Monthly Archives: September 2006

18th Century Collection: TRIAL until Oct 13th.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is now available as a TRIAL until October 13, 2006. Derived from the Eighteenth Century microfilm collection from Thomson Gale, ECCO features digitized versions of 150,000 printed volumes — comprising more than 26 million pages

Posted in Database Trials, History

InterDok DoPP database now available for free

InterDok Corporation has published the Directory of Published Proceedings since 1965. The print version of the Directory was converted to an online format in February of 2005, and is now available to us free of charge. The DoPP contains over

Posted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Where are the Journal Articles? Workshop 10/3

You’ve been asked to write a research paper using at least three journal articles from peer-reviewed journals. What does that mean and how do you find them? This workshop will go over what peer-reviewed means, where to find the articles,

Posted in Library Science

That ol’ Search Engine, Time

“Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past” – T.S. Eliot (Burnt Norton) How much time does it take to think of something new – a poem, a scientific

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Melville Library Author Series begins on September 28 at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m., faculty author Fred Gardaphe will discuss his new book From Wiseguys to Wise Men in the Center for Italian Studies, Melville Library, E-4340. As the real American gangsters of yesterday recede into history,

Posted in Author Series

We thank the Circulation staff for their efforts!

by DaVid The University Library’s Main Circulation Services is happy to report that our Reserve units, both Regular and Electronic, are off to a busy start. As of Tuesday, Sept 12th, there have been 103 submissions for Main Regular Reserve

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Sometimes we need just a little help….

Performing research can sometimes be daunting for even the most seasoned researcher. In order to help you make make this task go smoothly the library offers many workshops throughout the semester. Whether your research skills are beginner, intermediate or advanced

Posted in Library Science