Library Access Off-Campus

We are pleased to announce these new e-books:

Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
"Provides a comprehensive, subject specific guide to the history, uses, scientific principles, and technologies of espionage, intelligence, and security, with special emphasis placed on the current ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding this very topical subject."-- Worldcat

Gale Encyclopedia of Science (4th Ed.)
"Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases, define terms."-- Worldcat

Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources
"These volumes of primary source documents focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, each title is devoted to one topic."--Worldcat  

Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
"Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors."--Worldcat  

Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream - Examining Diverse Literature to Understand and Compare Universal Themes
"Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures."-- Worldcat  

World of Forensic Science
"The two-volume World of Forensic Science is a convenient, comprehensive guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences"--Worldcat

Information Systems for Emergency Management
"Provides the most current and comprehensive overview of the critical role of information systems in emergency response and preparedness. Includes contributions from leading scholars, practitioners, and industry researchers, and covers all phases of disaster management, such as mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery."--Gale

Check them out at http://www.library.jsu.edu/

We are pleased to announce two new databases from AVL:

Ferguson Career Guidance Center
This resource provides information on careers, college planning & financial aid, job-hunting & workplace skills, and much more. Please note: this subscription will end on June 30, 2011.

GOLD Disabilities Resources
"This is the most comprehensive database available for people with disabilities, detailing Independent Living Centers, Rehabilitation Facilities, State & Federal Agencies, Associations, Support Groups and much more. Plus, this one-stop resource provides immediate access to the latest products and services for people with disabilities including Assistive Devices, Periodicals, Books, Employment & Education Programs, Travel Groups and much more."
--Grey House Publishing

•Check them out at http://www.library.jsu.edu/

We are pleased to announce these new electronic books:

• Encyclopedia of Muslin-American History
• Essentials of Sports Law (4th edition)
• Juvenile Crime (Revised edition)
• A To Z of Homosexuality
• Techno Security's Guide to Securing SCADA

Check them out at http://library.jsu.edu/

The Blackboard system will be unavailable from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m Central Time on Friday, December 3rd due to scheduled maintenance.

ScienceDirect is expected to be offline and unavailable from 7:30AM EST - 4:30PM EST on Saturday, November 13th due to scheduled upgrades.