Off Campus Access

Researching this summer?

All Hewes Library electronic resources are accessible from off campus using your MC network credentials.  Here's how:

Select an electronic resource from the Library's homepage: https://library.monmouthcollege.edu.

You'll be prompted for your MC username and password. 

Conduct your search as usual. It's that easy!

Problems? Questions? Contact: reference@monmouthcollege.edu

New: Interactive Anatomy Tool

Hewes Library is now providing access to the Gale Interactive Human Anatomy tool.

Interactive Human Anatomy allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research. This tools can be used for in-classroom demonstrations or help with homework and research assignments.

Interactive Human Anatomy allows users to:

• delve deep into concepts with tools to zoom, rotate, and explore models
• experience guided interactive lessons aligned with course curriculum
• view relevant reference content from Gale for further study and research
• use self-assessments to ensure concept comprehension
• access resources on their computer at any time through multiple web browsers

Monmouth College users can access this tool from the Hewes Library website Databases A-Z tab and find the resource under "Interactive Human Anatomy".

Highlights of the resource in a short video from Gale (2:15 min):

For more information on using this tool in the curriculum, see this video from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (26:57 min).

Statista: Visual Statistical Source

Statista is a statistics portal containing diverse data and facts from over 18,000 sources, including market research, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. 

In addition to being one of the largest statistic portals, Statista contains marvelous color info-graphic capabilities allowing the researcher to pull dynamic statistics straight into a paper or presentation. See sample below.

Each statistic in the database provides source information so researchers can reference the original data and learn more.  Find Statista on the library homepage, Databases A-Z tab.


MMWR, & CDC. (n.d.). Percentage of U.S. students in grades 9-12 that suffered a select number of concussions from playing sports as of 2017, by gender. In Statista - The Statistics Portal. Retrieved April 2, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878426/concussions-among-high-school-students-sports-us-gender.

Access to library databases is limited to the current students, staff, and faculty of Monmouth College.

Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection

Hewes Library provides access to two digital archives of U.S. Hispanic history: Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection. 


This collection "draws its content from the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project, the largest national project ever to locate, preserve, and disseminate Latino-Hispanic culture of the United States in its written form, from colonial times to 1960."

Accessible on the EbscoHost interface, the databases are located on the Hewes Library homepage "Databases A-Z".

Series 1 "presents a digital collection of historical content - 17th century to 1960 - pertaining to Hispanic history, literature, political commentary, and culture in the United States. This collection conveys the creative life of U.S. Latinos and Hispanics – shedding new light on the intellectual vigor and traditional values that have characterized them from the earliest moments of this country’s history through contemporary times. The Latino-Hispanic American Experience offers a unique approach, focusing exclusively on the Latino-Hispanic history in the U.S." 


Series 2 "presents thematic content - 18th century through 20th century - focusing on the evolution of Hispanic civil rights, religious thought, and the growing presence of women writers from the late 19th and 20th centuries. Rare and relevant books and newspapers – including rare anarchist newspapers – are presented in their original form."

Content includes:

• Approximately 60,000 historical articles
• Hundreds of rare books by Latino-Hispanic Americans
• Hundreds of political and religious pamphlets and broadsides
• Content written in Spanish (80%) and English (20%)
• Content indexed and searchable in Spanish and English
• Over 3,000 issues of rare historical newspapers and periodicals, including over 75,000 pages of content
• Over 250,000 pages of personal and organizational manuscript content

Sample item from Arte Público:

Did you know? Academic Streaming Films

Hewes Library provides access to thousands of streaming films through the Academic Video Online database. These films can be streamed from anywhere on any device, complementing classroom content and enhancing personal learning.

A recently updated interface features:

• Speed
• Simple, easy keyword search and navigation
• Relevant and contextual searching
• Mobile-first design
• Stunning cinematic visuals

See the "must see" trailers of new and updated content:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9hO5atEZky_mAIfowXPF0sFyjA0apxu

Locate this database on the library's homepage on the "Databases A-Z" tab.

How to Get that Article

Did you find the perfect article in a library database, but the full-text was not available?  

Not all library resources are immediately available full-text, however, below are quick and easy directions to eventually obtain that article for your research!

