Names aren’t unique and that’s a problem in the biblioverse. How many different authors are named John Brown, Mary Stewart, or Yuan Wang? Library catalogers have been working on authority […]
Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904
Are you taking the Science on Display or Exhibiting the Global class this semester? If yes, please check out the World’s Fair collection in our Special Collections. We have been actively building this […]
More Location Information in Catalyst!
We’ve heard your questions at the Info Desk, in the Reference Consultation Office, and via email and phone. Where is this book located? It says MSEL, but where in MSEL? […]
Quartos Explained
In our recent Incredibly Helpful Hints post, we noted that “we like to keep you on your toes” with quartos. But what makes a “quarto” or a “folio” different from a regular book? […]
Have you tried Google Books?
We’ve all been there: The one book you need to finish your paper that’s due tomorrow is checked out. You’re sick at home or in your dorm and need a […]
Who’s In Brody? Special Collections!
The Brody Learning Commons will be student-focused space, full of natural light, group study space and a bigger cafe (no more waiting for tables, we hope!). We have, though, carved out some […]
Incredibly Helpful Hints
You’re back from Spring Break, and it’s time to hit the ground running. You’ve looked in the catalog and found some e-books and some print books that you want to […]
Finding the Real Thing: Part 2
Part One of this thread, Finding the Real Thing, explained what primary resources are and how to find them online. But many of these hidden treasures are not online. Many […]
The (Early) Modern Woman
During the month of March we often look at library resources that feature women, since March is Women’s History Month (the actual legislation leading to this designation was co-sponsored by […]
Use Subject Databases in a New Way
You already know that we have hundreds of scholarly, well-organized article databases about every topic under the sun. You go to the Engineering list to look for engineering topics and […]