Navigating Knowledge: A Guide to Eastern Washington University Library Resources

The Eastern Washington University (EWU) Library serves as a vital hub for students, faculty, and researchers, providing access to a vast collection of resources to support academic endeavors. From scholarly encyclopedias to digitized primary source documents, the library offers a wealth of information accessible both on-campus and remotely. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse resources available through the EWU Library.

Accessibility and Authentication

All of the EWU Library's databases can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet using your EWU Single Sign-On (SSO) credentials. This allows students, faculty, and staff to access these resources from anywhere in the world.

Starting Your Research

The EWU Library provides research guides organized by subject. These guides recommend relevant databases to find articles. These guides are a great starting point for any research project.

Scholarly Encyclopedias and Reference Works

The EWU Library provides access to scholarly encyclopedias and reference works on a wide variety of topics, including:

Business
ASCD publications in education
Environment
History
Law
Literature
Medicine
Sciences
Social Sciences

These resources provide a comprehensive overview of various subjects, and are excellent places to begin research projects.

Digital Book Collections

The EWU Library offers access to several large collections of digital books.

SAGE Reference & Academic Books

The library provides full-text access to thousands of ebooks from the publisher SAGE, mainly in the social sciences and business. This collection is a valuable resource for students and researchers in these fields.

eEncyclopedias

The EWU Library Catalog lists over 900 eEncyclopedias. These encyclopedias cover a wide range of subjects and can be accessed online.

Open Access Ebooks

The library provides access to over 6,000 Open Access ebooks from 75+ publishers, including Brill, Cornell University Press, De Gruyter, and University of California Press. 1,141 titles are available at this time thanks to "MUSE Open, an initiative supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, enables Project MUSE to distribute selected OA books in browser-native HTML5 format, with enhanced functionality. These open-access books can be freely accessed and used by anyone.

HathiTrust Digital Library

EWU provides access to a collection of 19+ million digitized books and publications from major academic libraries, through the HathiTrust Digital Library.

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Primary Source Databases

The EWU Library provides access to several databases containing primary source documents.

American Newspapers, 1690-1789

The library provides access to around 160 American newspapers published from the early Colonial period to the Articles of Confederation, 1690-1789. This database is courtesy of a donation from Dr. This collection provides valuable insights into the history of the United States.

Nineteenth-Century Native American Tribal Documents

The library allows users to explore nineteenth-century primary source documents on 1,046 Native American tribes. The content is largely from the National Archives and Records Administration's records from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Can narrow by Tribe Name, Treaty, Event, etc. This database is courtesy of a donation from Dr. This database provides valuable insights into the history and culture of Native American tribes.

Journal Databases

Behavioral Measurement Database Services

Produced by Behavioral Measurement Database Services, this bibliographic database is abstracted from hundreds of leading journals in the health and social sciences.

News Source

The New York Times

The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news.

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Addressing Access Issues

*Note: Sometimes if the article is available from a journal vendor, then the link may not bring you directly to the full text of the article. If no online access is available for the article, then you'll get this message: "Not found online. Please check print holdings." Being a distance education or online patron, you won't be able to access the print version of the article in person.

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