LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that can be used to assess and improve library services. The survey, which takes 10-15 minutes to complete, includes 27 questions on users expectations for specific resources, services, and environment; demographic questions, questions about respondents' use of Steen Library, and a box for comments.
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Stephen F. Austin State University offers alumni access to the collections and resources of Steen Library. See the campus map to find us.
When visiting the library, alumni have access to a range of resources and services. Please contact your Research & Instructional Services (RIS) librarian for your information needs.
Call or email a RIS Librarian from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday for personalized research assistance.
SFA alumni can apply for a free library card to check out materials from Steen Library and Nacogdoches Public Library.
Book delivery service is not available. Your RIS librarian will work with you to use your local public or academic library to obtain the items you need if you live outside of the local area. Please contact Circulation Services at 936-468-1497 with questions about borrowing and lending.
Steen Library Catalog Search for items housed in the Steen Library and the Nacogdoches Public Library.
Google Scholar Searches for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources, including theses, books, abstracts and articles.
Newseum Read the front pages of daily newspapers from around the world in their original, unedited form.
WorldCat Search for items in library collections around the country and the world. Input your ZIP code to find items locally.
Best Insurance Reports and financial strength ratings, news, and financial data for the insurance industry.
ThomasNet Access to information on products and services for over 170,000 U.S. and Canadian companies.
ChemIDPlus Advanced Provides access to structure and nomenclature authority files used for the identification of chemical substances cited in National Library of Medicine (NLM) databases, including the TOXNET system.
ClinicalTrials.gov Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
ERIC-Education Resources Information Center Education-related resources, both journal and non-journal literature--some available in full text format.
TIDES-Teaching, Images & Digital Experiences A digital gateway to historical, cultural and scientific resources from Texas and Mexico which includes photographs, scanned documents and artifacts, video, etc., which are accompanied by curriculum material.
Cancer.gov Patient education information for all types of cancer including screening, testing, treatment, and support service information.
HazMap An occupational disease database containing hazardous chemical information and job related diseases. Developed by the Specialized Information Service of the National Library of Medicine.
National Guideline Clearinghouse A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
PubMed A database from the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
Thomas In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress that includes: Congressional roll call votes, bills and resolutions, Congressional Record, reports, etc.
U. S. Patent and Trademark Office Provides full text of registered patents and trademarks, including search aids, a browsable collection of recent patents, and special notices.
BioMed Central An independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research.
Directory of Open Access Journals Access to over 4,000 free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.
PLoS Open access journals provided by a non-profit organizational of scientists committed to making the world's scientific literature a free public resource.
PubMed Central The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
AgeLine® Database Find books, reports, articles & more on aging and the 50+ population
PubMed The National Library of Medicine's search service with access to 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE.
American Heart Association Patient education materials describing heart attack and stroke warning signs, descriptions of various heart diseases and conditions, diet, nutrition and preventive measures to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease.
MedlinePlus.gov Patient education materials from the National Library of Medicine. Includes a medical encyclopedia, drug dictionary, patient education handouts, and online slide shows describing common diagnostic procedures and exams.
National Diabetes Education Program Diabetes education materials including resources describing etiology, prevention and control. NDEP is a partnership of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than 200 public and private organizations.
Agricola As the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, this resource lists citations for materials in the fields of agriculture and related disciplines with many links to full-text documents.
PubChem Database of chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities.
Scirus Scientific research tool that allows searching for journal content, as well as web pages, courseware, patents, institutional repositories, etc.
