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'''Coleman University Subscription Databases'''
 
 
Subscription databases are those databases for which Coleman University has paid a fee to use. In general, a subscription database hosts scholarly material or material in a specific field. This page is where you will find links to the databases to which Coleman University subscribes.
 
 
FAITS – Faulkner’s Advisory for IT Studies is a database of reports written by experts in the expansive field of information technology. Each report contains an executive summary, a description of the technology, a current view, an outlook, recommendations, web links, and links to related reports.
 
 
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'''Open Access Journals and eBooks'''
 
'''Open Access Journals and eBooks'''
  

Revision as of 18:07, 6 June 2012

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.


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.

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