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arXiv This link opens in a new window
arXiv is a curated research-sharing platform open to anyone. As a pioneer in digital open access, arXiv.org now hosts more than two million scholarly articles in eight subject areas, including physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
EBSCOhost Databases This link opens in a new window
Search several databases including Academic Search Premier (a general database), Newspaper Source, ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, Business Source Elite, ERIC (education), Humanities International Complete, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, SocIndex with Full Text, and other subject-specialized databases. Several of these databases provide full text coverage.
FirstSearch Databases This link opens in a new window
Choose from several different databases including: (Some of these databases provide full-text documents.)
ArticleFirst = OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journal
Clase Periodica = Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
Ebooks = OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide
ECO = An OCLC collection of scholarly journals (Browse Journal Titles)
ERIC = Journal articles and reports in education
GPO = U.S. government publications
Illinois Catalog = OCLC catalog of materials in Illinois libraries
MEDLINE = All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
OAIster = Union catalog of digital resources
Open Access Content = Open access content in libraries worldwide
Papers First = OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
Proceedings = An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings
WorldCat = OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
WorldCat Dissertations = A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat
Journal of Chemical Education This link opens in a new window
Complete full text of the Journal of Chemical Education and abstracts for other journals published by the American Chemical Society are available. You can submit an interlibrary loan request when full text isn't available.
JSTOR (Academic Journals Archive) This link opens in a new window
JSTOR archives the full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in the arts and sciences. The publication date of the most recent issue varies by journal title, with a moving wall anywhere from one to ten years back.
NexisUni This link opens in a new window
Find business, medical, legal, and reference information. Includes court cases, federal and state code and regulations, company profiles, financial reports, and the full text of many newspapers including the New York Times.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Includes citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new window
Complete full text of scholarly multidisciplinary articles in hundreds of journals published by Sage Publications.

Greenville University Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
Use this catalog to find books, e-books, and other materials in the GU Library Collection. If you don't find what you want in the GU Library Catalog, you should search the I-Share Catalog to find items in other Illinois academic libraries.
I-Share Catalog This link opens in a new window
Use this catalog to find books and other materials in the 90 I-Share member libraries across the state of Illinois. You can request books from these libraries and have them delivered to the GU Library. (SSO validation will be required for interlibrary loan requests.)

Greenville University Institutional Repository
This is the home of digital items owned by Greenville University. The collection includes thesis written by GU students and items from the archive.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Platform for viewing and downloading ebooks.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Find electronic books in the eBook Collection. These books can be read online or downloaded, and the full text can be searched. You can search by keyword, author, or title and Boolean operators to refine your search. Titles in this collection can also be located by searching the GU Library Catalog.
Overdrive eBooks This link opens in a new window
Overdrive contains a collection of selected eBooks that you can read or listen to on your phone, computer, or tablet using the Libby App or on an e-reader. Content includes fiction, non-fiction, recreational reading, academic titles, and course materials.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Use this catalog to find books only if you haven't found what you need in the Greenville University Library Catalog or the I-Share Catalog. Once you locate a book you would like to borrow, click on "ILL" to submit an interlibrary loan request. Because this catalog includes libraries located throughout the world, many items in it are not available for us to borrow. In some circumstances, the lending library will charge a fee to borrow a book; we will notify you prior to requesting an item for which there will be a charge.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Looking for a quick fact, definition, or brief introduction? Search the Credo Reference collection of hundreds of full-text reference books. These sources cover a wide variety of subjects from art to technology and come from a variety of publishers.
Sage Knowledge eReference This link opens in a new window
Use this resource to find scholarly articles in subject-specialized encyclopedias published by Sage.
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Search the latest edition of the OED for the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both past and present.
Black Thought and Culture This link opens in a new window
The Black Thought and Culture database contains over 1,000 sources covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans throughout history. Where possible the complete published non-fiction works are included, as well as interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters, and other fugitive material.
Women and Social Movements in the United States This link opens in a new window
Locate primary documents and secondary sources related to the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.

Federal Income Tax Forms
Download PDF files of the federal tax forms and instructions you need. To find other federal forms, search by the form name or number or click on "Forms and Publications."
Illinois Income Tax Forms
Before you print any of these forms, check WebFile your IL-1040 for Free! to see if you qualify for electronic filing of your Illinois tax form. If you don't WebFile, then you can download PDF files of the Illinois tax forms and instructions you need.
Internet Archive
Search or browse the Internet Archive, a digital collection of historical resources from libraries across the world. It includes texts, audio, moving images, software, and archived websites.
Library of Congress American Memory Collections
Browse these digital collections of primary documents from American history. They include written documents, recordings, images, prints, maps, sheet music, and more.
Pew Research Center
Explore the nonpartisan Pew Research Center's publications and research on the issues, attitudes, and trends that shape our world.
Purdue OWL: APA and MLA Style guides
Consult the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) for assistance in formatting papers in the APA or MLA styles.
Chicago Manual of Style Guide
Find the specifics for using the Chicago Manual of Style .

Bastian School of Theology & Religion

Religion and Theology
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Briner School of Business

Business Management
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College of Arts & Sciences

Sciences
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College of Social Science and Education

Coaching MAE
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Criminal Justice
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Education
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Psychology
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Social Work
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Professional Studies

Organizational Leadership
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Sport and Exercise Science
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Sports Management
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General Resources

Background Information
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Ruby E. Dare Library
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Faculty Resources

Faculty Library Guide
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Open Educational Resources
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