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A-Z Basics: LibraryToolbox
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 10, 2013
Learn about Benedictine Library policies and services and find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Advent 2012
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Nov 20, 2012
Books, web sites and other resources to enhance your preparations for the Advent and Christmas season.
Annual Reviews
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Feb 15, 2012
Timely collection of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for 40 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences including Economics.
APA - 6th Edition
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 24, 2012
Your source for information about APA style rules and guidelines
Art History
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Sep 5, 2012
Learn to locate and retrieve quality information for your research projects.
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BAM - Bachelors of Arts in Management
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated May 16, 2012
Ben U Basics: Research
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jan 23, 2013
A guide to the research process at the Benedictine Library
Bioethics
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 29, 2012
An interdisciplinary guide to resources in the life sciences, the health sciences, law and politics, philosopy and religious studies.
Biology
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Aug 17, 2012
Your place to find biology information from the library and beyond!
Books and E-books
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Nov 1, 2012
Locating materials in the Benedictine Library
BU-Springfield Becker Library
by Pamm Collebrusco - Last Updated Mar 12, 2013
News and notes for the Springfield campus
Business
by Amy Weidner - Last Updated Feb 6, 2012
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Catholic Links
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 10, 2013
Some basic links to help you learn more about the Catholic Church
Catholic Social Teaching
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
This guide includes principles of Catholic social teaching, prayer materials, small group resources, tools for action, and multimedia such as videos and podcasts.
Center for Values-Driven Leadership
by Kent Carrico, Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 9, 2013
Library resources for students in the PhD and DBA programs for Values-Driven Leadership
CHEM 292: Research Literature
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 8, 2012
Chemistry
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Your source for chemistry information from the library and beyond!
Chicago Style
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 27, 2012
Learn how to access the print and online manual and view examples of Chicago style papers, citations, and bibliographies.
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 27, 2012
Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves two purposes: it gives proper credit to the authors of the materials used, and it allows those who are reading your work to duplicate your research and locate the sources that you have listed.
Computer Science and Information Systems
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Conscience Protection & Religious Freedom
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 9, 2013
The freedom of conscience for which the Catholic Church and other groups are fighting is the freedom to live one's life according to one's faith, without having to compromise that very same faith.
Constitution of the United States
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Dec 13, 2012
A brief guide to the text, organization, and selected Constitutional research sources.
Copyright
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 20, 2012
Information on how to legally use your resources
CSE
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Aug 19, 2012
Council of Science Editors (CSE) is the standard citation style guide book for the natural and physical sciences Based on the 7th edition, 2006
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DVDs
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated May 13, 2013
A guide to the movies available in our Popular Films Collection.
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EBSCOHost
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Sep 26, 2012
The EBSCOhost databases may be used to search for citations and abstracts of periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.) articles and other materials. Databases include Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, ERIC, MLA, PsychInfo and more.
EDUC 240 - Reading & Language Arts
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Aug 15, 2012
EDUC 631: Reading & Literacy
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Aug 9, 2012
Library content area for the blended MED program
Education
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Sep 21, 2012
Library support for undergraduate students in elementary education
Environmental Science and Ecology
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Aug 17, 2012
Your source for ecology information from the library and beyond!
ESL Endorsement
by Kent Carrico, Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 29, 2013
Evaluation of Resources
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 3, 2012
Use the resources in this guide to help you develop the critical evaluation skills to select the best books, journal ariticles, and web sites to support your research projects.
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Faculty Authors
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 16, 2013
Books, poetry, and journal articles written by our Benedictine University faculty
Faculty Authors - Springfield
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 16, 2013
Books, poetry, and journal articles written by our Benedictine University faculty
French Language & Literature
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
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Genetics: Springfield
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Sep 2, 2011
This guide was prepared for Torrie Buchanan's BIOL 250 (Genetics) course.
Global Studies Faculty Seminars
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Materials to support the Global Studies faculty seminars and workshops
Government Documents
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Feb 20, 2013
Information on how to locate and use federal and Illinois state documents
Government Documents - Science
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Locate scientific research conducted by government agencies
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HEOC 705: Issues in Higher Education
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Oct 17, 2012
HEOC 715: Research Methods
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Mar 3, 2011
HEOC 725: Policy, Politics, & the Law
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Feb 8, 2011
History
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
HUMN 230: Baptism of Europe
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Aug 17, 2012
Designed to support your research projects in this course.
