Academic Integrity in Distance Learning Research Guide

Finding Books

Databases & Electronic Journals 

Internet Resources

 


Prepared by: Kathy Bowling, Karen Caudill, and John Watts

Library Liaison: Lois Tucker
(502) 456-6773

libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated April 2007

 

 

Finding Books:

 

Search the library catalog using a specific topic or browse the following subject areas below.

 

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s), in the box below, then click GO!


 


 

 

Also, Sullivan University Library offers the Library Alert service, which is designed to alert SUS students, faculty and staff of the latest titles @ the Sullivan University Louisville library! Sign up to be notified by e-mail when the library receives new books, videos, DVDs, etc., in the categories that interest you.

 

 

 

 

Databases & Electronic Journals:

 

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please go to the Remote Access Page tab under the Databases menu. NOTE:  You MUST enter your Sullivan username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with library staff for more information.

 

Many full-text articles can be found from these databases.

Academic Search Premier: Available through EBSCOhost?, this database indexes 4,450 scholarly /peer-reviewed journals in all academic disciplines back to 1975 and provides the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles . Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

College Teaching

Distance Education Report

Quill

ERIC: Available through EBSCOhost?, ERIC (The Educational Resource Information Center) provides citations and abstracts for 1000+ education journals.

FindArticles.com:  Over 5.5 million research articles from more than 900 trusted periodicals.

MasterFILE Premier: An EBSCOhost? database primarily designed as a general reference tool for public libraries, this database provides full-text articles from reference sources including magazines, books, biographies, primary documents, photos, maps and flags.  Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Chronicle of Higher Education

College Teaching

Community College Week

Newspaper Source: An EBSCOhost? database providing full-text articles from 23 national and international newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, and 200 regional U.S. newspapers.  Updated daily.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking? This resource is a comprehensive, full-text database providing differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, mental health, copyright, plagiarism and many other social issues.

  

Internet Resources:

 

Academic Integrity: Articles and honor codes of various colleges and universities.

 

The Center for Academic Integrity: Contains many links on issues of academic integrity.

 

Cheating is a Personal Foul: News, statistics, and resources about academic cheating and plagiarism from the Educational Testing Service's Ad Council.

 

Copyright Issues on the Web: Specific guidelines on copyright and plagiarism regulations. Focuses on use of Internet material.

 

Copyright on the Internet: Online document includes an introduction, limits to copyright, author's rights, links and frames, and user's risks.

 

Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network: A product of The Sloan Corporation.

 

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration: Professional publication containing articles about current issues in distance learning.

 

The Plagiarism Resource Site: Examines the impact of plagiarism in academia.

 

Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation: Article exploring gender differences involved in academic cheating.

 

Student Plagiarism in an Online World: Essay on student plagiarism and tips for identifying plagiarized works.

 

Ten Principles of Academic Integrity: Published by College Administration Publications.

 

United States Distance Learning Association: Information about the nonprofit association's resources, events and membership.

 

United States Copyright Office: Contains information on U.S. copyrights, including links to other Internet resources.

 

What is Plagiarism? General information about plagiarism in an academic setting provided by Georgetown University.

 

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