Welcome to “Healey Library Hacks: Unlocking Hidden Treasures”! If you’ve been curious about what Healey Library offers students, faculty, and staff, you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we’ll discuss three notable resources, the Info for Faculty Page, Google Scholar, and the Lean Library browser extension which are designed to enrich your teaching, studies, and research journeys.

Notable Resources

Info For Faculty Page

Found on the library website, the Info for Faculty Page is useful for those looking to maximize their use of library resources. While intended for faculty, please note that some of the resources are open to everyone.

By selecting UMass Boston as your institution under “Library Links” in the Google Scholar Settings, you can get access to library-subscribed content for free.

For more help, visit our Ask a Librarian page.

Lean Library

Healey Library offers a wealth of tools, applications, and curated content that can greatly benefit UMass Boston students, faculty and staff:

• The Info for Faculty page serves as a helpful resources guide for new faculty navigating library resources while also assisting current faculty in maximizing their use of library resources.
  
  
• Google Scholar provides access to a wide range of scholarly material. By selecting UMass Boston as your institution under “Library Links” in Settings, you can get full access to library-subscribed content for free when you search on Google Scholar.

• The Lean Library browser extension provides instant access to library-subscribed research articles, journals, and books, facilitating efficient and up-to-date research for students and faculty without having to go onto the library website.

By exploring these free resources recommended by our library staff, you can enhance your teaching, deepen your studies, and advance your research. We hope this guide has provided valuable insights and inspired you to make the most of the resources available at Healey Library. Happy exploring!