Liberty University graduates can use their Liberty University Alumni Card along with a photo ID to check out materials from the library’s physical collections per relevant policies. They can also use their Liberty University login credentials to access the online resources noted below. These resources are for personal, non-commercial use; use for commercial gain is not permitted.
Popular Databases
- Academic Search (Alumni Edition)—Full-text journal articles in social sciences, humanities, multicultural studies, education, and more
- Atla Serials, Religion Collection—Full-text journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays across all fields of religion and theology including Biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues from 1949 to the present
- Business Source (Alumni Edition)—Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly articles covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more (Updated daily)
- CQ Press Library—Collection of resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis
- CQ Researcher—Full-length articles with in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day, including an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, and resources for additional research (For more information, watch this brief tutorial on using CQ Researcher.)
- Political History of America’s Wars (CQ Press)—Full-text reference book with primary source documents, biographies, and in-depth essays covering legislative, social, and policy aspects of America’s major wars, rebellions, and insurrections
- ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)—Full-text scholarly journals, trade and professional publications, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and case studies covering education, psychology, and religion Video Tutorial
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- Education Database
—Full-text articles, dissertations, and other relevant sources in the field of education - Psychology Database—Abstracts and indexing of articles, including some full-text, covering behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology, and psychometrics
- Religion Database—Scholarly journals and other publications primarily in full-text, covering diverse religious and spiritual studies including formal theology as well as commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many worldwide religions
- Education Database
- Sage Business Cases—Business cases, data, and video from around the world, including interdisciplinary cases on subjects such as entrepreneurship, accounting, healthcare management, leadership, social enterprise, and other current topics
- Sage Data (formerly Data Planet)—Authoritative social science statistics from US and international datasets, including tables, trends charts, geographic maps, and more (For more information, view this brief tutorial on using Sage Data.)
- Sage Journals—Full-text journals from SAGE Publications covering health sciences, social sciences and humanities, materials sciences and engineering, and life and biomedical sciences (For more information, view this brief tutorial on using SAGE Journals.)
- Sage Navigator—Literature review tool with key readings in business and management; counseling and psychotherapy; criminology and criminal justice; education; geography, earth, and environmental science; health and social care; media, communication, and cultural studies; politics and international relations; psychology; and sociology (For more information, view this brief tutorial on using SAGE Navigator.)
- Sage Research Methods—Full-text books, reference works, journal articles, instructional videos, and datasets covering research methods across the social sciences (For more information, view this brief tutorial on using SAGE Research Methods.)
- Sage Video—Video streaming collection of tutorials, interviews, case studies, and documentaries covering education, and politics and international relations
- Teachers College Record—Full-text articles from the Teachers College Record for the past ten years plus all articles printed in the current year