Electronic Resources for Distance Learning
Nursing Students
See Electronic Databases for Medicine, Health, and Nursing
Sections
Accessing
Electronic Resources
- Database
Access for Off-Campus Computers
- If you are currently enrolled in classes at Jacksonville State
University, you can access the library's databases from your home computer.
Access is granted through an authentication application called EZproxy,
and requires the user to sign in. Directions and troubleshooting advice
are found here.
- Databases for Nursing
- Electronic
periodical databases of particular interest to nursing students are
linked here, including CINAHL Plus Full Text and Health Source:
Nursing/Academic Edition. Guidelines to
help you decide whether you have found a scholarly journal are
available here. If you still aren't sure, check the University of Texas at San Antonio Library's Scholarly Journal v. Popular Magazine Articles page.
Course Reserves
- Course
reserves are available electronically from the JSU Library Home page.
Your computer must have the correct viewer
software to access the files. Details on how to access
and print E-reserve items are also available. For frequently asked questions
about Reserves, click
here.
Citing Sources
- APA Citation Style: Examples for Nursing Students
- From
the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, this page provides
examples for citing many different types of materials from the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th
edition. (Print copy is on reserve in the library, BF 76.7 .P83 2001.)
Distance Education Services
- Distance
Education Services
- This Houston Cole Library Web page is an excellent starting point
for those with any questions about what services are available for distance
education students.
Evaluating Internet Sites
Library Catalog Information
- Catalog
Introduction
- An interactive tutorial for the Library's Voyager online catalog
with opportunities for practice searching. The tutorial provides a look
at methods to make searching more efficient, including title, keyword,
and subject searches for books and journal titles.
- Renew
a Book
- This page explains how to use the online catalog, from the Internet,
to renew a library book checked out to you.
Library Contacts
- Who to ask
- For questions regarding Distance Education or electronic access,
contact Jodi Poe, the Distance
Education/Electronic Resources Manager.
- For assistance with Library resources, contact Paula
Barnett-Ellis, the Health/Sciences Librarian.
Library Home Page
- Houston Cole Library
Web Page
- A good starting point to find library resources is the Library's
Home Page. From here, you can access the catalog, the periodical databases,
and much more. Also, you will find links to the resources listed here.
If you can't find exactly what you need, "Search this Site"
searches only the Library Web site.
Starting Library Research
- Researching Your Topic
- This page presents step by step methods to help streamline library
research. Tips include how to identify your subject, test searching to see
if you can find enough information, ways to search for specific resources,
and how to locate items. Help with Research
Tools may be found here.
Virtual Library Tour
- Virtual
Tour
- A detailed look at each floor and the resources available. Come in and look around.
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