The AMU/APU Online Library reflects a new era in information services, as well as friendly human faces for University's students and faculty members. The best of tradition now combines with the newest forms of education on the Information Highway. Available to students and faculty 24/7, the Library contains millions of pages of books and scholarly articles licensed from the Deep Web. These are joined by our expert-selected “trusted” selections from the free, or Open Web, as well as an array of specialized research tools and tutorial assistance.Moreover, the site is designed for the cutting-edge of Information Literacy--a budding range of skills required for scholarly success and advanced employ of the Web. Such assets are built by arguably the finest group of subject- and Web-specialist librarians in Online Education. For support throughout your academic career, please visit http://www.apus.edu/student-advising-center, where you will find a variety of services and ways to interact with your Academic Advisor. Research Resources - Article/Scholarly Journal Databases: The strength of the Library is an accumulation of multi-year runs of 30,000+ scholarly journals. Such specialized literature sits at the heart of university research, and its use is a vital part of your learning curve as a college student/scholar.
- Books: The Library has assembled a growing collection of primarily electronic books. Currently numbering over 100,000, these holdings are focused on the University’s educational programs. They include a small collection of land-based holdings with concentration on the School’s specializations in Intelligence, Military History, and Military Studies.
- Departmental Study Portals/Course Guides: Librarians work with faculty to create innovative Study Portals. These are designed to help launch scholarly and advanced research in our Deep Web holdings and the Open Web. Moreover, the Portals open to hundreds of electronic pathfinders that are tailored to specific courses.
- InterLibrary Loan (ILL): If unable able to find needed research materials, Librarians will hunt and request those.
TEXTBOOKS/COURSE MATERIALS: The Online Library works in tandem with Bookstore operations in what is a nationally leading model for Course Materials and an evolving switch to fully electronic classes. This transition is in keeping with other online universities, but carefully orchestrated over several years and with allowances for overseas military students and those with bandwidth problems. It reflects APUS commitment and struggle to continue to maintain low tuition costs and grant free course materials for its undergraduates--even in the face of extreme textbooks inflation. TUTORIAL CENTER/STUDY HELP: Students are also provided a portal to an array of self-help tools, career center, and tutorials--including access to individual tutors. The Tutorial Center provides Style Manual pages along with examples of syllabuses, other student papers and masters’ theses--as well as links to the campus radio station, Web 2.0, Second Life, and other advanced applications.
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