Electronic Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Reference Resources  

Welcome to the Houston Cole Library Encyclopedia and Dictionary Guide page! This guides provides links to a variety of reference materials.

If you are faculty, staff, or currently enrolled in classes at Jacksonville State University, you can access the Library's electronic resources from your home computer.

When you're prompted for a student/staff ID and your last name, type in your student/staff number (all numbers, no dashes, no spaces) including ALL leading zeroes and your last name. For example:

• Student/Staff ID: 123456789
• Last Name: smith

Click the "Submit" button and you're in! Once you have been authenticated, you can begin searching the resource. If you have any problems accessing the databases, use the contact information in the Help box above to contact us.

NOTE: Due to license agreements, some journals and/or specific issues may not be available in full-text.

Access is granted through an authentication application called EZproxy. It is very easy to use, and it allows our users to access our resources from any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) or service provider (AOL, Mindspring, etc.).

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• Sun: 3 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

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