Obtaining Full Text of Journal Articles

Step One:

If a Hewes Library database does NOT have the full text immediately available, use the "Find this item" Article Linker button to search all Hewes Library full-text resources. 

When you click the button, a new Article Linker page will open and show full text results, if any.  Below is an example of results that found full-text in other library resources.

Step Two:

If the Article Linker page does not lead to full text, you may use the link provided on that same page to place an Interlibrary Loan request via the ILLiad system. First time users should create an account, using their Monmouth College credentials, and all the citation information will be transferred from the database into the request fields. Learn more about ILLiad & Interlibrary Loan.  

Trial Database: Human Anatomy

Explore Science from Every Angle!

Hewes Library is offering a new anatomy resource on a trial basis until February 6, 2019.

Human anatomy is known to be a challenging subject to master and teach, but traditional resources and lab materials are often limited, making it difficult for students to comprehend essential concepts. Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy is an innovative learning aid that allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research. These powerful tools can be used for in-classroom demonstrations or help with homework and research assignments.

Students can access a flexible and robust learning experience with Gale Interactive, allowing them to

• delve deep into concepts with tools to zoom, rotate, and explore models.
• experience guided interactive lessons aligned with course curriculum.
• view relevant reference content from Gale for further study and research.
• use self-assessments to ensure concept comprehension.
• access resources on their computer at any time through multiple web browsers.

Monmouth College students, faculty and staff may use this resource on and off campus using this link:  https://library.monmouthcollege.edu/anatomy

Learn more:

JSTOR: Journals & Books

JSTOR, a Hewes Library database, has become synonymous with "full text" for many researchers. And it is!  While the database searches cover-to-cover scans of select scholarly journals, also included are over 40,000 scholarly ebook titles in full text, adding depth and breadth to your research.

Both collections are searched automatically in the default search, so need to change any settings or learn new tricks, but be sure to contact the Reference desk (reference@monmouthcollege.edu) if you do require assistance (quick guide for more information).

Trial Database: Interactive Human Anatomy

Explore Science from Every Angle!

Hewes Library is offering a new anatomy resource on a trial basis until February 6, 2019.

Human anatomy is known to be a challenging subject to master and teach, but traditional resources and lab materials are often limited, making it difficult for students to comprehend essential concepts. Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy is an innovative learning aid that allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research. These powerful tools can be used for in-classroom demonstrations or help with homework and research assignments.

Students can access a flexible and robust learning experience with Gale Interactive, allowing them to

• delve deep into concepts with tools to zoom, rotate, and explore models.
• experience guided interactive lessons aligned with course curriculum.
• view relevant reference content from Gale for further study and research.
• use self-assessments to ensure concept comprehension.
• access resources on their computer at any time through multiple web browsers.

Monmouth College students, faculty and staff may use this resource on and off campus using this link:  https://library.monmouthcollege.edu/anatomy

Learn more:

The Times (London) Digital Archive gets a facelift

The Times (London) Digital Archive is an online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of the Times, one of the most highly regarded resources for eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century news coverage, with every page of every issue from 1785 to 2012 (6 year embargo).

This historical newspaper archive allows researchers an unparalleled opportunity to search and view the best-known and most cited newspaper, in fact the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication!

This interface has recently transformed (see image below) for a more streamlined general and advanced search. Consider this database as a primary resource complement to social, political and cultural history courses.

More information on The Times Digital Archive and a list of additional primary source resources here at Monmouth College.

Streaming Broadway Theatre & More!

The BroadwayHD collection, part of Academic Video Online streaming film collection, includes 21 Broadway theatre productions! Content highlights include:


• Sam Shepard’s highly studied Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child stars Ed Harris (2016)

• Tony™ Award winning musical She Loves Me with its original revival cast: Jane Krakowski, Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi (2016)

• Based on a book by Tony winner John Caird, Daddy Long Legs has music from Tony nominee Paul Gordon and is performed by Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin (2015)

• Tony Lifetime Achievement award winner James Earl Jones tackles one of theatre’s most iconic roles in Shakespeare’s King Lear (1974)

• Verbal wordplay and dashing swordplay abound as Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Kline portrays the long-nosed poet in Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Jennifer Garner (2008)

