RIP NExpress

We are disappointed to share the news that 3 of the remaining 5 libraries are leaving NExpress (go\nexpress\) by summer 2017.  This is likely the (hopefully temporary) end of what was a very successful 10-year venture by Middlebury into “do-it-yourself” interlibrary loan (ILL). Middlebury College became a member of the already-thriving NExpress consortium in 2007, joining…Continue Reading RIP NExpress

Zotero Workshops

The Library will be holding a series of Zotero workshops for both faculty and students in late October – two in Davis Family Library and two in Armstrong Library. Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/4pfIGIZ8a56FzB5b2 Zotero is a free, easy, and powerful citation management tool that can help scholars and researchers collect, organize, and annotate resources as…Continue Reading Zotero Workshops

Searching For Just Videos, Books, or Articles

Sometimes, you don’t need it all. Use the Library Quick Search box at go.middlebury.edu/lib to find exactly what you’re looking for. If you want a DVD, click on the “Videos” tab. For a book, go to “MIDCAT+” (bonus tip: on the MIDCAT results page, it’s now possible to narrow your list to popular books by…Continue Reading Searching For Just Videos, Books, or Articles

Searching Library Databases and Getting Research Help from Off-Campus

If you’re off-campus, clicking on a link for any subscription database linked from library web pages such as our Research Guides, Summon, and the Journals “A-Z” title list will ask you to log-in with your Middlebury username and password (the same credentials you use to get your email). Once you do that, you should be…Continue Reading Searching Library Databases and Getting Research Help from Off-Campus

Summon Advanced Search

Summon is an easy-to-use tool that searches the library catalog (MIDCAT) as well as most of the databases and full-text journals subscribed to by the library.  However, the large number of results Summon returns can be overwhelming.  One way to focus your search is through the Advanced Search screen. Many of the limits found on…Continue Reading Summon Advanced Search