Research Tools

Credo Reference (Fall 2009)

The summer months may be down time to some, but not to the folks at the CTLE. In fact, June, July, and the early part of August are some of our busiest times. In a flurry of activities, we are updating our brochures and designing new ones, we are offering ANGEL workshops, we are assisting a lot of faculty on a one-on-one basis to ensure that they get the effects in their online courses they wish to achieve. > Full story

RefWorks Simplifies Organizing Research (Spring 2008)

In Fall of 2007 the Weinberg Library acquired RefWorks, a new online service which allows the user to store and organize citations much more easily when doing research. > Full story

Research Pro: The Next-Generation of Federated Search (Fall 2007)

Online Resources Continue to Grow (Fall 2007)

During the 2006-2007 Academic year the Weinberg Memorial Library continued to add to its growing list of electronic resources available to current University of Scranton students, faculty and staff, both on and off-campus. > Full story

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Comes to Libraries (Fall 2006)

Everything's Connected: Almost! Article Linker (Spring 2006)

When a citation or abstract to an appropriate journal article is located while searching an electronic index, such as ScienceDirect or MLA International Bibliography, that you would like to obtain in full-text for your research, Article Linker is the means for a fast and efficient search of all available library journal holdings. > Full story

Aquinas Newspaper Digitalization Project (Fall 2004)

The complete run of the Aquinas student newspaper will soon be available online. The Aquinas was inaugurated in newspaper format in 1930 and, because of inherent conservation problems with newsprint, many issues have become brittle. > Full story

ProQuest Next Adds NewFeatures (Spring 2003)

Users of some of the Weinberg Library's most popular article databases will find several new and improved features when they log onto to the ProQuest selections this fall. Included in the upgrades are several new improvements that will streamline your searching and bring more accurate results to you desktop. > Full story

Mergent Online for Business Research (Spring 2003)

The Weinberg Library has recently begun a subscription to the Mergent Online Database. > Full story

Criminal Justice and Law Web Sites (Spring 2003)

Most students at some point find themselves seeking legal information about their field of study, whether it be education, medicine, health, counseling, or human services. The following are legal research and information links recommended by University of Scranton reference librarians. > Full Story

Health and Medical Internet Websites (Spring 2003)

Medical and health-related questions are among the more frequently asked ones we get at the Reference Desk. > Full story

Wilson Web Features Upgrades (Spring 2003)

New upgrades to Wilson Web Library of Databases include many features that make searching for the novice or the advanced user more efficient. > Full story

Library Adds Wilson Web to Database Collection (Fall 2002)

The premier indexing company, H.W. Wilson, better known as the publisher of standard library tools such as Reader's Guide to Periodicals, Biography Index, and Business Periodicals Index, has introduced a web-based index with links to abstracts and full-text articles. > Full story

Help in Navigating the Internet (Fall 2002)

Need some help navigating a sea of irrelevant Web sites? Looking for a few good Web sites? As mentioned in the spring 2002 Information Update, the Reference Department has begun a new web page, "Web Resources" to help students and faculty quickly find relevant Web sites for their research. > Full story

New Databases Added (Spring 2002)

ProQuest Databases Debut, InfoTrac Bows Out (Fall 2001)

The Weinberg Memorial Library began a subscription this summer to the ProQuest databases. We now have online access to the Research II Periodicals and Newspapers databases (covering the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences), and the National Newspapers database (which includes the full-text of the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Washington Post, plus 24 other newspapers). > Full story

E Subscribe Service Gives Full-Text ERIC Documents (Fall 2001)

One of the most useful and popular research tools available to education majors and faculty members is the ERIC Database. > Full story

Columbia University Press Databases Now Available (Spring 2001)

Students, faculty, and staff at The University of Scranton now have access to three premier databases in the areas of literature, political science and international affairs, and the environment. > Full story

EBSCO Online Provides Full-Text Journals (Spring 2001)

JSTOR Increases Research Capabilities for Students and Faculty (Fall 2000)

The Weinberg Memorial Library has acquired a subscription for a new database called JSTOR. JSTOR, an acronym for journal storage, is a collection of 117 journals in scholarly fields such as anthropology, ecology, economics, finance, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, science,
and sociology. > Full story

EZ Proxy System Eases Off-Campus Searching (Fall 2000)

Over the past ten years the Internet has brought sweeping changes to the way students research material. Most of the material is still found in the library, but much of the material is found online in databases. > Full story

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe Arrives At The Library (Spring 2000)

A new database called LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe is now available for students researching topics for various projects. > Full story

GLOBAL ACCESS Gives Company Information (Spring 2000)

The Weinberg Memorial Library has recently migrated to an Internet-based version of the popular business database Compact Disclosure. > Full story

Finding New Books on the OPC (Spring 2000)

