search library catalogs from local, state, national and international libraries.

The library catalog now contains digital archives. Here is information about the project and how to find the documents.

RESEARCH DATABASES

Search for articles in scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers. There are also online dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories; and databases that provide legal cases, tax information, investment reports, and more.

• List of databases by subject category.
• Alphabetical list of databases.
• Article Quick-Search
• Basic strategy for finding articles.
• Database guides and quick reference sheets.
• How to log in from off campus.

Databases are also called Article Databases, Research Databases, A & I Databases (abstract and index), Abstract Databases, Electronic Databases, Electronic Indexes and the 'Deep Web'.

 ELECTRONIC BOOKS
  - digital copies of print books

• See this Ebook Guide for information.
• NetLibrary FAQs.
• NetLibrary signup information.
• You can search for NetLibrary books in the UNF catalog by simply adding the word netlibrary to your search.
• You can also search in NetLibrary itself.

ARTICLE LINKER AND CITATION LINKER

• When searching a library database, if the full text of an article is not immediately available, click on the Article Linker icon to see a menu of options for finding the full text.
• If the full text is available in another database, you will see a link to the article. Many times you will have several full text options.
• If full text is not available, you can automatically search the library catalog to see if the journal is available in the library in print.
• If it is not available either way, you can send off an Interlibrary Loan request with the click of a mouse.
• You can also see if the journal is scholarly or refereed/peer reviewed.
• Citation Linker lets you look for the full text when you already have a citation (author, title, journal, volume number, etc.)

E-JOURNAL PORTAL

• Find out which database has the full text of a particular journal.
• Find lists of journals by subject area.

You can use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory  to find out which database indexes a journal or magazine.

You may also use CUFTS. This tool is maintained by Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.

Many databases use journal abbreviations.  Here is a list of abbreviations for medical journals.  Here is a list of general journals.

 INTERNET SEARCHING

• Search Engine Guide
• Subject/Internet Guides
• Evaluating Electronic Resources

REFWORKS

RefWorks is an application that lets you create a database of sources that you plan to use in your research. It also helps create a bibliography/reference list. Here is more information.

Current browsers are required to use the Library's electronic resources.