This library of handouts offers basic and advanced instruction in EBSCOhost, as well as guides to general research and reference items in the Busse Library. They are grouped into four general types: A: Basic Searching; B: Advanced Searching; C: Graduate Courses; and D: Specialized Research and Print Reference Sources, including Lexis-Nexis.
A: Basic Searching
- Technology and Communication in Business (BA 250) [fall 2011]
- Foundations of Education (ED 102) [spring 2010]
- Writing and Film (EN 111) [fall 2011]
- Writing and Memoirs (EN 116) [fall 2010]
- The Effects of Meditation: Locating Literature in EBSCOhost (GS 171) [fall 2010]
- History of Mathematics (MA 380) [spring 2012]
- Sharing the Earth With Animals (ME 100) [fall 2010]
- Rogues, Rebels, and Accidental Discoveries: The Crooked Path to Creativity (ME 105) [fall 2009]
- Ethnic Iowans: Diversity Issues in the New Millenium (ME 110) [fall 2010]
- Cities, Sewers, and Shots: Health Protection (ME 115) [spring 2010]
- Immigrants and Literacy: In Pursuit of the American Dream (ME 120) [fall 2009]
- Avatars of Good and Evil: Media Stereotypes vs. Reality (ME 125) [fall 2010]
- Why a Mercy Education? (ME 130) [fall 2011]
- Poor Women, Poor Family, Poor Work (ME 135) [fall 2009]
- Water: A Shared Responsibility (ME 155) [fall 2010]
- Law Ungendered: History of the Legal Status of U.S. Women [fall 2011]
- Introduction to American Politics (PO 111)
- Introduction to World Religions: Exploring EBSCOhost, NetLibrary, The Wiley Online Library, Credo Reference, and WorldCat [spring 2012]
- Introduction to Sociology: Exploring EBSCOhost, The Wiley Online Library, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, CQ Researcher, and NewsBank [spring 2012]
- Cultural Anthropology (SO 183) [spring 2009]
- Medical Sociology (SO 240) [winter 2010]
- Revolutions and Social Change (SO 420) [spring 2010]
B: Advanced Searching
- Entrepreneurship: Building a Business: SIC/NAICS Codes, Industry Information, Competitive Intelligence Sources, Economic and Population Data, and Iowa Resources [spring 2011]
- Exploring Lexis-Nexis for Legal Research [spring 2011]
- Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (EBP): Exploring CINAHL
- Investigating Legal Issues for Nurses: CINAHL, The Wiley Online Library, Ovid Nursing Database, Science Direct from Elsevier, and Lexis-Nexis Academic [fall 2010]
- Management Information Systems: Decisions and Analysis: Locating Case Studies, Industry, and Company Information: Using EBSCOhost's Business Source Complete and Lexis-Nexis [spring 2011]
- Researching Contemporary Artists: Explore Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), The Wiley Online Library, and Art Index
- Researching Social Welfare Policies: Exploring SocIndex, The Wiley Online Library, Science Direct from Elsevier, and Lexis-Nexis Academic [fall 2011]
- Searching for Evidence-Based Literature: Exploring CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, The Wiley Online Library, Ovid Nursing Database, and Science Direct from Elsevier [spring 2012]
- Searching for Health Psychology Literature [fall 2010]
- Searching for Transcultural Nursing Literature: Exploring CINAHL, The Wiley Online Library, Ovid Nursing Database, Science Direct, and Google Scholar [spring 2012]
- Psychology Senior Seminar: Advanced Search Techniques: Using EBSCO's PsychInfo and PsychArticles, The Wiley Online Library, and Science Direct from Elsevier [fall 2011]
- Research Criminal Justice Pioneers: Using EBSCO and Wiley [fall 2010]
- Researching Drugs and Crime: Using EBSCO, Wiley, and Science Direct [fall 2010]
- Researching Criminal Justice Issues: Exploring EBSCO and Wiley [fall 2010]
- Senior Seminar in Business: Decisions and Analysis: Locating Industry and Company Information Using EBSCOhost's Business Source Complete and Lexis-Nexis
C: Graduate Courses
- Corporate Financial Reporting: Decisions and Analysis (BC 500) [fall 2011]
- Educational Research (ED 600) [spring 2011]
- Entrepreneurial Endeavors (BA 610) [spring 2011]
- Language, Literacy, and Culture (ED 520) [fall 2011]
- Managerial Finance (BC 600): Decisions and Analysis: Locating Industry and Company Information [fall 2011]
- The Business Capstone and the Baldrige National Quality Program (BN 650) [spring 2010]
- Transitions and Career Planning (ED 580) [summer 2009]
D: Specialized Research and Print Reference Sources
- The Day You Were Born: Locating American and World History (SD 112) [spring 2012]
- Exploring the Literature of Economics: Using Business Source Complete, SocIndex, the Wiley Online Library, and ScienceDirect [fall 2011]
- Exploring Lexis-Nexis for Legal Research: Locating Federal and State Cases, Statutes, Codes, and Law Review Articles [spring 2011]
- Introduction to Criminal Justice Research: Exploring the Iowa Code, The Supreme Court Reporter, The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), and Lexis-Nexis Academic [fall 2011]
- Introduction to American Politics: Explore EBSCOhost, The Wiley Online Library, CQ Researcher, NewsBank, and Google Scholar [fall 2011]
- Principles of Marketing: Business and the Marketing Environment: News, Data, and Your Competition (BK 208) [spring 2012]
- Issues in Contemporary Society (SO 155) [winter 2010]
- Macroeconomics: U.S. Economic Indicators and Economic Research with EBSCOhost [fall 2009]
- Mass Media in America: The Legal Profession, its Public Image, and Criminal Justice News [spring 2011]
- Race and Ethnicity: Explore Iowa Demographic Data with the Census [fall 2009]
- Speaking with Credibility: How to Acknowledge Sources in Public Speaking [fall 2010]
- Strategic Management: Corporate Research and the Effects of Trends on Business (BN 384) [fall 2011]
- Using the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) [spring 2010]