When you hear the word “bibliography,” what comes to mind? A dreaded assignment in an English class? The very last, incredibly annoying and frustrating thing you have to do before […]
Electronic Reserves Down Part of Friday Nov. 15
Our Electronic Reserves system is undergoing maintenance tomorrow, Friday Nov. 15th. The system is scheduled to be offline from 10am to 1pm. For more information during the outage, please contact […]
Comparing Different Cultures? Try eHRAF World Cultures!
Good news, anthropologists! Now there is an easier way to do a comparative study of different cultures from around the world. Just try our recent addition to our growing database […]
So You Want to Publish in an Open Access Journal…
but how do you decide which one? Please understand that there are good, mediocre, and bad journals and publishers in print and online, in subscription and open access venues. Subscription […]
The Federal Government and Research: An Integral Relationship
There’s nothing like a government shutdown to make me realize how important the US federal government is to academic research. I expected economists to have a hard time since timely […]
The Homeland Wolf
Part of a monthly series of posts highlighting uncovered items of note, and the archival process brought to bear on these items, as we preserve, arrange, and describe the Roland […]
Food Glorious Food
You may not think of cookbooks when you think of the Sheridan Libraries. While we might not have the current bestsellers that you’ll find at the public library, we do […]
Anatomy of an Hours Page
You may have noticed a recently re-designed way to find out when things are open for business around these parts. Simple things don’t come easy, so let’s take a peek […]
Crossing Charles Street
Boy, it seems to be getting harder and harder to cross or walk along Charles Street. A trip to Subway, Chipotle, or the School of Education takes some planning. Don’t […]
Summer Music
Summertime is here once again. One of the things I remember most from summers past is the music. I spent many a day attending, marching, or performing in a concert. […]