AVON - Academic Video Online

We are pleased to announce the library is now subscribed to the largest video database - Academic Video Online (AVON). The database contains over 66,000 films in many fields of knowledge, including counseling and treatment, psychology, anthropology, business administration, health, history, music and more. In addition to award-winning films, the database contains photographs of plays, documentaries and nature films, interviews, leading news broadcasts, archive materials and more. Database content can be accessed remotely and may be embedded through the Moodle system. This includes video clips as well as custom content lists and more. 
Access the database via the library's database portal. 

List of the subject areas offered

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American History

Anthropology

Art & Architecture

Asian Studies

Biology

Black Studies

BoClips

Business

Chemistry

Communication

Computer Science

Counseling

Criminal Justice

Dance

Economics

Education

Engineering

Environmental Studies

Film

FILM PLATFORM

Global Issues

LGBT

Literature

Native American and Indigenous Studies

Performing Arts

Politics

Psychology

Rehabilitation Therapy

Religion

Sociology

Sports Medicine

Student Success

Sustainability Studies

Theatre

Women's Studies

World History

Writing

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E-book packages

The library continues to increase its e-book and electronic journal content. Over the past year, large collections of e-books have been purchased, including thousands of books in a variety of fields of knowledge. The acquisition is usually done in accordance with the EBA - Evidence Based Acquisition model. This model allows access to a large number of books for a period of one year, and at the end of the period permanent access is maintained for books with the highest use.

Among packages purchased in the past year:

A large collection of e-books by Cambridge Publishing. The collection is comprised of over 27,000 books in social sciences and the humanities.

A collection by Brill, which includes about 19,000 e-books. It is worth noting that a single book purchase from this collection is very expensive.

Due to the high usage data, access to the de Gruyter's book collection was recently renewed. The collection contains approximately 70,500 books in all areas of knowledge. One hundred and eight e-books from the collection were purchased permanently due to high usage.

Access to all collections is abailable through the library catalog.

From web search to full text in one click.

The library is happy to offer a new service, which enables access to full texts from anywhere.
LibKey Nomad plugin provides quick and easy access to digital content that the library subscribes to, regardless of location or the way the information retrieval method. If the library does not have a subscription, the plugin checks for free access versions of the requested content or directs the user to order the item through inter-library loan service.
Link to the LibKey Nomad plugin page
Contents of foreign-language periodicals



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Enter the following site: https://thirdiron.com/downloadnomad/
Select the correct browser icon, click on the install button (Add to browser)
Choose Haifa University from the list and you are set to go.

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Support service for researchers and graduate students conducting a systematic literature review

The reference department offers support to faculty and graduate students conducting a systematic literature review.

What is a systematic review?

A study in which the researcher is required to identify all relevant studies on a specific research question, assess their quality and synthesize their results by using a clearly and explicitly defined, systematic, transparent and reproducible methodology. This increases the chance that the study is accurate and free of bias and could be reproduced and updated in the future.
Since the article search process is complex, consulting with trained and experienced librarians who are familiar with databases and are skilled in conducting complex searches is advised.

The questionnaire in the following link can help you decide whether a systematic review is the appropriate methodology for your research question, and if so, what type of review is most appropriate. In addition, this article explains in detail the difference between a systematic review and a scoping review.

What does our service include?

- Review of the stages of the systematic literature review

- Recommendation of appropriate databases;in which to perform the search

- Support in search strategy formation

- Recommendation of various resources to support the study process

- Mendeley citation management software support. Mendeley is used to gather database search results and remove duplicates.

Additional information

- New! Watch the full interview with Haifa University researchers who performed a systematic review and share their experience and recommendations. This is a valuable resource for those planning a systematic\scoping review. To access English subtitles, click on  and choose English (not auto generated)

- Systematic review tutorial

-Systematic literature review – an introductory lecture (in Heb.)

- An introductory presentation about systematic reviews (27.7.20)

If you are interested in our assistance with your systematic review, please contact us at the following link