News and Announcements

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to NewsBank. A premier resource for global news research. This expansive database features over 12,000 news sources from around the world, with a collection that continues to grow. You can access regional publications, typically hidden behind paywalls, such as the Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, and Palm Beach Post, covering years from 1989 to the present.

This informal book club meets each semester to discuss a graphic novel on healthcare topics from the patients’ perspective. This semester, we’ll be reading Last Things: A Graphic Memoir of Love and Loss by Marissa Moss. Digital copies are available through University Libraries. Students, staff, and faculty from the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Social Work, and anyone interested in healthcare topics are encouraged to join. Thursday, November 14, 12:00 – 12:45 PM at SE Wimberly Library, Room 136 & via Zoom.

Thanks to our special relationship with the military, University Libraries are expanding our collections on the American military. These collections include cherished wartime artifacts, photos, letters, medals, and more, offering a deeply personal glimpse into the lives of those who served our country. Your generous support of The Military Special Collections and Programming Fund directly benefits students, researchers, veterans, and their families by helping us save, restore, conserve, exhibit, and digitize these invaluable resources.

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to Roper iPoll. The database has a vast collection of poll data - from 1935 to present. It includes data from U.S. and international polling firms with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more.

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to Sage Knowledge. The database holds several of Sage's digital products including but not limited to Sage Business, Sage Research Methods, and Sage Video. It is the premier social sciences platform for Sage and CO Press books, reference, and video content.

Meet Lawrence J. Mello, Jr., our Gov. Docs. Librarian at University Libraries! From serving in the U.S. Navy to navigating government info, he's here to help you access vital resources. Check out his first blog post to learn more!

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to Nexis Uni, a comprehensive research platform offering over 17,000 news, business, and legal sources. This includes U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790 and detailed information on over 80 million companies and 75 million executives.

Mayah Chouloute, the daughter of University Libraries staff member Yom Chouloute and an incoming Florida Atlantic University High School student, will represent Haiti in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris on August 3.

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to WorldCat, a research platform that contains to over 179 million records of items. WorldCat is a multidisciplinary discovery platform which includes catalog records from books, print journals, DVDs, historic photos, video games, musical scores, newspapers, webpages, and more!

As a Florida Atlantic University student, faculty, or staff member, you have access to over 80,000 streaming videos through Alexander Street Press Video. Explore films and documentaries in literature, music, social and cultural history, performing arts, sociology, science, psychology, and more.