My paper is due tomorrow and the library is closed!?! The Majority of the library's resources are available 24/7 from any Internet connected computer.
- If you need books now, find e-books. They are digitized versions of scholarly books and count as books not websites in your bibliography.
- If you need reference works like dictionaries or encyclopedias now, use the Virtual Reference Library.
- If you need articles now, use the database that specializes in your subject.
My instructor told me to use EBSCO, what & where is EBSCO? EBSCO is a company from whom we buy databases for Psychology and Bible/Theology. It is accessible 24/7 from any computer with Internet access and can provide you with the scholarly, peer reviewed articles you need to write a great paper.
What are "peer reviewed" articles & how to I find them? Peer review is a way for academic publishers to ensure that the articles they publish meet the high standards of the scholarly community. Peer review simply means that experts on the article's topic accepted the article as quality scholarship based on content, argument, and method. Articles that have been peer reviewed are more likely to be well researched, use sound logic, and represent a consensus view of the scholars in the field. Most of the databases we subscribe to will have an option in the advanced search settings that will allow you to limit your search results to only "peer reviewed" articles. A few of the databases use the terms "academic" or "scholarly" instead of "peer review"; it means the same thing. Ask library staff if you have any questions.
Does the library have Media or AV equipment? The library has...
- TV/DVD/VCR on a cart
- VCR/TV combo stationed upstairs
- Each computer has a DVD-ROM drive
- Headphones
- Tripod
- Camcorder
- Photography/Video lightboxes
- LCD Projector
- Projector screen
- Cassette tape recorders
Computers: The library has 14 computer stations, 37 ports to plug into our network from your laptop, and wireless access of the Internet from anywhere in the library. Each registered student has a WJU ID and Password which will allow you to login the network and access your WJU email account.
Printing: The library has printing capabilities from any of our computer stations. Each registered student will receive $50 of printing credit each year, approximately one thousand pages of black and white printing. Additional printing costs are $.05 a page B&W & $.20 per color page.
Photocopies: The library has a copy machine that costs five cents per copy. Each student can also put money on their student ID card at the copy machine. You will need to have activated the Student ID once at the circulation desk in the library before adding money to the ID card.
Library Cards: WJU students and staff receive an identification card at registration through the Student Life office. This ID serves as your library card. Students are responsible for any items checked out on their card. Please ask at the Circulation Desk about borrowing privileges for WJU faculty & staff, alumni, audit students, local ministers, and Western and Fuller seminary students.
Computer Lab: The Computer Lab is considered a classroom; it is also available for library research and individual work.
Media Lab: The Media Lab has computers for MIDI Composition. Please use headphones when playing the keyboards.
Reference Service: Library staff is available to assist students using the library and to provide one-on-one reference services including in-depth consultation in support of WJU student projects and research. Reference service is also available to the WJU community via email 
library@jessup.edu, Chat, and over the telephone.
Instructional Service: Library tours and class specific workshops may be arranged by contacting the library.
SPS San Jose Service: Students may request to have library materials delivered to the San Jose campus. Please submit your request via email to library@jessup.edu or call the Library at (916) 577-2288.
Library Organization: The library is organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme. Numbers 000-261 are located downstairs, 261-999 are upstairs. Books are grouped together by subject accordingly:
000-Generalities
100-Philosophy & Psychology
200-Religion
300-Social Sciences
400-Language
500-Science
600-Technology
700-Art
800-Literature
900-Geography and History
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Search all library holdings: The Library Catalog is the way to search the WJU Library book, e-book, and audio-visual collections 
Find Ebooks only:Ebrary - Spans all academic disciplines and offers 24/7 access to more than 70,000 eBooks
Find Reference Ebooks only:
- Britannica Online Academic Edition - 24/7 access to one of the largest and most authoritative encyclopedias in the world.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - Nearly 400 specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, and factbooks on all subjects. Available 24/7.
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