Take a Sneak Peak at Grasselli Library's New Web Site

The Grasselli Library staff has been busy during the summer developing a new web site. This web site is built on a content management system designed at Kent State University specifically for libraries. The system includes a powerful set of tools that will allow Grasselli librarians and staff to manage information resources and build web pages to help the JCU community be quickly connected to our vast collection of print and online resources.

Take a peak at http://lib.jcu.edu

Tips on Developing Research Assignments

With the start of a new academic year less than one month away, many faculty are thinking about developing their research assignments. Library faculty, as liaisons to academic departments, are excellent resources to consult regarding research assignments and have outlined some tips in our summer newsletter to assist you in your preparations.

Check your email inbox for our latest Grasselli Library newsletter or follow the link on the library homepage.

Grasselli Library announces new online databases

Over the summer there have been several changes to Grasselli Library's database list. We now have added access to the following resources:

1. World Book Web, the online version of the World Book Encyclopedia.
2. Biography Reference Bank which provides biographical information on approximately half a million people from antiquity to present, along with thousands of images.
3. Consumer Health Complete which provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information including medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
4. Science Online contains a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. This source, directed to K-12, should be especially useful for aspiring teachers.

These changes are part of the Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) initiative, funded by a federal grant to the State Library of Ohio. Through this program a uniform set of databases is offered to most school, academic, and public libraries in Ohio. See Find Articles on the Grasselli Library homepage for on- and off-campus access to these and over 250 other databases.