For those who appreciated our earlier posts on barcode scanning and WorldCat apps, take note of the RedLaser app. Scan a barcode on a book, and RedLaser will use WorldCat […]
Keeping Current with Research
We recently received a question in the Suggestion Box, asking how students can receive alerts to tables of contents of favorite journals as they’re released. This is a great question, as search alerts save you […]
Don’t Let Google Cost You Time
You have a paper due and you’re surfing Google for topic info. Hmm, there’s an article that looks good [click]. Drat, a password screen! What a PAIN – why do […]
Where does a poem come from?
Sidney Lanier was a flautist. Sidney Lanier was a Confederate soldier, captured by the Union and imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland, where he contracted tuberculosis. Sidney Lanier was a hotel […]
Who IS That Person?
I know, I know, Google has become the go-to place to look someone up, but can you really get everything you need? For background information on a person—author, politician, actor, etc.—take […]
Featured app: Liebert Mobile
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. has launched a new application called Liebert Mobile iPhone App, available for download from Apple’s App Store and iTunes. The Liebert app showcases some of the […]
Goodbye Crossfire; Hello REAXYS
REAXYS is the new way to access the Beilstein (organic chemistry) and Gmelin (inorganic and organometallic chemistry) databases. REAXYS is a web-based search and retrieval system for chemical compounds, chemical […]
Featured app: WorldCat for various devices
Those of you who like to cast a wide net with your research are likely familiar with WorldCat, the merged catalog of thousands of libraries that now lists 1.5 billion […]
What’s Your Favorite Poem?
In honor of National Poetry Month, the Sheridan Libraries will create a series of “pocket poems”: poems on pocket-sized pieces of paper, available throughout Eisenhower Library for you to pick […]
The Seattle Project Event
Join the Department of History, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Center for Educational Resources of the Sheridan Libraries on Monday, April 12, at 1 p.m. for a presentation […]