HUMN 250: Contemporary World
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 26, 2012
This guide is designed to support the research projects assigned in this course.
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ILLiad
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Mar 5, 2012
Help using the interlibrary loan program ILLiad
Illinois Documents
by Fran Gilles - Last Updated Jan 4, 2013
Information from various agencies of the State of Illinois
Information Fluency: Teaching Guide
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Mar 12, 2012
A guide to web sites and instructional materials containing informations we might incorporate into our instruction sessions.
Interlibrary Loan
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 12, 2012
Learn how to request and borrow materials from other libraries
International Business
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 22, 2012
Locate information on countries, international trade & marketing, and more.
iPad - Useful Apps for Academics
by Amy Weidner - Last Updated Nov 29, 2012
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JSTOR
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 2, 2013
JSTOR is database that contains scholarly articles from all different disciplines and subject areas. Much of its content is available in full-text (although full-text of recent articles may not be available for a year or more).
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Law
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Learn to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects. Learn how to locate law books, databases and research sites and find information on the Constitution, Congress, the Supreme Court and more.
Lent 2013
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Feb 15, 2013
Materials for study and reflection
Lexis-Nexis Academic
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jan 30, 2012
Provides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications, using a variety of flexible search options.
Library Services for Faculty and Adjuncts
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Information on the many services the library can offer you as a professor at Benedictine University
Library Tour
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Nov 6, 2012
Take a virtual tour of the Benedictine Library
Literature
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn how to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
LITR108: Springfield
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Jun 26, 2012
This guide provides information for students in sections of LITR 108 taught on the Springfield campus.
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Marriage
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Nov 19, 2012
Explore the Catholic Church's rich teaching on marriage
Master of Public Health
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Oct 29, 2012
Mathematics
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Aug 17, 2012
MBA: Masters of Business Administration
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Jan 24, 2013
Medicine
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Mar 20, 2012
One-stop shop for medical information and resources from the library and beyond!
MGMT 530 (A and B)
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 21, 2011
Management and Organizational Behavior
MGMT 532A
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Jun 10, 2011
MGMT 552A
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 21, 2011
MGMT 553A Organizational Design
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 11, 2011
MGMT 555
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 16, 2011
MGMT 572 A-Compensation & Benefits
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 18, 2011
MGMT 579 Training and Development
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Jun 16, 2011
MGMT532
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Jan 28, 2011
MGMT571A- Labor Relations
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 27, 2011
MGMT580 Group Dynamics
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 13, 2011
MGMT582A Conflict Management
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 15, 2011
MGMT585
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Mar 2, 2011
MGMT591/PHDOD791
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 15, 2011
MGMT671Z Strategic Management
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Apr 2, 2011
MLA Style Guide
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 20, 2012
Guidelines for creating MLA citations for articles, books, encyclopedia articles, internet sources, and more. Based on the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook.
Mobile Library Resources
by Amy Weidner - Last Updated Sep 19, 2012
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New Media Faculty Seminar
by Amy Weidner - Last Updated Dec 3, 2012
NRHL 200: Nursing Transitions
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Jun 25, 2012
NRHL 301: Family Health Nursing
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Jan 25, 2012
NRHL 510: Transforming Nursing Roles
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Oct 17, 2012
NRHL 520: Global Leadership
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Jun 22, 2012
NTSC 111: Contemporary Biology
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 8, 2012
Electronic resources for class
Nursing Research - Basic Skills
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 26, 2012
Learn to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
Nutrition
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Aug 30, 2012
How to find nutrition information at the library and beyond!
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Ph.D. in Organization Development
by Kent Carrico - Last Updated Apr 23, 2013
PHDOD 880A Group Dynamics
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 23, 2011
PHDOD Cohort 8
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Jun 22, 2012
Reading list
PHDOD881A
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Mar 8, 2011
Physics
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Plagiarism
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn about how to prevent and detect plagiarism. Includes help in citing your sources and information on copyright and academic integrity.
Political Campaigns & Elections
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 26, 2012
A guide to national and Illinois state resources
Political Science
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn how to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
Popular Reading Collection
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated May 13, 2013
Current best-sellers for recreational reading
Popular vs. Scholarly Resources
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Your instructor has required that you use scholarly, peer-reviewed, academic resources for your research paper. This guide will help you to identify and locate these types of resources.
