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Electronic Collections

Offering new methods of access and enhanced functionality, electronic resources are becoming more prolific in the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Libraries and more in demand by our users. The Libraries acquires and provides access to a growing collection of online databases, e-books, e-journals, and other digitally-based materials to expand the options for accessing and using information.

E-resources may be acquired and accessed through several methods:

• direct purchase of individual items selected by subject liaison librarians and/or recommended by faculty and students;
• direct purchase of individual items selected by patrons from among pre-selected records in MARQCAT (demand-driven acquisition);
• direct purchase of subject-focused or multidisciplinary collections;
• subscriptions to individual titles;
• subscriptions to subject-focused or multidisciplinary collections of resources.

Whatever the method of acquisition and access, the Libraries strive to be responsive to the needs of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ faculty, students and staff. Listings of , , and highlight some of the resources currently available.

As new databases and collections are considered for acquisition, are sometimes offered for a limited time; the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ community is invited to try out these potential new resources and submit their feedback for further consideration.

The Library also established some online collections of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-related materials. is the institutional repository of published scholarly works of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ faculty and student research, including ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ these and dissertations. is a collection of selected, digitized materials in the Archival Collections.