Graduate Bookshelf

LIBRARY OPEN 24 HOURS FOR LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER!

Hunter Library will open at NOON on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30^th and remain open continuously until FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12^th at 6:00 p.m.

125th WCU Exhibit Opening

The Mountain Heritage Center is opening an exhibit on the 125 year history of Western Carolina University. A reception with refreshments will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2014 from 6-8 pm, accompanied by a presentation by Hunter's George Frizzell on the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial era of WCU's history.

Europa Online Encyclopedia

Hunter Library has recently switched to Europa World Plus, the online version of the Europa yearbook series. Europa provides economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles for every country. The online edition contains more information for each country and world region, which is also more accessible due to online search features. The online version also allows researchers to find information not only by country, but by topic as it offers a keyword search option. The most useful aspect of Europa is its statistics. It has five-years-worth of statistics for every country, which can be viewed in tables, and can even be compared with other countries in the databases’ “Comparative Statistics” feature. The feature also allows researchers to export data charts and tables to their computer. Europa World Plus is useful for researchers at all levels of academia. The sections for each country are short, but they are deep, and will provide users with a thorough understanding of the current state of whichever country they are interested in.

contributed by Amelia Holmes

Education Research Database

Education Source is a mega database with the largest and most complete collection of over 1,700 full text journals in education research. Topics span all levels of education from early childhood to higher education and also includes educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education and testing. Subject matter includes Adult Education, Continuing Education, Distance Learning, Government Funding, Multicultural/Ethnic Education, Social Issues, Student Counseling, Vocational Education as well as many others.

Advanced search features and subject indexing allow users a more precise search yielding information for those hard-to-find topics.

Start searching here.