• Learn how the Tin Man lost his heart in The Woodsman, a touching exploration of a piece of Oz told through music and puppetry (2008)

• Watch two of the greatest clowns of our generation at the top of their game as Tony winners David Shiner and Bill Irwin enchant audiences in Old Hats (2016)

The Broadway HD collection is part of a larger online resource, Academic Video Online and Music Online, accessible from the Hewes Library website via the "Databases A-Z" tab.  Additional collections in music and film include:

• New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/feat
• Dance in Video https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/daiv
• Ethnographic Video Online https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth

...and much more! Check out the collection list here: https://libprox.monm.edu/login?url=ttps://search.alexanderstreet.com/

JSTOR Accesses Articles and eBooks

Monmouth College's JSTOR subscription accesses thousands of scholarly journals, a menu of 34,000 book titles from scholarly publishers, and now over 3,000 Open Access books. This multi-disciplinary database provides complete full-image access and is a valuable research tool for all levels of academic research.

Book titles include:

The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Long-Term Human Recovery After Disaster

Oil Sparks in the Amazon: Local Conflicts, Indigenous Populations, and Natural Resources

The Queer Fantasies of the American Family Sitcom

Selling Transracial Adoption: Families, Markets, and the Color Line

How do you discover JSTOR ebook content?

Search for articles and ebooks within the JSTOR database platform, and while searching Discovery, a library database that searches almost 100 Hewes Library resources at once.

Contact the Hewes Library Reference Desk (reference@monmouthcollege.edu) for assistance and see this quick guide for more information.

New! Web of Science Database

New Database Subscription: Web of Science

Don’t be fooled by the name! Web of Science is an indexed collection of over 20,000 scholarly journals in science, social sciences, AND humanities disciplines.

The database provides cited reference searching  within those 20,000 journals. This means a growing collection of over 1.3 billion cited reference connections going back to 1900 are discoverable.

Cited reference searching lets you track how any idea, innovation, or creative work has been confirmed, applied, improved, extended, or corrected, and discover anyone who is citing particular research worldwide.

Value of Citation Indexing (video 6:17 min):  https://youtu.be/_dnT5vmeoSc

Contents of the Web of Science Core Collection:

•                    Science Citation Index Expanded: 1900-present

•                    Social Sciences Citation Index: 1900-present

•                    Arts & Humanities Citation Index: 1900-present

•                    Conference Proceedings Citation Index™

•                    Science: 1990-present

•                    Social Science & Humanities: 1990-present

•                    Emerging Sources Citation Index: 2015-present

•                    Index Chemicus: 1986-present

•                    Current Chemical Reactions:1993-present

New Database: MathSciNet

Hewes Library - New Database Available

MathSciNet Mathematical Reviews

Hewes Library recently added MathSciNet to our campus resources. This electronic index offers access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature. 

It searches peer-reviewed mathematical literature found in scholarly journals, books, and conference proceedings, many including written reviews by scholars in the field. 

Most entries are citation only. Some entries provide citation maps, showing what an article has cited (bibliography) and what has cited that article allowing researcher to follow citations forward and backward in time. Coverage: some articles back to the early 1800s.

To access this database, use the Databases A-Z tab on the library homepage!

• Over 100,000 new items are added each year, most of them classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification.  

• Authors are uniquely identified (by their MR Author ID), enabling a search for publications by individual author rather than by name string. 

• Continuing in the tradition of the paper publication, Mathematical Reviews (MR), which was first published in 1940, expert reviewers are selected by a staff of professional mathematicians to write reviews of the current published literature; over 80,000 reviews are added to the database each year. 

• Extending the MR tradition, MathSciNet® contains almost 3 million items and over 1.7 million direct links to original articles. 

• Bibliographic data from retrodigitized articles dates back to the early 1800s. 

• Reference lists are collected and matched internally from approximately 550 journals, and citation data for journals, authors, articles and reviews is provided.  

• This web of citations allows users to track the history and influence of research publications in the mathematical sciences.

Research from Off Campus

Don't let traveling slow down your research motivation! All Hewes Library electronic resources are accessible from off campus, using your MC network credentials.

