The NEHEMIA Library System plays a very special role in the life of the University.

NEHEMIA's philosophy is to emphasize quality, not quantity, by making available the writings and collections of the wise, volumes that have been tested and proven over time to be sound and helpful. In preparation for our September 2009 opening, we are building and acquiring a wide range of traditional and digital collections. Besides the Main Library collections, each academic department hosts its own library. It is an honor to make them available to you.


Open-Access Digital Collections

  • Arts and Humanities Data Service - The Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) is a UK national service aiding the discovery, creation and preservation of digital resources in and for research, teaching and learning in the arts and humanities. Currently, it covers the following subject areas: archeaology, history, visual arts, performing arts, language, linguistics, and literature.
  • Bartleby Resource Books Online - The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the webb, free of charge. Included are Columbia World of Quotations, American Heritage Dictionary, and Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.
  • Biographies - Search 25,000 personalities and 2,500 videos. According to Library Journal (4/15/01), this site "offers the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical information on the Web about historical, political, and entertainment figures."
  • Citations - This tool provides a quick way to help you correctly format citations in MLA, APA, and CBE/CSE formats. Just enter the basic information, and the Citation Builder will create a citation that you can copy and paste into your document.
  • Classics Collection - The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts is a collection of about 14,000 “classic” public domain documents from American and English literature as well as Western philosophy.
  • Collect Britain - Find a wide range of manuscripts, photographs, and sound recordings relating to Britain's history at this site. Collections include (among many others) illustrated manuscripts, maps of Britain from 800 to 1600, and photographs of Victorian Britain. To see the complete list of collections, click on Collections in the menu at the top of the page. The site is provided by the British Library.
  • Country Studies - "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
  • Directory of Open-access Journals (DOAJ) - This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 2802 journals in the directory. Currently 848 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 143071 articles are included in the DOAJ service.
  • Digest of Education Statistics - Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school.
  • Digital Library and Archives -  Journals related to science and technology, social science/humanities such as ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents) and Women in Literacy and Life Assembly.
  • Digitized American History Sources - Documents (such as maps and charters) related to American history - General Sources, Topical Sources, Works of the Presidents, Photographs/Illustrations/Cartoons, and the U.S. in Conflict.
  • Digitized World History Sources - Documents (such as maps and charters) related to World history - General Sources, Topical Sources, and Photographs/Illustrations/Cartoons.
  • Documents for the Study of U.S. American History - This site provides links to online versions of various documents (journals, letters, charters, grants, speeches, etc.) related to the history of America. Documents range from 1400-2000. Search by time period.
  • E-books Online Library - A site for easy reading of famous and classical works.
  • Electronic Text Center at University of Virginia - Thousands of electronic texts including history, literature, philosophy, religion, history of science. Languages include Latin, Apache, Japanese, and Chinese.
  • Find Articles - Helps you find articles from thousands of top publications.
  • FirstGov - Official information and services from the U.S. government.
  • High Wire Press - Access to digital texts on science and medicine.
  • Infomine - Scholarly internet resource collection. Links to databases, journals, textbooks, conference proceedings, and many other types of resources.
  • Internet Library of Early Journals - A digital library of 18th and 19th century journals.
  • Internet Public Library - This site contains links to the websites of newspapers from around the world, access to articles, journals and general information found in traditional libraries.
  • Librarian's Internet Index - Find journals on various disciplines. Not all of them are freely available.
  • Liebert Online -  "Liebert Online delivers electronic access to peer-reviewed journals published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Our critical mass of content exceeds 30,000 papers from more than sixty authoritative journals, all full-text searchable and linked to external bibliographic databases."
  • MagPortal - Contains journal articles on a variety of subjects. It is updated daily and, therefore, good for current events.
  • Newspapers - USA and Worldwide
  • New York Times - Millions of articles are available to search for free.
  • Online Library of Economics and Liberty - Online texts and essays on economics.
  • Online Books Page - Access to thousands of classical works in English.  Also includes serials, magazines, newspapers, periodicals.
  • Open-access E-books - A site with information on accessing digital books.
  • Open-access Journals - a directory of some of the major Open Access collections available on the web
  • Opinion Pages - Access to the most current editorials, opinions, commentaries and columnists from English newspapers and magazines on the World Wide Web. 
  • Project Gutenberg -This site houses a broad collection of more than 13,000 electronic books and journals.
  • Questia Library - An online library for art, communications, economics, education, history, law, literature, music, philosophy, politics, science, and religion.
  • Quotations - "The 65,000 essential quotations that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts. Entries from more than 5,000 authors and speakers are multiply classified into 6,500 subjects."
  • Treasures in Full - Provides digital editions of Shakespeare's Quarto, Caxton's Chaucer, the Gutenberg Bible, and Renaissance Festival Books (books about European festivals and ceremonies from 1475-1700). Provided by the British Library.
  • Turning the Pages - Provided by the British Library. Digital collections of some of the British Library's treasures, including Leonardo's notebook, the Lindisfarne Gospels, and the Golden Haggadah (a 14th century Hebrew manuscript).
  • WikiBooks - A project that was started on July 10, 2003 with the mission to create a free collection of open-content textbooks.
  • Wiki Encyclopedia - Online encyclopedia.
  • World Public Library - This site features priceless reproductions of digitally re-mastered classic literature, photographs, movies, and music.
  • World-Wide School Library - A site that offers information on just about anything. This site is dedicated to the collection, preservation and presentation of educational material.

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Mission Statement

Our mission is to support the goals of the University by providing for the information needs of all members of the institution.

This is achieved through:

Resources of all formats which meet the teaching, learning and scholarship needs of students and teachers, as well as the wider information needs of the University.

Facilities which provide accommodations for the storage and retrieval of learning materials, quiet study environment, and space for individual and small groups.

Educational programs which equip students and teachers on effective library usage and resource retrieval skills. This includes training on the integration and effective use of technology in learning, teaching, and scholarship.

A professional staff which organizes the library information and provides the range of services to ensure that the needs of users are met.


Last Update: 02.07.09 

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