Harvey A. Andruss Library
What's New at Andruss Library
December 11, 2007
Andruss Library has received final statistical analysis of the LibQual survey, which the library ran in the fall of 2006. In a comparison against two peer libraries as defined by PASSHE, Andruss Library scored above these peers on its ability to make information available to patrons and on the quality of the library building. Andruss Library scored below these peers on the effect of library service. The two peers were Humbolt State University in California and Radford University in Virginia.
Andruss Library scored very close to the PASSHE library average in all three areas, and scored above the average for all libraries who took the survey in all three areas. The results for Andruss Library itself, all PASSHE libraries, and the comparison of the library to its peers is available below.
The LibQual survey, an online survey is a nationally-recognized standard for evaluating library service quality, and has been used by over 500 libraries worldwide. Over 1400 Bloomsburg University students, faculty, and staff took the survey last fall.
Library Virtual Tour
NEW LIBRARY DATABASES
Academic Search Complete - NEW!
Our largest interdisciplinary database, ASP indexes over 9,300 magazines and journals, more than 5,300 of which are full-text.
Abstracts in Anthropology - NEW!
Abstracts and indexes journal articles in the field of anthropology and its subfields: Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Archaeology, and Linguistics. 2001 - present No links to full-text. [Search the Periodical Title List to see if Library has journal.]
Applied Science and Technology Full Text - NEW!
Includes the full text for approximately 185 journals from 1997 to present. (Replace the EBSCOhost Applied Science and Technology Abstracts.) Partial full-text. [*]
Provides full-text for approximately 160 journals from 1997 to the present. In addition, indexes 480+ periodicals from 1984 - present. Partial full-text. [*]
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete - NEW!
Indexes 1,300+ scholarly and professional publications, 500+ of which are full-text. Covers engineering, computer theory & systems, new technologies, and social & professional context. [*]
Consumer Health Complete - NEW!
Contains consumer-oriented health content from mainstream medicine, and also complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Contains a variety of sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, fact sheets, evidence-based reports, videos, animations, and images. Full-text. [*]
Full text from 350+ journals from 1996 - present. In addition, indexes 750 periodicals from 1983 - present. Coverage includes about 79 journals (37 with full text) not covered by ERIC’s CIJE. Replaces EBSCOhost's Education Abstracts. Partial full-text. [*]
Education Research Complete - NEW!
Indexes 1,500+ journals; contains full-text for 750+ journals and 100+ books & conference papers. [*]
Essay and General Literature Index - NEW!
Indexes nearly 65,000 essays found in over 5,300 printed anthologies and collections published in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada. (New interface replaces EBSCOhost version.) 1985 - present. No full-text. [*]
Includes reports on over 700 US industries and over 8,000 publicly traded US companies. Search one of three databases: Industry Market Research, Industry Risk Ratings, and Company Research. Full-text. [Updated quarterly.]
LexisNexis Academic Beta - NEW!
LexisNexis is migrating to a new interface, available here, which will become the default interface in the next few months (TBA). Full-Text. [!]
Over 460 full-text journals in business, humanities, education, social sciences, science, technology and medicine. [*]