Free Textbooks

Did you know the HPD Library offers gently used textbooks free for the taking? We are constantly updating our book collection with the newest editions and those that have been replaced are available to students. You can find them by the entrance to the library on the right, next to the computer lab.

Posted under Library-Related Assignments

This post was written by hpdzingman on September 3, 2008

Is that Journal Peer Reviewed ?

There is a resource out there to check and see if a Journal is Refereed (or Peer Reviewed)

Try  Ulrichsweb.com   Ulrich’s Periodical Directory.

Search for your Journal by TITLE or ISSN. 

Then —> 

 Look for the Little Icon of a Referee’s shirt.    refereed1.gif

Posted under Electronic Resources, Library-Related Assignments, Nursing, Pharmacy, Reference Requests

This post was written by hpdpuccio on August 20, 2008

Learn to Use EndNote !

Bring your research together.

Stop fumbling around with note pads and and disorganized printouts of journal articles.

Speed up the creation of your Bibliographies in APA format.

Automatically download your Article Citations from multiple databases and keep them in one place on your computer.

Download article .pdf’s and organize them into your own computer library. 

Learn to use the EndNote software - Citation Manager 

Work through this tutorial.

Posted under Current Awareness, Electronic Resources, Library-Related Assignments, Reference Requests

This post was written by hpdpuccio on August 21, 2007