The Library has access to a wealth of academic information through its subscriptions to a collection of Online Databases. The Library is always evaluating new databases as well as re-evaluating and monitoring use of existing ones; usage statistics and data can be viewed in the Library. We encourage the use of these resources by every member of the Bethel community. The following is a list of the databases to which we are currently subscribing with a brief note about it.
Bigchalk
eLibrary
Most
used by the freshman & sophomore students probably because
of its user-friendly appearance and ease of use.
EBSCO
Academic Search Premier
Most
used by the junior, senior & graduate students due to it's
more advanced level of academic content.
InfoTrac (Tennessee Electric Library)
Large collection of resources covering a wide variety of research topics and categories.
Very comprehensive database for serious research; strong in many areas.
ERIC (ASK
ERIC and other related sites)
Educational Resource
Information Clearing House mostly used by the Education/Grad students.
From Gale Group, its focus is, of course, Literature.
NewsBank
Full-text content of newspapers from around the world; includes special access to Memphis’s Commercial Appeal & Nashville’s Tennessean.
ISI Institute for Scientific Information
Access courtesy of the Bethel Biology Department.
Great Medical Database; anyone wanting it searched can submit a search request to the library staff.
Great Medical Database; anyone wanting it searched can submit a search request to the library staff.
NetLibrary
Offers the only comprehensive approach to eBooks that integrates with the time-honored missions and methods of academic libraries.