Library
The mission of the Florida National University Library is to support the curricular needs of the university. This includes the acquisition, organization, maintenance, and provision of timely access to library materials, in a variety of formats, which reflect current advances in academic and professional knowledge, as well as, information technology. As part of this mission, the library supports student and faculty research, the use of evolving information formats, and techniques which seek to encourage lifelong learning.
DATABASES
LIRN (Library and Information Resources Network)
Online Periodicals and more: Elibrary (a comprehensive digital archive for information seekers, It includes hundreds and hundreds of full-text periodicals, nine international newswires, classic books, hundreds of maps, thousands of photographs, as well as, major works of literature, art, and reference), InfoTrac (a database of magazine and journal indexes including over 1,800 full-text magazines, available online, which includes index entries, abstracts, and in most cases, the complete articles from magazines and journals), and ProQuest (an interdisciplinary database representing titles found in ABI INFORM, Periodicals and Newspaper Abstracts), as well as, LexisNexis (which includes Shepard’s Citations, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources), among others.
A comprehensive resource including over fifty additional databases such as: Academic OneFile (Gale), Business Index ASAP (Gale) Criminal Justice eCollection, ERIC (OCLC), Florida Photographic Collection, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (GVRL), Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (GVRL), Gale Virtual Reference Library, General Business File ASAP, Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale), Informe (Gale), MEDLINE via OCLC, Nursing and Allied Health Collection, Small Business Resource Center, World Almanac (OCLC), and others.
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding, Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries
VIRGINIA HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL NURSING LIBRARY
The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library offers nurses around the globe, FREE online access to reliable nursing research and evidence-based knowledge, as well as other valuable resources such as timely professional announcements, nursing book reviews, multicultural journals, and conference presentations.
As information has proliferated, jobs have become more competitive and time consuming, so executives have sought ways to make their lives easier. Therefore, CEOExpress brings together the best logistics resources on the Internet for busy Chief Logistics Officers and executives.
Is an online digital library with full text of over 170,000 scholarly and classic e-books. It provides a set of online database collections that draw from over 435 academic, trade, and professional publishers.
LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. In order to use this service, an account must be set up.
FNU COPYING AND PRINTING POLICY
Library Staff Members:
Patrick Byrnes
Library Director
pbyrnes@fnu.edu
Maria E. de la Cruz
Hialeah Campus Librarian
mcruz@fnu.edu
Sissi Sierra
South Campus Librarian
ssierra@fnu.edu
Martha Rodriguez
Library Assistant (SC)
mrodriguez@fnu.edu
Anolan Alonso
Librarian (HC)
aalonso@fnu.edu
Michelle Suarez
Library Assistant (HC)
msuarez@fnu.edu
Jackie Ramirez
Library Clerk (HC)
jramirez@fnu.edu
Gabriela Garcia
Work Study (SC)
ggarcia@fnu.edu