Library+Resources+at+UMKC

=Library Resources at UMKC=

**LIBRARY RESOURCES:** To enhance the online experience, library support is an invaluable resource. To start, we recommend reviewing the UMKC main library site, which can easily be linked through the main [|http://umkc.edu] site or blackboard itself, [|http://blackboard.umkc.edu]. The library has films on demand which contains thousands of streamed videos. MIT open courseware is another superb site that houses lectures from MIT’s professors on multiple different subjects and disciplines. Because these videos are available to the public via the website, and with the professor’s permission, there is no concern for copyright infringement. Another valuable resource is NAPNAP.org (this is a website is for pediatric nurse practitioners and pediatric nurses) to search for free online CEU’s and articles that cover evidence based practice. While using the UMKC library resources is convenient and easily accessible to students, there are various other online journals and articles that are available to students off-campus.

The principal resources available to online teachers and learners through the library are databases, electronic versions of books, style manuals for citing sources, and the electronic reserve system. **Databases**: URL: [] Two databases commonly used in academic research writing are __LexisNexis__, a source of newspaper articles, and __Academic Search Premier__, a multidisciplinary database of peer-reviewed journal articles. **Books ** URL: [|http://laurel.lso.missouri.edu/search~S3] The MERLIN catalog allows you to search the books available in the library. Many of them are electronically accessible, not requiring a physical trip to the library. **Style Manuals ** URL: [] Style manuals for the MLA and APA formats are available online, along with several other widely used formats. **Electronic Reserve ** URL: [] Print materials can be placed on reserve and accessed electronically through the library website.