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| The Strayer University Library offers a number of electronic resources to complement the print materials available in the campus Learning Resources Centers (LRCs). Some online databases are available only to students registered in a Strayer University class. Most online databases can be accessed from either your home or office computer, while some of the databases are available only from computers at a campus. | ||
| If you need assistance from a librarian, have suggestions/comments, or have recommendations for acquisitions, please fill out the online Ask Your Librarian form. | ||
| Horizon Information Portal | Strayer Library Online Public Access Catalog. The print resources owned by all campus LRCs can be located by title, author, subject, class code, and other indexes. Circulating items may be requested for delivery from one campus to another through the LRC staff. | |
| Course Bibliographies - Additional Reading | Bibliographies from each course syllabi have been combined and are arranged by Department. | |
| Online Databases | (To access online databases, students must be currently enrolled and provide ID number, PIN & Zip. Faculty use first four letters of last name, employee number, and home ZIP code.) | |
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Indexing, abstracting, and full text access to thousands of academic journals. | |
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Full text of books, newspapers & periodicals with radio and television transcripts, maps & photos. | |
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Full text of articles in the following daily newspapers: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Washington Post |
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Full text access to the Encyclopedia Britannica. | |
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Mergent Online provides access to the following financial information: U.S. Company Data, International Company Data, U.S. Company Archives, International Company Archives, U.S. Annual Reports, International Annual Reports, U.S. Earnings Estimates, International Earnings Estimates, U.S. HSD Equity Pricing (20+ Years History), International HSD Equity Pricing (20+ Years History), Factsheets Plus, Factsheets Express, Institutional Holdings, Insider Trades, Expanded Long-Term Debt | |
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Congressional Quarterly reviews U.S. government policies and events through a number of services: CQ Press databases: CQ Researcher, Public Affairs Collection, CQ Insider, CQ Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government and Supreme Court Collection. | |
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A searchable database of over 100 subject dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. Also includes access to their "Companion" publications. | |
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Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past... traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. | |
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Complete text of Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged... 470,000 entries. Perform basic searches for definitions (or exact words from known definitions through the "Reverse Dictionary" function), as well as etymologies, rhymes, and puzzle answers. Build and execute complex searches utilizing a wide variety of options. |
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A limited number of DRPs are available online. These DRPs have been approved by the Graduate Department and are available primarily to identify format and general presentation of content. | |
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| Other Libraries | Links to online academic and public llibrary catalogs in states where Strayer campuses are located as well as to other libraries and their resources. | |
Special services from The University of Alabama in Huntsville  |
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| Strayer students and faculty can access the online catalog of over 400,000 volumes in the UAH Salmon Library and may borrow books directly from their collection. Access is also available to their electronic book collection. Access is limited to currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty.
Note: Students please use your phone number + pin as your login ID. For example, if your phone number is 111-222-3333 and your pin is 9999, then your ID will be: 11122233339999. Faculty please contact your Campus Dean's Office for login ID information. |
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| Academic and public libraries in Washington, D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and beyond (access is usually free to online, library catalogs, other features may be restricted) : |
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| ALADIN | Combined and separate catalogs of 7 universities in the Washington area. | |
| VIVA | State of Virginia's web access to libraries and other information. | |
| SAILOR | State of Maryland's web access to libraries and other information, including University of Maryland. | |
| North Carolina Public Libraries on the Web | Arranged by city and county | |
| NC Live (North Carolina Live) | Access to electronic resources and ebooks provided by the State of North Carolina.. Available only to North Carolina residents through registration at public libraries in the state. This link is provided as an access point for those who have so registered. | |
| North Carolina Academic Libraries | Alphabetical arrangement by institution | |
| Includes links to many other libraries. | ||
| WebCAT | Libraries throughout the world, including telnet sites. | |
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| Other Online Resources | ||
| Searching the Internet | Provides a listing of search engines and tools to help locate information available throughout the Internet. | |
| Full-text books & periodicals | ||
| Assorted websites for your research | ||
| Pathfinders (Accessed from the links on this page) |
Guides to assist research in specific disciplines or topics: Education Health Services Administration Public Administration |
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| Online Tutorials | The following links can be helpful in understanding and using library and web resources. Because these are links outside of Strayer University, certain references may not be applicable to Strayer users. | |
| Bare Bones 101 | A basic tutorial on searching the web produced by librarians at the University of South Carolina. (Please note that lesson 19 is not operational) |
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| Other Internet Tutorials | Links to a variety of instructional sites. | |
| TILT | TILT is a Web-based site created by the University of Texas to support information literacy and fundamental research skills. The site emphasizes selecting appropriate resources, searching library databases and the Internet, and evaluating and citing information. Each module takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is open to the general Interent public. For further information see the Frequently Asked Questions page. | |