Posted on October 28, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
Both Lexis Nexis Academic and Science Direct will be unavailable through the late evening and overnight hours of Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1.
These databases will be down for system maintenance for approximately 9 hours, between 9:00pm EDT on October 31 and 5:00am EST on November 1.
If you notice any problems before [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
Mahoney Library’s Online & Print Journals List will be down for a system upgrade on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from approximately Noon to 6:00pm 3:00am-9:00am. It likely will only be down for 2 or 3 hours, but should any problems arise, may not be available until 9:00am.
This also means that when you search [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Mahoney Library will participate in Snapshot Day, a statewide initiative to measure and highlight the impact that New Jersey libraries have on their communities on any given day.
Why do you come to Mahoney Library? Do you do your research from the library’s website? How does the library help you?
Stop [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
President Obama has declared October National Information Literacy Awareness Month:
“Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information. A 24-hour news cycle and thousands of global television and radio networks, coupled with an immense array of online resources, have challenged our long-held perceptions of information management. Rather than merely possessing data, we must also [...]
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Posted on September 4, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
A recent report from CQ Researcher addresses the national debate over reform of health care and health insurance. The introduction and key questions asked appear below:
“Is universal coverage too expensive?
For the first time in 15 years, health-care reform has moved to the top of Washington’s agenda. A new Democratic president and Democratic majorities in [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by rkrasnodebski
Are you looking for evidence-based articles on the Application of the Betty Neuman Systems Model for your course Professional Nursing Transition (NURS 302)? According to the book Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM (2000) by David L. Sackett et. al., individuals in health care require the integration of the best research evidence with [...]
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Posted on May 12, 2009 by rkrasnodebski
Imagine the following scenario:
It’s late at night and you’re brainstorming for a topic to write about for your business class. The bibliography is due tomorrow. Exhausted, you come up with the idea to write about the problems within the banking industry. That seems too broad, so you focus on the lending crisis of two mortgage giants, [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
The Vault Online Career Library is back, thanks to the Career Services Office. Why use Vault?
You can download electronic versions of Vault Interview and Resume, Career Topic, Industry, and Employer Guides.
You can find 6,000+ Company Profiles: Vault obtains ‘insider information’ by surveying 1000’s of employees each year. This information gives your users the competitive advantage [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
Whether you’ve already attended RefWorks training or not, you might find one or more of these webinars useful. The webinars are taught by RefWorks trainers and are free to anyone who wants to attend.
See the topics and times offered below. You can sign up to attend any of these via the RefWorks website – just [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2009 by Amy Schleigh
Do you need to view one of the CSE Master Theses in Nutrition?
You can look up these four items in the library’s online catalog, via the link above. All are available to be checked out – you will find them on the lower level in the right wing.
Be sure to check the status to see [...]
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