Library Accounts
The Rockhurst University ID card also is the library card for students. At the bottom of the card is the library account number, which begins "10006".

Register online for your library account at http://www.rockhurst.edu/services/library/circulation/ or at the Circulation Desk on the main floor of the library. Rockhurst students, faculty and staff are required to use their Rockhurst email addresses in their library accounts. Library accounts expire at the end of each semester so you will need to reactivate your account next semester. This can also be done online.

You will be given a unique identification number in addition to your library account number. With this library account number and unique borrower identification number you may:

• Request items directly from the other libraries in the online catalog;
• Checkout items directly from other MOBIUS libraries. Rockhurst University is a member of the MOBIUS consortium consisting of 60 Missouri academic libraries around the state. This gives our students the ability to identify and use materials from the collections of these libraries. Currently the total of the collections of these libraries is nearly 20 million items.
• View your library account to see what you have checked out, renew items, view any unpaid fees on your account or view items on request from other libraries.

Detailed information about library accounts and utilizing all of the functions listed above can be found on the library's Circulation Services web page.

Access to Library Databases
On campus access to most of the library's subscription databases is available on the "Electronic Resources" page on the library's web site. Use either the alphabetical or subject lists of databases to find the one you need.

Off campus access is available through the VPN proxy server provided by Computer Services. The Off Campus Access to Databases page will link you to the page provided by Computer Services. If you link directly to the library's web site outside of VPN you will not be able to use the databases.

Understanding the Difference Between Scholary Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines
Criteria to determine how scholarly and trade journal articles differ from general interest articles in the field can be found on the Scholarly Journal, Trade Journal or Popular Magazine? research guide.

Sources of Analysis and Discussion on General Biology Issues in Library Databases

PubMed
Indexes medical journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. Most records include an abstract. This database is produced by the National Library of Medicine and is free to the public. Coverage from 1965 - present.

General Science Abstracts
Citations and abstracts from journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain since 1993 to the present, covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, and much more.

Academic OneFile
This database contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions; updated daily. More information.

Identifying Materials and Periodicals in the Library Collection
Materials owned by the library can be identified by using the Online Catalog on the library's web site. Rockhurst University is a member of the MOBIUS consortium consisting of 60 Missouri academic libraries. Books available in MOBIUS libraries can be requested by you and sent here for your use. Additional information about this is found on the Patron Initiated Borrowing Through the Online Catalog guide.

Periodicals (journals, newspapers and magazines) owned by the library can be identified by linking to the Periodical Holdings page on the library web site. On this page you will be directed to use the Periodicals Holdings List to see if we have a subscription to a title.

Interlibrary Loan
Articles not found full text in the library's collection or books not found in a MOBIUS library can be ordered from other libraries across the country through Interlibrary Loan. Use the forms on our Interlibrary Loan page to submit your request electronically. Books are free; articles are 20 cents per page per article. Usually you will have your materials within a week after submitting your request.

Proper Citation of Sources
When using information from other sources, whether copyrighted or not, it is necessary to give attribution to those sources. Doing so will help you avoid plagiarism.

More information about copyright is found on the Copyright and Fair Use guide.

Information on how to avoid plagiarism is on the Avoiding Plagiarism guide.

The library provides the RefWorks bibliographic management system. This is a bibliography management program that allows Rockhurst University faculty, students and staff to set up their own online account to manage electronic citations imported from databases subscribed to by the Greenlease Library as well as input citation information from print sources. Only Rockhurst University email accounts may be used with RefWorks accounts. These citations are easily incorporated into documents created in word processing programs. Many citation formats are included.

RefWorks Account Information

Tutorial and Quick Start Guide (PDF 2.42MB)*

Connect to RefWorks

How to Export Saved Citations from a Database Into RefWorks (PDF 87MB)*

Adding References Manually to RefWorks

Additional Sources of Information in the Library Collection
In addition to the sources listed below, the library has many print sources in the Reference collection that give information on Biology. Most of these sources cannot be checked out, so plan time to visit the library to consult them. Many of these are listed on the Biology Sources Research Guide and the Biology Internet Sources Guide available on the library web site.

Updated December 11, 2009