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The University Libraries subscribe to over 115 academic databases and approximately 40 000 uniquely available online journals. Below is a selective list of sources and tools for students and faculty
 

1. Articles in Databases
   http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/collections/databases/databases.htm
   Automatic citations according to APA, MLA…
   http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/researchassistance/HowtoCite/Autocitation.htm
    

2. Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Yearbooks etc…   http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/collections/ereference/ereference.htm
    

3. Online Books
    http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/collections/ebooks/ebooks.htm
    

4. Locating a specific journal in the Libraries (University Libraries and Saab Medical Library)
   http://vp9py7xf3h.search.serialssolutions.com/
    

5. Managing your citations online (through Refworks)
   http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/
   RefWorks Tutorial - teaches you the basics of Refworks through a series of short movies
    

6. Research Guide in your discipline  http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/researchassistance/researchguides/researchguides.htm
   
   Special guide about Lebanon
   http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/researchassistance/researchguides/Lebguide/lebindex.htm
    

7. Search across the University Libraries and Saab Medical Library using MULTISEARCH
   http://vp9py7xf3h.cs.serialssolutions.com/
    

8. Digitized Collections
   http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/about/digitizedcoll/digitizedcoll.htm
   
   Highlights:
   Arabic Manuscripts
   The Blatchford Collection
   The Moore Collection 

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 Other eBooks

Vast collections of free eBooks available for downloading and/or online reading:

• Project Gutenberg: http://promo.net/pg/
  "Fine Literature Digitally Re-Published."
  More than 6,000 books. 
  Search by author, title, subject, and language.
  http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/cgi-bin/sdb/t9.cgi/
   

• The Online Books Page: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
  by John Mark Ockerbloom, Penn University.
  More than 18,000 listings.  Search by author and by title.
  http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/search.htm

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The journal below include discussion boards about the articles they publish and welcome your work for publication: 

• Kairos
  "a refereed online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy."  Articles focus on issues such as 'technology and pedagogy,' 'online teaching and learning,' and 'computers and writing.'
  http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/

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• AUB Digital Documentation Center: http://ddc.aub.edu.lb/
  Highlight: The Calligraphy of Sheikh Nasib Makarem

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