Off-Campus Users

About the Healey Library

Joanne.Riley — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:49 -0400

General Information

Accessing Healey Library Materials from Off-Campus

Jeremy.Seiferth — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:16:55 -0400

Healey Library eResources are accessible from off-campus to current UMB students, faculty, and staff.

You will need a current library barcode in order to access the materials. Any time that you try to access restricted eResources from off campus you will need to log in with your last name and Healey Library barcode.

Boston Public Library E-Cards

Tina.Mullins — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:37:40 -0400

UMass Boston students (and any Massachusetts resident) can apply online for a Boston Public Library eCard.

An eCard gives you remote access to the BPL's fine electronic resources, including databases, downloadable audio, video and music.

Distance Education Students

testLibraryStaff — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:08:14 -0400

Online students may access the UMB electronic library by means of a barcode.

To obtain a barcode an online student must e-mail library.circulation@umb.edu and provide:

Ebrary - Academic Complete

Brice.Stacey — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:35:42 -0400

Ebrary contains the full text of more than 45,000 nonfiction books, all from academic publishers. The books cover a wide array of subjects including business, marketing and economics; computers and information technology; education; engineering and technology; health, biomedical and clinical sciences; history and humanities; life and physical science; social and behavioral sciences.

Find Articles

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:36:22 -0400

How do I find articles on a topic?

Go to Databases & Indexes.
Choose a subject from the list that matches your topic.
You will see a list of article databases by subject.
Select a database or index to search your topic.
1. If you are unsure, look at our starting points or subject guides by department.
Questions? Go to Research Help for advice, guidance and further assistance.

Full Text

Tina.Mullins — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:52:35 -0500

The library has a access to full text articles and books. Use these sources and you will have information right at your finger tips.

Books 24/7: books covering technology topics.

InterLibrary Loan FAQ

Shamir.Jones — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:59:55 -0400

Interlibrary Loan is a service through which UMB faculty, students and staff may borrow materials currently unavailable at Healey Library.

Interlibrary loan borrows books from libraries all over the country and obtains photocopies of articles, usually in PDF format, and delivered to your desktop.

What is ILLiad?

Subject Guides by Department

Tina.Mullins — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:55:36 -0500

The following subject guides offer recommended databases, reference books, and other library resources for research. Look at our course guides which include library resources tailored to UMB classes.