Ship Resources: Business & Management Collection Trial

Lehman Library is pleased to partner with the John L. Grove College of Business to provide trial access to the Henry Stewart Talks Business & Management Collection of video lectures and case studies.

According to the HSTalks website "HSTalks provides access to world class lectures and case studies by leading experts from commerce, industry, the professions and academia, in one online resource - accessible wherever, whenever and as often as is wanted.” - https://hstalks.com/business/

To access the Business & Management Collection, use the Databases A-Z list on the library website or click here.

There are several different search and browse features available.

For example, you can browse by lecture

or by subject

 Please remember to give us your feedback about this trial resource!

Ship Resources: Food Studies Online Database Trial

The library is partnering with the History Department to offer a trial of the database Food Studies Online from January 25 - February 25.

According to the company producing this resource, "Food Studies Online is a first-of-its-kind database, bringing together rare and hard-to-find archival content with visual ephemera, text, and video. Food studies is a relatively new field of study, and its importance is felt in many major disciplines. It has social, historical, economic, cultural, religious, and political implications that reach far beyond what is consumed at the dinner table." 

So, what is in it?

"Food Studies Online will include 80,000 pages of primary archival materials, images, and secondary works, plus 2200 hours of documentaries and series."

Search the collection using the search box, or try advanced search:

Or scroll down to browse collections or featured content:

To access the Food Studies Online Database Trial, check out the Lehman Library Databases A-Z list.

For more information about Food Studies Online, click here.

And don't forget to give us your feedback!

Ship Resources: ebook business collection

This year the Lehman Library has a new collection of ebooks on a wide range of business-related topics. 

Here is a description of this collection:

“EBooks are selected for this collection to assist students and scholars with various business research, special project and entrepreneurial needs, and to help students understand general business concepts. The eBook Business Collection encompasses a variety of business topics, such as marketing, finance, supply chain management and entrepreneurship, with additional focus on career growth, personal development, communication and networking.”

This collection is provided by Ebsco, so the search interface looks very similar to that of Academic Search Complete and all of our other Ebsco databases.

Here are some highlighted ebooks from this collection:

To access this resource, visit the Databases A-Z link on the library website. 

If you need help using this or any other library databases, please feel free to contact a librarian. 

Ship Resources: Environment Complete

One of the new databases available this academic year through Lehman Library is Environment Complete. The search interface for this resource is very similar to many of the others provided by our library because it comes from one of our most used vendors, Ebsco.

According to Ebsco, “Environment Complete contains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,350 active core titles) as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 920 journals.”

Here are some examples of subjects available to research in Environment Complete:

Agriculture

Ecosystem ecology

Energy

Environmental law

Environmental technology

Geography

Marine & freshwater science

Natural resources

Pollution & waste management

Public policy

Renewable energy sources

Social impacts

Urban planning

And many others...

To access this new database, click on the "Databases A to Z" list on the library website.

Comments about this resource? Please give us your feedback below!

Ship Resources : psychotherapy.net Resource Trial

Psychotherapy.net provides access to over 200 streaming videos related to the field of psychotherapy, psychology and social work. 

Watch interviews, group therapy sessions and other training videos and learn from the experts. 

This resource includes information on a variety of topics from addiction to depression to family therapy with resources for working with specific populations like children, veterans, older adults or those with developmental challenges and everything in between.


You can enter search terms into the search box or browse by approach, issue, expert, or population. 

Trial access to this resource runs from October 1-31, 2015. If you find psychotherapy.net useful, please let a librarian or professor know. 

You can access psychotherapy.net by visiting the Databases A to Z list on the library website.

Ship Resources: Digital Theatre Plus

Digital Theatre Plus is one of the new databases added to the library collection this year.

This database contains “an extensive repertoire of award-winning, acclaimed theatre, music and dance performances. Behind the scenes interviews on acting, directing, design and the technical elements of contemporary theatre practice. Detailed historical, social and political context guides that encourage engagement with the language, form and structure of plays and interactive drama techniques and exercises that are curriculum linked and encourage engagement.”

This resource provides a wide variety of content. You can stream a recorded performance of a live play, watch an actor or producer talk about their creative process, study the background of significant plays or learn strategies for enhancing your own theatrical skills. 

Whether you prefer music, theatre or dance.. whether you'd rather be out in front or behind the scenes.. if you love the arts this resource is for you!

Check out the Databases A to Z list on the library website to access Digital Theatre Plus.

Ship Resources : Calling all Marketing and Business students!

Here at Lehman Library, we strive to partner with your professors to make high quality and relevant resources available to you. During the Fall semester we are working with the business department to provide trial access through the library to eMarketer.com. 

This resource provides businesses with “hundreds of reports and forecasts, thousands of charts, briefs, and interviews” on “virtually every major topic related to digital marketing”

According to their website, “Our mission is simple. We want to be the first place to look for information that will help you make better decisions about being more effective in a digital world – no matter what business or profession you’re in.”

Check out the Databases A to Z list on the library website for a link to this trial.

And if you like this resource, be sure to give feedback to your professors or a librarian.

Ship Resources: More than meets the eye

When you think of the library, what comes to mind? A place to check out books? A study space? A stop for Starbucks on the way to class?

It is all of that, and more!

The library can also be a gateway to a vast amount of online resources that have been chosen and purchased especially for you! For example, you know that the library has lots of books available for your use...

...but did you know that there are also thousands of ebooks that you can use through the library?

Here are some reasons to check out the ebook collections at Lehman Library:

• We have over 50,000 ebooks available for your use!
• We have ebooks in all subject areas, from History and English to Chemistry and Computer Science and everything in between!
• You can use ebooks anywhere, from your dorm room to your classroom and even off-campus.
• Many ebooks can be downloaded, and you can take notes and highlight digitally.

To find out more about ebooks at Lehman Library, visit our website or ask a librarian.

We want to hear from you!

According to a recent article in the Washington Post, college students prefer reading print books over ebooks.

How do Shippensburg University students compare?

Would you rather use a print book or an ebook?

Is there a difference for you between using an ebook for an assignment vs. reading an ebook for fun? 

Tell us in the comments below!