DWC Library Resources by https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l Researching at DWC en-us 2023-04-03 20:38:42 UTC 2024-08-15 21:42:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2012808509/8a23d525cb7b74f33c7daebe9da37aac/logo_removebg.png Library Online Catalog ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542740421 Start your search on the OPAC. 


  • The OPAC has links to all of the resources that the DWC community has free access to through the library.

  • It also has links to sources that are free for everyone, like Google Scholar.

]]> 2023-04-03 20:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542740421 JSTOR Databases ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542756768 Source Types:

eBooks (70,000) and journal articles


Subjects: Interdisciplinary

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE

]]> 2023-04-03 21:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542756768 Overdrive (Libby) ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542757773 Listen to books on the go with Overdrive. Our new shared collection has 10,181 audiobooks and 14525 eBooks. That increases our collection by 4234.4% (previously we owned 129 audiobooks and 441 ebooks).

Find our library through the MOBIUS consortium.

If you find a book that we don't own, recommend it for purchase!

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18 databases

Scholarly Journal Articles, News, Magazines, Reports, Trade Publications, Books, Dissertations and MORE


Subjects: Interdiciplinary

Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE.

]]> 2023-04-03 21:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542763824 Kanopy Movie Streaming Database ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542765066 Watch movies and tv shows on Kanopy. DWC has a subscription to the academic collection.


If you are looking for popular films, log in to Kanopy through the your local public library.

]]> 2023-04-03 21:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542765066 CATHOLIC RESOURCES ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542773424 Papal Encyclicals and Church documents: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/  
  • Papal Encyclicals 
  • Church documents

Vatican Archives
https://www.vatican.va/archive/index.htm
  • Bible
  • Catechism
  • Canon Law
  • Ecumenical Councils

Catholic Research Resources Alliance 
  • Catholic Newspapers
]]> 2023-04-03 21:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2542773424 Google Scholar Database ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544027668 A freely accessible database to broadly search for scholarly literature. Not all articles or books will be free to access.


Source Types:

Theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.


Subjects:

Many disciplines

]]> 2023-04-04 18:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544027668 Philosophy Reference Sources ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544090893 There are two great freely accessible encyclopedias in the field of philosophy. These are great places to look up philosophers and philosophical ideas.

]]> 2023-04-04 19:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544090893 Library Terminology ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544104372 Get to know the terminology used in library databases before starting a research project.


  • Abstract - A brief summary of the text of a book or article, usually without added criticism.


  • Article - A (brief) essay or research report on a subject. Articles can appear in magazines, journals, newspapers, or other sources such as encyclopedias.


  • Bibliography - A list of documents (books, articles, reports, etc.) relating to a specific subject or person.


  • Catalog - A listing of all the materials a library owns.


  • Citation - May also be called a "reference". The basic information needed to find specific materials.


  • Database - A collection of information arranged into individual records to be searched by computer.


  • Full Text - The entire content of an item, usually also including an abstract and citation. Databases can be full-text.


  • Interlibrary Loan - A service that allows students, faculty, and staff to access materials which are not owned by the Matthew Jacoby Library


  • Keyword Searching - A type of search used when a user does not know the exact title of a book or is unsure of best subject terms to use.


  • Magazine - A periodical that consists of popular articles written for the general reader rather than for scholars in a particular field.


  • Reference Sources- Dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, and indexes that provide factual information, and/or lead to other information resources.


  • Scholarly (Academic) Journal - Journal containing articles with full documentation, identifying sources used and written by scholars whose credentials are identified. 


    Adapted from: https://uscupstate.libguides.com/glossary 


]]> 2023-04-04 19:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/2544104372 Project Muse Databases ewinter25 https://padlet.com/ewinter25/4e6kjyf02myecx2l/wish/3032583009 Source Types:

  • eBooks (100,000) and journal articles


Subjects: Interdisciplinary

  • Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Communication, Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Global Studies & MORE

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