Here's how:

Select an electronic resource from the Library's homepage: https://library.monmouthcollege.edu.

You'll be prompted for your MC username and password. Conduct your search as usual!

Problems? Questions? Contact: reference@monmouthcollege.edu

New: PsycTESTS Database

PsycTESTS, produced by the American Psychological Association, accesses an extensive collection of psychological measures, scales, surveys, and other instruments helpful across the behavioral and social sciences. 

Hewes Library is pleased to add this to our PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES suite via the EBSCO platform

PsycTESTS at a Glance

• Updated monthly 

• Available research instruments are easily downloaded as PDFs or as multi-media files depending on the format 

• Approximately half of the instruments are available for download, and extensive indexing, description and source information is available for all records

• International in scope, select measurements are available in more than 40 languages 

• Each test instrument includes a master test record accompanied by at least one additional record highlighting development, reliability and validity, or use 

• Coverage spans more than 100 years, with a strong emphasis on current research instruments 

• Records are indexed by experts at the American Psychological Association, the world’s largest association for psychologists

• Tests cited in PsycINFO are linked, via DOI, to PsycTESTS when available (see example below)

(information provided by EBSCO and APA)

• Further information on the database 
• Helpful guide of search tips

LexisNexis now Nexis Uni

This term, Lexis Nexis Academic database was redesigned and renamed Nexis Uni.

What does Nexis Uni search? 

Just as its predecessor, LexisNexis, this database remains an important source of legal, news and business resources. Lexis Uni contains news, legal cases, law reviews, and company information from over 15,000 full-text sources. Sources include The New York Times, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, company profiles, and SEC filings.

Is Nexis Uni available from off campus? 

Yes, Hewes Library resources accessed from off campus will first prompt the user for their Monmouth College username and password before providing full access.

How do I search Nexis Uni? 

Tips on searching for news, business/company information and law resources can be found on this user guide.  Users may search across ALL Nexis Uni resources at once, or search in specific modules (for example: news, cases, law reviews, company info or a specific publication).

What are the new features of Nexis Uni?  

Annotate, highlight and save portions of documents: simply select the text you wish to annotate/save/highlight, and the changes will appear on the right hand side under the "Notes" tab.
Save documents to folders and share the folders via email, download or Dropbox.

Contact reference@monmouthcollege.edu with questions.
Learn more: https://library.monmouthcollege.edu/NexisUni

Resource Spotlight: Music Online

Music Online, a streaming music service provided by Alexander Street, provides our campus with an entertaining and educational tool...without ads!

Content: classical, jazz, American (western, bluegrass, country folk) and popular world music. Collections from providers such as EMI, Universal, Smithsonian and recordings from diverse world ethnographic sources.

To Access: select "Music Online" from the A-Z list of databases on the Library website.
Search by artist, song, genre, region, cultural group, instrument, and more.

Learn more about searching, creating playlists and using the audio player.

Listen while you work, clean, dance....and even take the music with you. Simply select the "Send to mobile" button while on your personal computer, and send a link, via text, to your mobile device.

Enjoy this playlist of music from Haiti and El Salvador!

Gift Buying Guide: Consumer Reports

Buying gifts this holiday season? Make informed choices using articles from Consumer Reports! 

For example: 
Air purification systems
Electric drills

Hewes Library subscribes to multiple formats of the handy guide; choose the format that's right for you.

• Print monthly edition is browsable on the Hewes Library periodical shelves (main level)
• Annual "buying guide" is shelved in the reference collection (east side, main level)
• Online searching access within the MasterFile database (can use on/off campus)

Happy Holidays!

Resource Spotlight: A-Z Maps Online

This resource puts thousands of interactive maps at your fingertips 24-7!

From current political to antique maps, Biblical to climate maps, this resource contains every type of map imaginable. 

Use maps to illustrate presentations or create lesson plans using these visual aids. Static maps are downloadable and printable, in both color and black and white.

Access A-Z Maps Online from the Hewes Library website via the "Databases A-Z" link.

Learn more with this brochure.

Global Sea Level Rise Simulation Map: an interactive map that shows which areas would be under water if sea level rises a specific amount. You can select a value of sea level rise using the drop down box in the upper left corner of the map.