By far the most vigorous and extensive section of the TUI library is the e-journal collection. For most students the collection will be the most frequently accessed resource. In the broadest terms, an e-journal collection is a database that indexes and holds articles on a given subject. A collection may be general in scope (ProQuest-academic research) or specific in focus (Cinahl-nursing). Collections have two main components—the indexing function, the lens through which the collection is accessed and examined—and the e-journals themselves, the electronic versions of the subscribed periodicals. TUI has chosen some of the collections for the thoroughness of the index, some for the variety of formats of the holdings, and some for the depth and variety of the periodicals held.

Perhaps the most important facts to grasp in researching e-journal collections are these:

THERE IS NO ONE INDEX OF ALL THE E-JOURNAL DATABASES.
THEREFORE,
NO ONE DATABASE HOLDS ALL OF THE ANSWERS.
CONCOMITANTLY,
ALMOST ALL DATABASES OVERLAP IN SOME AREAS.

Therefore, the following are important ideas to keep in mind:

• The student must search all databases concerned with a certain topic, because different databases may index different periodicals on the same subject.
  
• Databases differ not only in the periodicals that they index, but also in the formats in which they hold those periodicals (abstract, full-text, illustrations).
  
• A database may not hold the full-text of all articles that it indexes. In fact, the indexing function is often much more extensive than holdings within the collection. The vigorous indexing allows the student to be aware of the scholarly activity on a certain subject and to give him or her a direction to follow in further pursuit of the subject.
  
• TUI has a variety of databases and, therefore, often more than one subscription to a given periodical. If the student finds the periodical in one database in abstract, for example, he or she may find it in full-text in another. Therefore, it is very important to know the characteristics, qualities and holdings within each database.
  
• Databases do not cross-index. In other words, each database “knows” only what it holds and will not refer the student to another location within the TUI library. Therefore, if a student finds a citation regarding an article that he or she would like to access, he or she may need to search several databases to find the article in full-text format.
  
• When accessing certain databases, an account name or password will be required. This means that the student has accessed a proprietary database, one which charges a fee. TUI has already paid the fee (it is included in student tuition) and the account name and password are security measures that insure that the University is complying with licensing agreements.
  
  Click Here to find the appropriate login information.
  

In summary, the student should familiarize him or herself with the various databases within his or her academic discipline. He or she should search each of the relevant collections and choose the material and format which best explores, supports or explains his or her research question. There is no one database which holds all of the answers: this is both the glory and frustration of scholarship.

Begin research in this database for general background information for all assignments.

ProQuest Research Library is a general interest database providing full-text journal articles in approximately 800 journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, health science and psychology. Journal coverage is designed to correspond to the most popular college majors.

For access information for this database, including login and password, please Click Here.

JSTOR - Back Issues for Business and Arts & Sciences

EBSCO Professional Development Collection is a database of periodicals in the field of education. The collection consists of 799 e-journals of which 504 are full-text and 315 are peer-reviewed.

For access information for this database, including login and password, please Click Here.

ERIC (the Educational Resource Information Center) is a national information system supported by the US Department of Education, the National Library of Education and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to nearly 530 full text journals and 2,200 digests and abstracts.

PsycINFO is assembled by the American Psychological Association and contains citations and summaries from 1700 journals, plus books, chapters, dissertations and technical reports in psychology and related fields. This database indexes leading psychological, psychiatric and related publications and is designed for both undergraduate and graduate level research. PsychINFO is accessed through ProQuest, but requires an extra step to reach this collection.

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CINAHL indexes more than 1,200 health-related publications and is the primary resource in the field of nursing. In the Proquest collection 270 of the journals are in full text. CINAHL is accessed through ProQuest, but requires an extra step in order to reach this collection.

Click here for detailed instructions.

For access information for this database, including login and password, please Click Here.

PsycINFO is assembled by the American Psychological Association and contains citations and summaries from 1700 journals, plus books, chapters, dissertations and technical reports in psychology and related fields. This database indexes leading psychological, psychiatric and related publications and is designed for both undergraduate and graduate level research. PsychINFO is accessed through ProQuest, but requires an extra step to reach this collection.

Click here for detailed instructions.

ProQuest ABI/INFORM Complete is a business database package made up of ABI/Inform Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. Each database covers a different aspect of business information. These databases have been added to ProQuest. Therefore, access is gained through the customary research link and no additional steps are necessary.

• ABI/INFORM Global covers business and economic conditions, management techniques, and other topics in the theory and practice segment of business information. Global indexes 1,000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, and computers. This database is an excellent resource for information on individual companies.

• ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, indexing more than 700 publications, covers periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. These titles provide users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics in the trade and industry segment of business information.

• ABI/INFORM Dateline provides news and analysis on many smaller local and regional companies, local start-ups, and privately held companies. Coverage includes executive profiles, marketing, finance and industry news. Dateline provides information not typically found in national press resources.

PsycINFO is assembled by the American Psychological Association and contains citations and summaries from 1700 journals, plus books, chapters, dissertations and technical reports in psychology and related fields. This database indexes leading psychological, psychiatric and related publications and is designed for both undergraduate and graduate level research. PsychINFO is accessed through ProQuest, but requires an extra step to reach this collection.

Click here for detailed instructions.

ACM Digital Library is an Information Systems database which is a full-text repository of papers from publications that have been published by ACM and other publishers.

The individual colleges have provided a series of web links specific to their individual disciplines. Use the links below to access each colleges web links page.

Business Administration | Health Sciences | Information Systems | Education

For general use , however, please begin by accessing the Virtual Library Collections, Hot Sources, at Touro College New York. To have access to their collection, click here.

Net library is a collection of nearly 2,700 books in e-format. The most frequent use of this resource is by select College of Business Administration professors who assign individual readings in specific books. The student will need to set up an account for online for accessing these materials.

ebrary’s Academic Complete database offers simultaneous, multi-user access to nearly 22,000 full-text, searchable books, maps, reports and other authoritative documents from more than 180 leading academic, trade and professional publishers.  You will need to do a one-time installation of the ebrary reader before viewing content. 

 Refdesk.com contains hundred of newspaper from all over the world.

 Encyclopedia Britannica includes the contents of the 32-volume encyclopedia.