New LGBT Database

One of the fast growing areas of research is in the field of LGBT studies.  Here at the Walden Library, we are receiving more questions than ever about research and resources in this area.

In light of this, we are happy to announce the addition of the LGBT Life with Full Text database to the Walden Library collection.  This new database contains full text for more than 120 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 140 full-text monographs/books including Classics in Lesbian Studies, Gay Science: The Ethics of Sexual Orientation Research, Handbook of Research with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Populations, Queer Theory & Social Change, etc.

The database includes comprehensive indexing and abstract coverage as well as a specialized LGBT Thesaurus containing over 6,400 terms. Full text content available in LGBT Life with Full Text includes The Advocate, Gay Parent Magazine, Girlfriends, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies, James White Review, ISNA News, Ladder, Lesbian Tide, New York Blade, ONE, Tangents, Washington Blade, and many more. Additionally, all relevant bibliographic data from NISC’s Sexual Diversity Studies is also included.

Should you have any questions regarding this or any of our resources, do not hesitate to contact us using our Ask-A-Librarian form or calling 1-800-930-0914.

New Counseling Databases

We have recently added two new databases in counseling and psychology: Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works and Counseling and Therapy in Video.  Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works includes more than 2,000 transcripts of therapy sessions as well as reference books.  The primary sources and narratives in this database will show students and researchers the best (and worst) techniques for conducting therapy sessions.  Handbooks and reference works provide encyclopedias, case studies and instructional materials.  Counseling and Therapy in Video contains 300 hours of streaming video.  These videos include counseling sessions, lectures, and consultations.  Additionally, the videos have searchable transcripts and browseable indices.

Introducing NetLibrary and IEEE Xplore

The Library has recently added two new databases!

NetLibrary contains many ebooks on a variety of subjects.  It is especially useful for KAM students as it contains works by the most popular theorists.  Some of the theorists included in the collection are:

• Amitai Etzioni
• Erich Fromm
• Jean Piaget
• Bertrand Russell
• Carl Jung
• James Kouzes
• Carol Tomlinson
• Zygmunt Bauman

IEEE Xplore contains over 227,000 full text articles and over two million abstracts on engineering and computer science related topics.  It includes peer reviewed and professional magazine articles, as well as the most highly cited journals in the field.

Course Readings

The library is excited to announce a course readings system for all required readings held in the Walden Library databases.  You can now find links to all of your required readings in one place!

Please note:  This course reading section has links for readings found in the databases ONLY!  You still need to check your course page or course reading packet for all other readings.

The required readings are located in the Walden Library Subject Guide.  From the library home page, click on the “Subject Guides” tab and then on “Subject Guides”again.  Once in the guides, click on the “Browse Resources” tab.  Then click on “Course Readings”.  Click on the appropriate links for your school or college and follow the links to your course.

You can also search by your course name or number using the search box in the upper right corner.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

We hope you find this new tool helpful!  Please let us know if you can’t find your class, your readings, or have any other questions!

New Document Delivery System

The Walden Library is moving to a new document delivery system on Monday, January 12, 2009 as part of our move from Indiana University.  If you have previously created an account with Indiana University’s DDS, you will need to create a new account in the Walden System. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Introducing Culture Vision in Nursing & Allied Health Source

A growing number of patients are from diverse cultural backgrounds. It is imperative that health care studies, research and providers understand how a person’s culture affects their view of health, medicine and treatment options. The addition of ProQuest’s comprehensive Culture Vision database provides reports and reviews on 30 ethnicities and 11 religions in an intuitive browsing format. 

To access this resource, open Nursing & Allied Health Source from the Research Databases list. Select the Browse tab at the top. The Culture Competency Briefs: Religion, Ethnicity and Care link will access the database.

LegalTrac now at the Walden Library

LegalTrac is now available at the Walden Library. This database indexes over 875 titles in the legal field including law reviews, bar association journals and many more. Contains some full-text. This is an excellent resource for students studying ethics and those in public policy.

Thoreau Is Coming

Coming in September – a new library service that will let you search all of our databases at once. Or search all of our business databases, health databases, psychology databases, etc. regardless of the vendor. The new service is called Thoreau. Watch for it on the Walden library web site in September.

ProQuest Central Now at the Walden Library

ProQuest Central is a major interdisciplinary, full-text database of over 8,400 academic journals. It was purchased especially to support our undergraduate programs, but benefits Walden students, faculty and staff at all levels of research.
Included with our subscription to ProQuest Central is:

• ABI/INFORM, a standard-in-the-field business database with full-text articles from newspapers, academic journals, and trade publications; information about 60,000+ companies; and the full text of the Wall Street Journal
• ProQuest Medical Complete, which includes over 1200 full text journals including the American Journal of Public Health and the New England Journal of Medicine
• Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence-Based Nursing Content, which includes systematic reviews, evidence summaries, and best practice information sheets

All of the library’s ProQuest databases can be searched at once from any ProQuest database. Just click on “Select Multiple Databases” on any ProQuest search screen. To find out if your favorite journal is included in ProQuest Central or any of our other databases, use our A-Z Full-Text Title List available from any of the Research Database screens. A-Z will tell you if we own it, which database it’s in and what years we have available. Then click right through to the linked database. It’s just that easy!

Ulrichsweb Coming Soon

The library has a subscription to the online version of Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory that should be available near the end of June. This resource can help you find a journal in which to publish, see what a subscription costs, identify the members of the editorial board and answer the burning question of students everywhere: “is this journal peer reviewed?” Watch this space and the library web site for more details.