From the Research Desk

It is sometimes hard for UDM students to make time to visit the library when they are job hunting. We have a solution!  eBooks!  Available to you 24/7 anywhere your have internet access. You can find books through our library catalog or in the eBooks databases.  You can go to the databases and sign in, and use ebrary database or eBook Collection (EBSCOHost database).  You can search for terms likes resumes, cover letters or employment interviewing. There is even a...

Choose Privacy Week, May 1-7, 2014 As technology continues to advance at a record pace, privacy issues evolve with it. From aerial surveillance drones and  traffic light cameras, to wiretapping or website tracking, privacy is being attacked in public and sometimes in places that used to be private. Learn more about digital privacy issues by watching videos featuring Michael German, the senior policy counsel for national security and privacy at the ACLU Washington legislative office and Geoffrey Stone, a constitutional...

Are you preparing to take the NCLEX exam? The PANCE?  LSAT’s? There is an online resource that can help you prep: LearningExpress Library. LearningExpress Library is an interactive online “database” of practice tests designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests in subject areas such as teaching, law enforcement, nursing and allied health, legal, and much more. LearningExpress Library can be found within the list of UDM databases, behind the “Scholarly Articles and Databases” link,...

You don’t need to have Netflix account to find popular and classic movies for your entertainment pleasure! You can get some great titles for free by searching the McNichols Library catalog. Here are a few steps to take that can help you locate some interesting movies: 1. Your home base for all library resources is always http://research.udmercy.edu/ so start there 2. Select the tab titled Books, eBooks, + DVDs 3. Before typing anything into the search box, make sure to...

Whether you’re looking for the latest information on how Detroit’s new mayor is dealing with crime in the city, or you want to know what government leaders in Baghdad are saying about the insurgents in neighboring Syria, newspapers are some of the best sources for information on current events.  The UDM Libraries provide online access to hundreds of local, national and international newspapers.  The Newsbank database includes articles from the Detroit News, Lansing State Journal, and over a hundred other...

Welcome back! It’s a new term and the library is at your service. Come see what we have to offer. Find materials  for your research needs.  Discover the thousands of electronic books accessible right from your computer – you don’t even have to come to the library to use them (though we would be happy to see you)! We also have databases for searching scholarly articles. Need to use a computer? We have over 50 and you can even print...

Congratulations! You finished the fall term! All the homework assignments, the papers, the quizzes and the tests (not to mention the anxiety) are all behind you for this academic term. Now it’s just a question of finding out what your grades are. Give yourself a pat on the back! Relax and enjoy the holidays and we will see you right back here at the From the Research Desk blog with more tips and tools to help you accomplish your academic...