ACCESS ON CAMPUS: Go to www.vinu.edu/shake-library. Bookmark this page, and add it to your fa- vorites for easy access in the future.
ACCESS OFF CAMPUS: Go to www.vinu.edu, click the MyVU link, upper right, and log in to your account; then access the Library link.
OneVU: Find Books and Articles OneVU is the Library’s catalog that allows students to search all of the Library’s resources in one place. Just select “Vincennes University” from the OneVU drop-down menu to search all VU collections. Select “Shake LRC” to find physical items (such as books) in the campus library only.
Recommended Print Books Recommended eBooks REF Lange’s Handbook of Chemistry The Gale encyclopedia of science, by K. Lee Lerner, et. al.. Detroit: Gale Group, 540 2008. S742L 2016 Hawley’s condensed chemical dictionary, by Michael D. Larranaga, et. al. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2016. REF Hawley’s Condensed Chemical 540.3 Dictionary Hazardous Chemicals Handbook, by PA Carson & CJ Mumford. Oxford: Butterworth- H396c Heinemann, 2002. 2016
REF CRC Handbook of Chemistry and 541.9 Physics Professional Organizations & Websites H236h American Chemical Society www.acs.org 2018/19 American Institute of Chemists www.theaic.org REF Organic Chemist’s Desk Reference American Association for Clinical Chemistry www.aacc.org 547 The American Oil Chemists’ Society www.aocs.org C776o American Institute of Chemical Engineers www.aiche.org 2017 ChemSpider www.chemspider.com REF The Merck Index: an encyclopedia of The Council for Chemical Research www.ccrhq.org 615.1 chemicals, drugs, and biologicals Royal Society of Chemistry www.rsc.org M554m 2013 Science History Institute www.sciencehistory.org Recommended How to Find Articles Databases You can find articles by using OneVU or you can access one of our many da- Applied Science and tabases geared towards general or specific subjects. A great way to start your Technology Source: Topics include: applied mathematics, research is to go to “Databases A-Z” and choose a general database like chemistry, engineering, “Academic Search Premier”. You can also choose a specialty database, geology, information which are sorted by college. You’ll find databases for your program under technology, robotics, the food industry, etc. “Science, Engineering & Math Databases” located on our Find Articles page. Below is a search example using Academic Search Premier. Associates Programs Source: Provides access to full-text journals and books. Wide range of topics.
Credo Reference: Reference eBooks on topics including: medicine, technology, history, science, and more.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Includes Encyclopedia Britannica, Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines, periodicals, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Collection of Need Help? Contact a VU Librarian reference books. Email Us: [email protected]
ProQuest Research Call Us: 812-888-4165 Library: A good starting Facebook: Shake Library, Vincennes University point for research on any Twitter: @ShakeLibrary topic. Provides access to journals on a wide range of Chat With Us Online: Livechat via Library webpage (left side of home page topics. under “Ask a Librarian”).
PubMed Central: Access to Shake Library Hours over 1,700 biomedical and Monday-Thursday: 7:30AM – MIDNIGHT life science journals. Friday: 7:30AM – 6:00PM Science in Context: Includes periodical articles, Saturday: 11:00AM – 6:00PM dictionaries, detailed Sunday: 2:00PM – MIDNIGHT experiments, and thousands of biographies, images, and videos. (Indiana Residents Only)
Science Reference Center: Contains full text of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other reliable sources.