Library Resources

Audiovisuals

DVDs, videocassettes, slide collections, films and sound recordings

• Search Catalog
• Browse AV Lists (DVDs, videocassettes and films at Hagerty Library; new AV's at all libraries.)
• Catalog Search Guide: Searching for AV Materials
• About the Audiovisual Collections

Blogs

Blogs and RSS Feeds Available from Drexel University Libraries  

• Library Log -- news from the Drexel University Libraries 
• The Suggestion Box 
• DrexelArchives  
• Drexelbioscience
• DrexelCareerLib    
• Drexelchemistry
• DrexelHumanitiesLib     
• Drexelmath  
• Drexelphysics
• DrexelSocialSciencesLib    
• EdSchoolResearch  
• Englibrary  
• Engineering Library Instruction 
• Goodwinresearch  
• ISchoolResearch 
• Medicine/Health Sciences     

Books (Electronic and Print)

• Search Catalog  •  Search Catalog for e-books
• Browse e-book collections
• Browse selected Health Sciences e-books by title or subject
• Browse leisure books collections
• Search for books on reserve for courses (Hagerty and Hahnemann only)
• Borrowing books from the Drexel University Libraries
• Place holds on books owned by the Drexel University Libraries
• Request books from other PALCI-member Libraries (Pennsylvania Academic Libraries) via E-Z Borrow (no textbooks)
• Place interlibrary loan requests for books not available via E-Z Borrow
• Related Tutorials/Online Instruction:

• Catalog Search Guide
• Catalog Locations
• Using Call Numbers

Catalogs

• Drexel University Library Catalog
• Catalog Search Guide
• PALCI catalog for E-Z Borrow requests
• Catalogs for other Philadelphia Area Libraries and National and Consortium Collections

Course Reserves

• Search Course Reserves in the Catalog
• Reserve Collections (Services and Policies)
• Putting Print and Electronic Materials on Reserve (for Instructors)

Databases

Indexes to journal articles, papers, reviews, company information, statistics and more

• Databases by Title
• Databases by Subject
• Current Trials: Assist the libraries in evaluating new databases and other resources — we value your feedback!

E-reference Resources

• Encyclopedia Britannica  
• NetLibrary Reference Center  
• Oxford Reference Online   
• Credo Reference : includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations,as well as subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law; extensive cross-referencing and concept mapping feature. 
• Electronic references resources including dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference databases, and other helpful resources, organized by broad subject areas.

Electronic resources:  see Books, Databases, E-Reference Resources, Journals

• Acceptable Use of E-resources
• Off-campus Access
• Using E-resources: Frequently Asked Questions
• Linking to E-resources (for Instructors)

Featured Lists

Regularly-updated lists from the Library Catalog of DVDs, videocassettes and films, as well as leisure books in the library collections.

iDEA

iDEA is a web based service for members of the Drexel community to archive and provide access to digital documents including publications, reports, presentations, posters, images, audio, video, and many other forms of electronic media.

Journals (Electronic and Print)

• Search for print and electronic journals, by title, title keyword or ISSN
• Browse alphabetical lists of e-journals
• Request journal articles via Interlibrary Loan
• Related Tutorials/Online Instruction:
  • Deciphering Citations
  • Finding Full-text
  • Citation Style Guides
  • Citing Electronic Resources
• Also see: eCoffeeTable: for your leisure reading and listening pleasure! 

Leisure Reading

• Leisure books at Hagerty Library  
  • New this week   
• Leisure books at Hahnemann Library  
  • New this week  
• eCoffeeTable: for your leisure reading and listening pleasure! 

Newspapers (Electronic)

• Major/local U.S. and international newspapers, including:
  • New York Times
  • Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Wall Street Journal
• Some print newspapers are available in the libraries; Hagerty Library provides microform access to back issues of some newspapers.

New Resources

• Current Trials: Assist the libraries in evaluating new databases and other resources — we value your feedback!
• Hagerty Library New Books
• Health Sciences Libraries New Books
• New Book List Archives
• New Leisure Books
• New AV's

Other Libraries

• Guide to Philadelphia Area Libraries and National and Consortium Collections   
• Also see: Privileges at Area Libraries for Drexel University Community

Research Guides

Subject-specific guides to getting started on research for papers and projects, including selected resources available online and in print in the libraries.

Theses

• Electronic Theses (in D-Space)
• Print Theses: search catalog, use "thesis" as keyword
• Thesis Binding

Trials

• Current Trials: Assist the libraries in evaluating new databases and other resources — we value your feedback!

Tutorials/Online Instruction

Interactive tutorials and other instruction on use of the library, the research process, database searching and more.

Web Search Engines

Recommended search engines for searching the Internet. Also see:

• Searching the Internet
• Evaluating Information on the Web