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Explores the supplemental services offered by various Database vendors for faculty to supplement their course curriculum.

R2

R2 Digital Library

 

About

The R2 Digital Library from Rittenhouse is a scientific, technical and medical eBook database that provides access to the leading health science publishers on a web‐based platform optimized for the health sciences.

R2 provides access to thousands of eBooks from more than fifty STM publishers.

 

Access

The R2 Digital Library can be accessed with any web-enabled device. Simply type www.R2Library.com into your browser. Depending on your institution’s access method, you will either be automatically authenticated or have to enter your user name and password.

 

Content

The R2 Digital Library Content & Collections:

  • Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health, Dental, Veterinary, Osteopathic, Physician Assistant and Consumer Health Collections
  • DCT (Doody Core Titles) Medicine, Nursing, Allied Health Collections
  • AJN Books of the Year
  • Health Administration Essentials
  • Nursing and Resident Essentials
  • Free Resources
  • Nursing Standards and Guidelines

 

Features

  • Topic-driven navigation, search results are returned at section level
  • Video Content
  • R2 citations can be exported in APA, Refworks, Endnote or Procite formats
  • More than 3 million images and videos which can be used for educational purposes
  • Persistent URLs (at the section level)
  • R2 is compatible with course management software
  • Content access via tablet and smart phone
  • 28 OER (Open Educational Resources) free eBooks
  • Browse by discipline, publisher, or title
  • Printing, emailing, and saving
  • References can be saved
  • Outreach and training materials

 

Browse

Browse by Discipline (screenshot), Publication Title, Author, or Publisher.R2 Screenshot

Search the collection or use an Advanced Search option to filter or refine your search. When searching the collection, results from multiple eBooks are returned at the chapter and section level. Results are displayed based on relevancy, with eBooks featuring indexed terms appearing first.

 

Search

  • Search results are generated from your library’s eBook collection
  • Results are returned based on relevancy
  • Cover image, bibliographic information and brief synopsis included with each search result
  • Use the jump bar to move through search results
  • Use the sorts and filters along the left-hand navigation bar to refine your search 

 

Functionality

When accessing the contents of an eBook, you can:

R2 Screenshot

  • Browse and search an eBook using the Browse & Search Contents drop box
  • Use the Topics dropbox to jump directly to a topic
  • Use the Tools dropbox (screenshot) to print, email, and save sections
  • Click on any hyperlinked term to launch a new search across your library’s eBook collection
  • Click on any image or table to expand it in the reading pane (all images and tables are embedded into R2 Digital Library eBooks)
  • View relevant references, including links where applicable

 

 

Image search

To search for images, simply type your search term in the Quick Search box and then choose the “Images” filter in the left hand navigation box. This will filter your search results to only display those with an associated image. Once you are within a section, the image will be embedded within the section. You can expand or save any image on the R2 Digital Library.

 

A-Z Index

The R2 Digital Library features an A-Z index that includes drug names, diseases and topics. This index is dynamic and pulled directly from your library’s R2 Digital Library eBook collection. This index can be filtered and sorted to enhance discoverability.

 

My R2

The My R2 area of the R2 Digital Library allows you to save images, sections, deep links and more for future use. Please note that to save from session to session, your library must enable user names and passwords so that you can create your unique profile over time. You may also use the My R2 area without a user name and password to save information over a single session.

R2 Quick Start Guide