The Mark Twain Papers and Project of the Bancroft Library, the California Digital Library, and University of California Press have launched a beta version of Mark Twain Project Online, a […]
Alexander Street Press Database Maintenance
All Alexander Street Press (ASP) databases will be down for routine maintenance and upgrades on Saturday, November 10, from approximately 7pm-11pm. So if you’re itching to do some late night […]
UPDATE: Proxy Service to Online Resources is Restored
The proxy service for accessing the libraries’ online resources is fully functional again. Thanks for your patience as we worked through this truly puzzling problem. If you have problems with […]
Metasearching, or the 4th law of library science
Believe it or not, but there are 5 laws of library science. Who knew? The one that always resonated with me was #4, Save the time of the reader. Students, […]
5 Frequently Asked Library Questions #5
#5. Where are the books? This is my favorite question because it seems so obvious. Actually, it demands a pretty long answer. The long and the short of it is […]
Introduction to RefWorks
Librarians Ellen Keith and Robin Sinn are offering a 1.5 hour workshop introducing attendees to the RefWorks application. RefWorks lets you import, organize, store, and output bibliographic citations. Many citation […]
Easter in October?
Psst. You know that search box in the upper right-hand corner of your browser? Next time you’re in the library catalog pull down the menu for that search box. You’ll […]
Having trouble getting to library resources from off-campus?
The proxy service for accessing the libraries’ online resources is not working for some of our patrons at present. We are aware of the problem and working to resolve it. […]
5 Frequently Asked Library Questions … #4
#4. How do I find peer reviewed articles? More often than not, your professors ask that you use scholarly or “peer reviewed” articles when you’re writing a research paper. But […]
SciVee – Science Videos Online
After reading a journal article, did you ever wish you could talk to the author? Or see their lab setup? While studying, did you ever wish for one of those […]