Google has introduced one of those new search applications that’s just the kind of thing that makes many librarians distrust Googled information. It’s called Google Trends and it provides context-free information that seems to have no bearing outside the arcane…
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MLA International Bibliography adds older content
MLA International Bibliography has added nearly 40 years of retrospective content (i.e., bibliographic citations) covering the years from 1926 to 1962.
Posted in Writing and Literature
Reality Checks
Reality can be an interesting source of information. Or is it the other way round? I use the web all the time to find out about the real world. Don’t you? And what I find is “information.” If it isn’t,…
Posted in Library Science
Summer Borrowing Privileges
All students (including doctoral candidates) must be registered for the Summer or Fall semester in order to qualify for Summer library borrowing privileges. After registering, it can take 24 to 36 hours for registration information to be reflected on your…
Posted in Circulation
Welcome!
Welcome to the University Libraries’ new blog! We’ve packaged together a variety of library happenings in a way that will help you easily stay informed. Each area of our blog has an RSS feed that you can add to your…
Posted in Library Outreach
Fiction Connection – a Readers’ Advisory Service
BooksInPrint.com now includes a reader’s advisory service called Fiction Connection. Readers can use Fiction Connection to find book suggestions based on books they have already read, authors they like, or topics of interest. Biographies and biographical novels are also included…
Posted in Writing and Literature
Washington Information Directory available
Now available online, the Washington Information Directory (WID) has been an essential source for U.S. government and non-governmental organizations for 30 years. WID offers capsule descriptions of these organizations and allows users to quickly and easily find contact people. The…
Posted in Government Information
