Library Handbook 2024

– Video Tutorial An eBook video tutorial is available under the Library Resources tab in the left column of the Student Portal. This tutorial explains in detail all the ways to find eBooks. – Access EBooks are accessed and read online using Word of Life Bible Institute’s institutional subscription credentials: • Username: wolbi1970 • Password: updated each year and given at Orientation • Students may contact the Library Team or Director to be reminded of the password – Downloads Whether an eBook is available for download or not depends on the agreement between each book’s publishing company and the EBSCO company and is not related to the Bible’s Institute’s purchase of the eBook. • Requirements for download: – Adobe Digital Editions 4.5.12 or newer installed on the destination laptop or mobile device. – After accessing the EBSCO eBooks platform using the WOLBI institutional credentials, students must create their own myEBSCO account to access the download capability. Downloading an eBook is equivalent to checking it out and is subject to availability. Not every eBook has the same number of copies available. The Library Team or Director are available to help with any questions.

Galaxie Journal Database – Function

Galaxie Software Electronic Publishing database contains 40 scholarly journals with full-text access for student research and reference. It was created by a Dallas Theological Seminary graduate who saw a need for high- quality Christian resources. Our hope is that online access to these journals provides opportunity for substantial depth of student research and an increase in understanding and assignment quality. – Location There are two ways to locate Galaxie: • Beneath the Library Resources link in the Student Portal – Search within the Galaxie database by using its Journals Menu options • Using EDS – Perform searches using the EDS search bar – 20 of Galaxie’s 40 journals are indexed in EDS to article level – this means some search results will direct students to the exact article in a journal, while other search results will take them to the journal issue – Video Tutorial A Galaxie video tutorial is available under the Library Resources tab in the left column of the Student Portal. This tutorial explains in detail how to perform searches in Galaxie. – Access Since Galaxie is housed within the Student Portal, no additional authentication is needed for students to access the database either from EDS or its direct link. Student accounts are not created within Galaxie.

InterLibrary Loan – Function

Word of Life Bible Institute participates in an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) agreement with other colleges and universities through its membership in the Christian Library Consortium. This increases the Bible Institute’s reach to off-campus resources it would not otherwise have the ability to access. – Method The option to obtain a resource through ILL is tracked through EDS. If the Bible Institute does not hold the resource directly, but it can be sent from another collection, the student will see “Request this item through

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