CQ Press Guide to Congress Online

From now until November 12th, Mercer University has trial access to CQ Press Guide to Congress Online accessible anywhere!

Since 1971 Congressional Quarterly has produced six editions of Guide to Congress, a standard reference source for all aspects of the U.S. Congress. Now available online you can explore:

• Origins and Development of Congress
• Powers of Congress
• Congressional Procedures
• Pressures on Congress
• Housing and Support
• Pay and Prerequisites
• Congress and the Electorate
• Qualifications and Conduct
• Data and Documents

Check out the continuously updated issues like:

• Congress’s relationship with the president
• Congress’s role in homeland security, government reorganization, and intelligence reform
• The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Changes in congressional procedures, party rules, norms of seniority, committee chairs and assignments, and reorganization of major committees
• Congressional ethics and interaction with lobbyists
• Issues such as stem cell research, end-of-life decisions, Social Security

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ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source

From now until February 26th, Mercer University has trial access to ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source. You will need a password to access this trial.

How to find passwords for trial databases:

1. Go to our Library passwords page.
2. Look for the section, Library Passwords for Databases
3. Enter the current GALILEO password in the search box.
4. Look for the section, Trial Databases
5. The password is listed below the link to the ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source home page.

Now go to ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source

1. Enter the password.
2. Click on ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source.
3. Click on ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source home page as pictured above.
   

ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Source contains

1. evidence-based nursing content from The Joanna Briggs Institute, including Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets.
2. multicultural reports from CultureVision, covering over 30 ethnicities and 11 religions to aid with the diagnosis and treatment of patients with respect to their beliefs and practices.
3. Study Paths. Click here for a demonstration of Study Paths.

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Research Starters - Business & Education

The Swilley Library has been given access to two database trials by EBSCO Publishing. Research Starters - Business and Research Starters - Education are databases which assist you with starting your research in broad topics related to either business or education.

Key Features of Research Starters - Business:

• Convenient 3,000-word topic overviews with concise, yet comprehensive content
• Overview information on 500 topics parallel to course offerings of major business schools at colleges and universities, with links to key articles in associated EBSCO databases
• Content designed to be appropriate for advanced high school and two/four-year college students, public libraries and selected schools
• Quality study guides written by subject matter experts holding advanced degrees in business, law, political science, psychology and economics

Key Features of Research Starters - Education:

• Convenient 3,000-word topic overviews with concise, yet comprehensive content
• Overview information on 500 topics parallel to course offerings at major colleges and universities, with links to key articles in associated EBSCO databases
• Content designed to be appropriate for advanced high school and two/four-year college students, public libraries and selected schools
• Quality study guides written by highly qualified professors, school administrators, consultants, educators and professional writers

These trials will run until 10/23/09

Welcome!

This blog is a centralized location for all current database trials available to Mercer University Atlanta campus faculty and/or students.