How to Search LIRN

The VIU Library provides access to a wide range of databases via LIRN. The Library and Information Resources Network, Inc.(LIRN) is a consortium of educational institutions which have joined to share access to information resources.

LIRN Core Library Collection

InfoTrac Databases:
InfoTrac Power Search allows students to search all InfoTrac databases with a single search. It also features automatic translation of articles in more than a dozen languages. On the date of this report these databases contained 132,057,815 documents.

Academic OneFile contains 13,254 journals including 2,500 peer reviewed journals that are not found in Academic ASAP. Coverage for every field of study is included. These titles are included in the InfoTrac databases listed below.

This collection contains 823 journals and 18 reference titles that support paralegal and criminal justice programs.

Computer Database
This database contains computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. There are 1,052 titles in this database.

Expanded Academic ASAP
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. The database provides access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - the majority with full text and images. There are 4,856 journals in the database.

General Business File
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images is available. The general business file includes 6,335 titles.

Health & Wellness Resource Center
The Resource Center gives students access to magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, with information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The database contains 1,335 journals, 715 healthology videos, 103 reference titles, 334 pamphlets, and 73 titles in the alternative medicine module.

Health Academic
This database has articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. There are 2,325 journals and 81 reference titles in the database.

_INFORME!
_INFORME! is a Spanish language academic database. It includes 515 titles. is specifically designed to meet the research needs of Spanish-speaking users. With full-text articles from the most popular Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals, it provides quality Hispanic reference material - not simply Spanish translations of English-language materials. ¡Informe! also features a powerful, easy-to-use interface configured for Spanish speaking users, allowing researchers to analyze topics and conduct research in Spanish.

LegalTrac
The ideal resource for students, law school faculty and legal researchers, LegalTrac features a comprehensive collection of major legal publications. This invaluable database provides indexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text.

Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. It also includes web sites, literary events, plot summaries and images. There are 426 journals with 230 titles linked to the MLA international bibliography, 398 reference titles, and 16 titles from the Scribner writer's series and the Twayne's Author series covering 589 authors.

Newsletters ASAP
Newsletters ASAP provides access to information from specialized business, industry and technology newsletters issued by various news services and industry watchers. There are over 265 full text newsletters in the database.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete onestop source for information on social issues. Students have access to viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and fulltext magazine and newspaper articles.

Student Resource Center Gold
This is a fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips. It includes the Student Resource Center-Health Module. The resource center also includes style writing guides and tutorials on research. The database has 1,399 journals and 70 reference titles. Current InfoTrac product information and training materials can be accessed at www.Gale.com.

eLibrary
The eLibrary provides access to full-text articles and transcripts from more than 2,258 magazines, newspapers, books, and radio/TV programs, along with access to more than 250,000+ photographs and maps and over 20,000 unique educational audio/video resources. It also contains the complete works of Shakespeare, other classic full-text literature resources and a Reference Desk with dictionaries, a thesaurus, encyclopedias and more.

ProQuest Psychology Journals
With complete information from over 679 top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals. All the source publications are available in the ASCII full-text format. Nearly all of them also offer articles in the full-image and text and graphics in science & technology formats. Current product information and training materials can be found at www.ProQuest.com.

Bowker databases: Books in Print Books in Print provide librarians with access to information on all books in publication.

Resources for College Libraries (RCLweb) RCLweb provides core lists for academic libraries in multiple academic subjects areas. The list of recommended titles includes electronic resources and essential web sites as well as books. Audience level markers indicate whether a title is most appropriate for lower-division undergraduate, upper-division undergraduate, faculty or general readership. RCLweb contains a powerful search engine able to search a variety of criteria. Members will be able to create their own lists appropriate to their programs. RCL alerts offers notification e-mails when a new title of interest is added to the database. RCL offers additional Analytical Tools that are available to members. Contact the LIRN office if you are interested in the product. Pricing will depend on the level of member interest.