Primary Sources
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Locate primary source materials in the Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities
Project Muse
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 2, 2012
Access full-text, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles from arts, humanities and social science disciplines. Contains complete content of every article, including charts, graphics and images. Articles are available in both HTML or PDF format.
Psychology
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn how to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
Psychology: Springfield
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Jun 25, 2012
This library guide was prepared for Pat Giacomini's PSYC C100 sections.
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QR Codes
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 30, 2012
Learn what they are and how to create and read them.
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RefWorks
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Mar 20, 2012
Export database citations to RefWorks to generate bibliographies, footnotes, etc. into various styles - MLA, APA, CSE, and more
Religious Studies
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 19, 2012
This guide will help you conduct research on topics related to religion and theology.
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Sage Premier
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Mar 3, 2013
Search for academic journals in the fields of business, humanities, social science, science, technology, and medicine.
Science Direct
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Mar 1, 2013
Science Direct is the world's leading source for scientific, technical, and medical full text research.
Search Techniques
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 17, 2012
Techniques to help you identify, develop, and locate relevant resources on your research topic
Sociology
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Nov 12, 2012
This is the sociology Research Guide. It covers what the field of sociology encompasses, the different types of sociological research, and the relevant resources that the Benedictine University libraries offer to patrons.
Spanish Language and Literature
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 24, 2012
Learn how to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
Speech
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 25, 2012
Learn how to locate and retrieve quality information to support your research projects.
Stat-USA
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 22, 2012
Stat-USA has ceased operation. Use this guide to locate statistical information previously offered in this database.
Statistics Sources
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 16, 2012
Locate authoratative stastical information from both print and online resources.
Streaming Video
by Amy Weidner - Last Updated May 11, 2012
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THEO 104: Faith and Science
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 8, 2012
Theology of the Body
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 22, 2012
Pope John Paul II devoted the first major teaching of his pontificate to calling everyone to an authentic understanding and living out of what it means to be created male and female in the image and likeness of God.
Topics
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Mar 20, 2012
A guide to help you select a research topic
Turabian
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 26, 2012
This is a quick reference guide to the Turabian citation style which is used widely in literature, history, and the arts.
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Vatican II
by Joan Hopkins, Julie Wroblewski - Last Updated Jan 11, 2013
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Web of Knowledge
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 23, 2013
Web of Knowledge (formerly known as Web of Science) is today's premier research platform for information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Wiley Online Library
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jul 23, 2012
Wiley Online Library hosts the world's broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
WRIT101: Person in Community - Writing Colloquium
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 3, 2012
Use the links and documents posted in this guide to become acquainted with the tools and services available in the Library.
WRIT101: Springfield
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Nov 5, 2012
This is the library guide for sections of WRIT 101 taught on the Springfield campus.
WRIT102: Business
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Use this page to guide you through the steps of the research process. These steps will help you to locate and evaluate information for your research project and to document the sources you locate.
WRIT102: Literature
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jan 4, 2013
Use this page to guide you through the steps of the research process. These steps will help you to locate and evaluate information for your research project and to document the sources you locate.
WRIT102: Science
by Joan Hopkins, Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Feb 12, 2013
Use this page to guide you through the steps of the research process. These steps will help you to locate and evaluate information for your research project and to document the sources you locate.
WRIT102: Science Research Writing, BSN
by Mary Ocasek - Last Updated Mar 20, 2012
WRIT102: Social Science
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Apr 17, 2013
Use this page to guide you through the steps of the research process. These steps will help you to locate and evaluate information for your research project and to document the sources you locate.
WRIT102: Springfield
by Eric Edwards - Last Updated Jun 25, 2012
This is the library guide for the sections of WRIT102 taught on the Springfield campus.
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Year for Priests
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated May 11, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a Year for Priests beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010.
Year of Faith
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Nov 15, 2012
October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013. Materials to help you grow in your understanding of the Catholic faith.
Year of the Eucharist
by Joan Hopkins - Last Updated Jun 2, 2011
The Diocese of Joliet will observe a special Year of the Eucharist beginning on Holy Thursday, April 1, 2010 with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. This celebration will conclude on June 26, 2011 – the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord.

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