e-global Library

Access to information and a library of resources is an essential key to a good education. But who says libraries need walls? Through our renowned Jones e-global library, you have 24-hour-a-day online access to the resources you need to find the information you want. As the first fully online university in the U.S. to be accredited, JIU developed our library to serve as the ultimate full-service resource center on the Web. That is why Jones e-global library is used by many of the top universities and organizations. As a JIU student, you will have full, unfettered access to this comprehensive online library, enriching your educational experience to the fullest.

The JIU library is composed of several elements, all geared to serve the needs of time-constrained adult learners, including:

• 28 electronic databases that will provide you with full-text articles, citations, and abstracts
• 31,000 electronic books covering business and economics, computers, technology and engineering, humanities, life and physical sciences, and social and behavioral science
• Federated searching through eglobalSearch that will allow you to search quickly across a variety of databases and catalogs using a single web interface.
• 88 research guides outlining the broad range of research resources available
• 7,000 evaluated content-rich Web sites
• 325 federal government sites that lead to more than 150,000 documents
• 775 government agency sites
• Four tutorials that will help you conduct research more effectively
• 24/7 live-chat reference assistance from on-call librarians to help you locate reference and research information
• No cost document delivery of up to five articles, two books, and two dissertations per course