Collection Development

Library Collections

Library liaisons for each school collaborate with faculty in selecting books, journals, videos, and other resources to supplement classroom learning and support student work. Contact your library liaison for recommendations. You can also Click here to submit book and video recommendations to the library.

For questions about NULS collections in general and overall NULS collection policy, contact Jeffrey Earnest, Associate Director, Library Collections & Technical Services (jearnest@nu.edu; 858-541-7916).

Selection of materials for the library collection follows the guidelines established in the NULS Collection Development Policy.

Book Reviews

The National University Library subscribes to the following scholarly book review source:

PsycCritiques

The following book review sources are freely available on the Internet:

Academia: an online magazine and resource for academic librarians
ForeWord
Library Journal Digital
SciTech Book News and Reference & Research Book News

Journal Impact Factors

Find science and social science journals with a high impact factor using Journal Citation Reports from Thomson Scientific.

Journal Citation Reports^® is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,000 publishers in over 60 countries. It includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Journal Citation Reports can show you the:

• Most frequently cited journals in a field
• Highest impact journals in a field
• Largest journals in a field

Citation and article counts are important indicators of how frequently current researchers are using individual journals. By tabulating and aggregating citation and article counts, JCR offers a unique perspective for journal evaluation and comparison.