Library

The Sarah Rebecca Lander Library

Contact Information:

Aviva Adler, MLS – Librarian

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02-651-0090 ext. 106

Click here for the Summer 2011 Library Newsletter

Library Hours

The Sarah Rebecca Lander Library of Touro College in Israel is open to students, faculty and staff at the following times:

Sunday through Thursday

9:00 am – 9:00 pm

The librarian is available to assist you during the following hours:

Sunday through Thursday

9:00am – 3:00 pm or by appointment.

Circulation Policy

Students may borrow up to three books for two weeks.  If a student needs to renew books, he or she may contact the librarian in person, via telephone or email.  Overdue fines are placed on all books at the rate of .50 NIS per day, per book.  Unresolved fines may jeopardize receipt of grades and/or diplomas.

Using the Touro College Virtual Library

The Touro College Virtual Library contains multiple databases with access to thousands of journal articles, company reports, news articles, eBooks, curricula and other information. This resource is also searchable from your personal computers via remote access with a password. Please ask Bayla for the remote password.

Selecting a Database

Basic search skills begin with selecting an appropriate database.  Look at the subject clusters at the top of the "Find articles" page, and choose from there.  Some of the options include "Education and Psychology," "Health Sciences," "Humanities" among others.

Search Strategies

The following basic search strategies will help you locate relevant materials for your research. These terms, known as Boolean operators, are used in both Touro’s online catalog and the articles database.

It is important to isolate your search terms. They should be placed in separate fields and connected with the terms "and" or "or". Using "and" narrows your search to contain both concepts, whereas "or" broadens your search by making articles or books containing either term acceptable.

An information literacy session in the library is recommended for all students in order to learn the basics of online searching.