Research Help: Library Services for Distance Students: Start Here

Distance Learning Services

The Kinlaw Library wants to showcase the wide variety of services available to all of Asbury University's distance learning students. We offer equal access to all of our students to all of our electronic resources.

If you need additional access to information not covered in this guide, contact the Library's Main Desk at 859-858-3511 x2265 or go to Ask A Librarian.

The library provides access to thousands of online resources for distance students:

Search and read the full-text of ebooks.
Consult online reference books, including Bible dictionaries, commentaries, lexicons and atlases.
Search in over 40 different subject databases for journal articles on your topic.
Use online media, including audiobooks, streaming videos and music.

The library will also provide access to printed books and journals:

You can request journal articles and sections of books from libraries around the world. This means you can access nearly any journal article you need.
Use local academic and public libraries in your area. Search WorldCat to see if they have the item you want.
If you are unable to access a print book at a nearby library, contact us for other options.

USE the LIBRARY WEB PAGE

The Kinlaw Library Web page contains all of our online resources. It is available 24/7 from any location. Please bookmark it and make it your one stop for all your research needs. There is more information in our Welcome video. And if you have questions - ASK A LIBRARIAN. We are here to help.

Library Web page link: http://www.asbury.edu/library

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How to Find Information

How to Find Information by Rumsey
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780335235544
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
How do I find relevant information for my thesis, dissertation or report? How do I evaluate the relevance and quality of the information I find? How do I find the most up to date information in my subject area? Anyone setting out to research a topic, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, needs to find information to inform their work and support their arguments. This book enables researchers to become expert in finding, accessing and evaluating information for dissertations, projects or reports. The book works systematically through the information-seeking process, from planning the search to evaluating and managing the end results. It suggests how to do this efficiently and effectively whilst using a range of sources including online bibliographic databases and the internet. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the use of new technologies in research by offering the most contemporary information on: Online research Critical evaluation of resources Intellectual property rights Research communities The changing landscape of research information Subject-specific resources

We recommend this excellent resource on the process of using any library and finding the information you need. It is a guide to the research process. Please click on the title to open up the ebook.