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    Professional Resources

  • Association of College and Research Libraries: A gateway to resources on teaching, learning and research in higher educaiton.
  • Blackwell's Publishing Company Collection Management Service
  • Choice Reviews Online reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education.
  • Chronicle of Higher Education "User Name" and "Password" for this journal and access to all academic databases all on the password sheet.
  • ILLiad Support: Atlas Systems Inc. website for ILLiad.
  • LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction: Links to online course materials relating to information literacy instruction.
  • Off Campus Access Logins and Passwords (Ask Karen)
  • State Library of Iowa: includes links to Iowa Quick Facts and more
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    Citing Sources, Plagiarism, Fair Use, Copyright, etc:

  • RefWorks: An online bibliography creator Wartburg subscribes to.  RefWorks can import saved bibliography formats from CSA, EBSCOhost, and a variety of other databases and creates bibliographies in citation styles such as APA, MLA, and etc.
  • Pathways: Writing/Reading/Speaking Lab
  • Wartburg College Copyright and Fair Use
  • Turnitin.com Research Resources: Turnitin is a product Wartburg has purchased for use. It offers handouts, definitions, and help with the research process.
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  • United States Census Bureau
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  • United States White House/President
  • World Time Website
  • Waverly, Iowa Website
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    Statistical Information:

  • American FactFinder: Source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the United States Census
  • Buros Institute: Index to Mental Measurements
  • CIA Factbook: Foreign statistical information
  • Crime Statistics: Bureau of Justice Statistics
  • ePodunk: Profiles 46,000 cities, towns, villages, etc in the United States
  • Education Statistics: National Center for Education Statistics
  • FEDSTATS: Gateway to statistics for over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies
  • Health Statistics: National Center for Health Statistics
  • LexisNexis Statistical Portal: Found on the bottom left hand side. Contains the United States Statistical Abstract tables.
  • State Data Center of Iowa: Source for population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources. 
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States: The "Bible" of U.S. Statistics

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    Offers coverage of social science databases, including Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Physical Education Index and ERIC. Provides databases for searching for scholarly information in books, journals, periodicals and articles. EBSCOhost's main database is Academic Search Premier but also has databases pertaining to health, education and business. Electronic Journals Directory Electronic scholarly texts from various journals in the humanities, social sciences, and economics. Includes news, business, environmental, legal, medical, political, statistical, and general reference full-text sources. Over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference titles in a searchable database. Project MUSE offers electronic access to nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers in the humanities and social sciences. OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Offers coverage of social science databases, including Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Physical Education Index and ERIC. Provides databases for searching for scholarly information in books, journals, periodicals and articles. EBSCOhost's main database is Academic Search Premier but also has databases pertaining to health, education and business. Electronic Journals Directory Electronic scholarly texts from various journals in the humanities, social sciences, and economics. Includes news, business, environmental, legal, medical, political, statistical, and general reference full-text sources. Oxford Reference Online: Over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference titles in a searchable database. Project MUSE offers electronic access to nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers in the humanities and social sciences. OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide.
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