UB Library Resources for Nutrition Students

Wahlstrom Library offers a wide variety support services including circulation, instructional, reference and technology support. Many services are available online 24/7 with your UBNet ID. Services include digital access to databases, electronic journals and our innovative search technology Eureka!, which allows students to search multiple databases at once. The library also runs a series of on-site workshops, and provides help with database searching and interlibrary loan.

It is in your interest to become familiar with using the Library and it is our hope that the Library will serve your interests.

Below you will find a brief summary about using the Library's resources, for more detailed information please visit the Library online at www.bridgeport.edu/library.

Apply for a UBNet Account

To use the UB Library resources and have full access to the online databases you will need a UBNet account. To apply online for a UBNet account, follow the instructions at www.bridgeport.edu/pages/4313.asp. You will need your student number to apply, which can be found on your registration documents.

Using Library Resources

The Wahlstrom Library provides access to many digital resources, including Eureka!. Other resources include individual databases and electronic journals and books. Some examples of our databases include Ebrary, a collection of more than 35,000 full-text electronic books and databases such as Science Direct, Cochrane Library, Natural Standard, and PubMed.

PubMed

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles. PubMed includes links to full-text articles and other related resources. For full-text access, go the Library homepage. Look for the purple UBSFX link at the bottom of the article page to check if the Library has full text of the article. If not, place a request through inter-library loan (ILL).

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (IIL) obtains books, articles, and other materials not owned by the Library from other institutions for current members of the UB community. It is only available to faculty, staff, and students of the University of Bridgeport for course-related or other research purposes. The borrower is responsible for any fees, fines, or damages assessed by the lending library.

For instructions and an online form for obtaining a book or a journal article not available at the Library, go to www.bridgeport.edu/pages/5086.asp.

Getting Help

For more information on how to search effectively see the Library’s online page “Getting Started” and help guides located on “List of Online Databases.” The Library also runs a series of on-site student workshops—including workshops on how to use Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint—and provides help with database searching, interlibrary loan, and Blackboard.

If you have a question about any of the Library’s resources, please contact a reference librarian by phone at (203) 576-4747, by email at reference@bridgeport.edu, or by visiting the Library in person.