If you've ever wondered what happened to your suggestion for the purchase of a new book or video, or, perhaps, what books and videos have been purchased and received within the past few weeks or months, Donna Ramos, our Cataloger, has devised a way to answer your question. > Full story

Emerald Library Now Available (Fall 1999)

Regional Online Union Catalog Funded (Fall 1999)

As part of a cooperative effort to build a regional union catalog and facilitate resource sharing in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Bibliographic Center (NEPBC) has been awarded Library Services & Technology Act funding to purchase the software and the web server required to establish a regional online union catalog. > Full story

New Version of Library Catalog Is Up (Fall 1999)

Project Muse Available Through Library (Spring 1999)

The Weinberg Memorial Library has recently become a subscriber to Project Muse, a full-text, full-image database of over 40 journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press. > Full story

First Search Unleashes the Power of Interlibrary Loan (Fall 1998)

Faculty, staff, and students using the Weinberg Memorial Library will not notice it at first, but a powerful new resource in the pursuit of information has now been unleashed. > Full story

Newsbank Now on the Web (Fall 1998)

Country Information (Fall 1997)

SOM Grant Received (Spring 1997)

A generous grant from the Wheat First Butcher Singer Company will allow the Weinberg Memorial Library to subscribe to several new electronic databases and print sources in the field of business data. > Full story

Can't Get to the Library? Reference Tools are Online (Spring 1997)

Writing a paper and misplaced your copy of Roget's Thesaurus' Need a quick quote to add spark to a speech? Trying to find the definition of a word you spotted on your listserv? A number of sites on the World Wide Web (WWW) are now available to help solve these quandaries and more. > Full story

Searching (And MetaSearching) The World Wide Web (Winter 1996)

By now, hopefully, you've had a chance to do some exploring on the World Wide Web. What you have probably found out is that the World Wide Web is a wonderful place, full of bottomless amounts of information. > Full story

Citing the Internet Site (Winter 1996)

Information obtained over the Internet and used in research papers requires citing just as does information obtained from more traditional resources such as books and journals. > Full story

DRA Find To Be Tested (Winter 1996)

Early this spring, library patrons and staff will be able to test one of the newest Data Research Associates products, DRA Find, on PCs in the Weinberg Memorial Library. > Full story

Carl Is New And Improved (Winter 1996)

Two new features have been added to the CARL System as of this academic year. CARL, found as option no. 7 on the Weinberg Memorial Library's Public Access Menu, is a commercial service, now owned by the Knight-Ridder Information, Inc., which allows access to a variety of electronic indexes and services through the Internet. > Full story

Library Resources Expanded On World Wide Web (Fall 1995)

If you have "surfed the Internet," now it is time to move on and "crawl the Web," that is to say, the World Wide Web. > Full story

Expanded Academic Index To Replace Periodicals Abstracts (Fall 1995)

The Weinberg Memorial Library will be introducing a new index to general periodicals and newspapers this summer. > Full story

BACKSERV—The Missing Issues Solution (Fall 1995)

Blackwell's NTO Now Offered Through Library's OPC (Spring 1995)

Faculty and students trying to develop bibliographies or looking for new titles to add to the University's collection will soon have an easier time obtaining this information with the help of Blackwell North America's New Titles Online (NTO) service.  > Full story

New Feature On Carl (Spring 1995)

Faculty and students searching for keyword indexing to current scientific and technical journals in the CARL/Uncover Database accessed through the Weinberg Library Catalog can now utilize the enhanced REVEAL service. > Full story

Internet Guides At Library (Spring 1994)

Two Periodical Indexes Accessible Through DRA (Fall 1993)

The directors of Marywood's Learning Resources Center and the Weinberg Memorial Library, Mary Anne Federick and Charles Kratz, have signed an agreement for cooperative service in document delivery. > Full story

CD-ROM Growth Update (Fall 1993)

The CD-ROM products continue to be very popular. Statistics indicate that the most popular tides include Periodicals Abstracts on Disc. > Full story

UnConver Database Now Available (Winter 1992-93)

The Weinberg Memorial Library recently began subscribing to UnCover, a new current contents database of approximately 12,000 unique journal titles held by libraries in the CARL (Colorado Association of Research Libraries) System. > Full story

Statistics Data Now On CD (Winter 1992-93)

As an affiliate of the Pennsylvania State Data Center, the Weinberg Memorial Library receives a variety of statistical reports regarding state and federal issues. > Full story

Library Guides (Winter 1992-93)

The familiar student guide to the Library that was used in past years has been replaced by an expanded user guide. This guide provides key information about the Library. Additionally, the Library publishes' a series of subject source guides that highlight various aspects of the collection. The User Guide is available at. both the Circulation Desk and the Reference Desk, and the Source Guides are available at the Reference Desk.