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| − | + | Library guides are online guides to help you in locating materials in the library and on the World Wide Web. They are organized by course number. | |
| − | + | * [[Media:Argument.pdf |<span style="color:mediumblue;">ENG 110 - Argument Essay</span>]] | |
| + | * [[Media:Folktales.pdf |<span style="color:mediumblue;">HUM 110/115 - Folktales, Myths and Legends</span>]] | ||
| − | *[ | + | * [[Media:Marketing.pdf |<span style="color:mediumblue;">MBA 625 - Marketing</span>]] |
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| − | *[http:// | + | * MBA 640: [http://sloanreview.mit.edu <span style="color:mediumblue;">MIT Sloan Management Review</span>] - Premium edition requires a user name and password. Ask for these at the library. |
| − | This | + | * MBA 680: [http://www.mergentonline.com/KBR/login.php <span style="color:mediumblue;">Key Business Ratios</span>] - This resource requires a user name and password. Ask for these at the library. |
| + | * MBA 680: [http://www.sec.gov <span style="color:mediumblue;">Securities and Exchange Commission</span>] | ||
| + | '''Homework Help''' | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.saylor.org <span style="color:mediumblue;">The Saylor Foundation</span>] - harnessing technology to make education free | |
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| + | Saylor.org is a free and open collection of college level courses. There are no registrations or fees required to take our courses, and you will earn a certificate upon completion of each course. Because we are not accredited, you will not earn a college degree or diploma; however, our team of experienced college professors has designed each course so you will be able to achieve the same learning objectives as students enrolled in traditional colleges. | ||
'''Open Access Journals and eBooks''' | '''Open Access Journals and eBooks''' | ||
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| + | '''Other Online Resources''' | ||
| + | Other resources include things like writing tools, information about software licensing and standards, and bookfinding tools. | ||
| + | Standards and Licensing | ||
| + | *[http://www.w3.org/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)</span>] | ||
| + | If you need information on standards that apply to the internet, this is where to go. | ||
| + | *[http://www.opensource.org/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">Open Source Initiative</span>] | ||
| + | This is where you go to find out how to publish your own open source software and how to find software that has already been published by others. | ||
| + | *[http://creativecommons.org/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">Creative Commons</span>] | ||
| + | Share, Remix, Reuse – Legally is Creative Commons mission. Anything you find on Creative Commons has been published with an open access license of some form. Learn more about open access through this “non-profit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.” | ||
| + | *[http://www.refdesk.com/<span style="color:mediumblue;">Reference Desk</span>] | ||
| + | *[http://vlib.org/<span style="color:mediumblue;">Virtual Library</span>] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bibliomania.com/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">Bibliomania</span>] | ||
| + | '''Book Finders''' | ||
| + | *[http://www.fetchbook.info/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">Fetch Book</span>] | ||
| + | New and used titles are available on this search engine. You can click and compare over 100 book stores and 60,000 online sellers to get the book with the lowest price. | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.amazon.com/<span style="color:mediumblue;">Amazon</span>] | |
| − | + | The world’s largest online bookstore can be found here. They have a satisfaction guarantee as long as the order is fulfilled through them. Returning unwanted items is easy. | |
| + | Writing Tools | ||
| − | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.bartleby.com/<span style="color:mediumblue;">Bartleby's</span>] |
| − | + | Bartleby’s publishes thousands of free materials reference, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. They are the self-proclaimed “preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge. Bartleby’s is a great place to find that work of literature that you have been meaning to read or to get just the right quote for your speech or masterpiece. | |
| − | *[http:// | + | *[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/679/01/<span style="color:mediumblue;">OWL @ Purdue University</span>] |
| + | Purdue’s online writing lab provides helpful information and guidance on writing. There is an abundance of information available on this website including APA formatting and style guidelines, résumé writing help, guidance on how to avoid plagiarism, and advice on how to write a business letter. | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.ebooknetworking.com/ <span style="color:mediumblue;">eBook Networking</span>] | |
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| − | + | You can download FREE pdf formatted Ebooks | |
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Revision as of 08:17, 1 February 2013
Library Guides
Library guides are online guides to help you in locating materials in the library and on the World Wide Web. They are organized by course number.
Course-Related Resources
- MBA 640: MIT Sloan Management Review - Premium edition requires a user name and password. Ask for these at the library.
- MBA 680: Key Business Ratios - This resource requires a user name and password. Ask for these at the library.
- MBA 680: Securities and Exchange Commission
Homework Help
- The Saylor Foundation - harnessing technology to make education free
Saylor.org is a free and open collection of college level courses. There are no registrations or fees required to take our courses, and you will earn a certificate upon completion of each course. Because we are not accredited, you will not earn a college degree or diploma; however, our team of experienced college professors has designed each course so you will be able to achieve the same learning objectives as students enrolled in traditional colleges.
Open Access Journals and eBooks
Open access journals and eBooks are free to you to use and modify depending upon the author's license restrictions. The idea behind the open access movement is to encourage intellectual thought and contribution. This is most common in the science fields but is becoming more prevalant in other fields as well. Choose by Program.
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Networks
- Computer Graphic Design
- General Education
- Master's of Business Administration
- Master's in Information Systems Management
Other Online Resources
Other resources include things like writing tools, information about software licensing and standards, and bookfinding tools. Standards and Licensing
If you need information on standards that apply to the internet, this is where to go.
This is where you go to find out how to publish your own open source software and how to find software that has already been published by others.
Share, Remix, Reuse – Legally is Creative Commons mission. Anything you find on Creative Commons has been published with an open access license of some form. Learn more about open access through this “non-profit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation.”
Book Finders
New and used titles are available on this search engine. You can click and compare over 100 book stores and 60,000 online sellers to get the book with the lowest price.
The world’s largest online bookstore can be found here. They have a satisfaction guarantee as long as the order is fulfilled through them. Returning unwanted items is easy. Writing Tools
Bartleby’s publishes thousands of free materials reference, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. They are the self-proclaimed “preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge. Bartleby’s is a great place to find that work of literature that you have been meaning to read or to get just the right quote for your speech or masterpiece.
Purdue’s online writing lab provides helpful information and guidance on writing. There is an abundance of information available on this website including APA formatting and style guidelines, résumé writing help, guidance on how to avoid plagiarism, and advice on how to write a business letter.
You can download FREE pdf formatted Ebooks
