Arabella Holzapfel

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More to love in JSTOR

June 25, 2012 by and
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest

More Archival Journals

The Middlebury College community has expanded its journal coverage in JSTOR, (“JAY-store” short for journal storage). We have 502 more titles than we had a couple of weeks ago ranging across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Most of JSTOR’s journal content is “archival” (published more than 3-5 years ago and dating back to the early 20th century).

More Current Journals

In order to expand our current journal holdings in addition to our archival holdings, we’ve expanded our access to current journals. (See JSTOR – not just for archives anymore for some background.) We now have access to the most recent issues of 226 journals, largely from university presses and scholarly societies.


JSTOR for Alumni

As well, we are now able to offer Middlebury alumni from the College, Bread Loaf, and Language School programs access to all our JSTOR collections* through Middlebury Online, the alumni community website. Alumni can access JSTOR here.

 

*At this time, only JSTOR’s archival collections are available off-campus to alumni.

 

 

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ProQuest’s Environmental Science Collection – trial access

May 31, 2012 by and
Categories: LIS Staff Interest

Middlebury College has temporary access to ProQuest’s Environmental Science Collection, with full-text from over 1,400 publications including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, books, and government publications. Find information pertaining to a variety of topics in the Environmental Sciences including:

  • Agriculture
  • Air pollution
  • Control technologies
  • Endangered species
  • Energy
  • Environmental design
  • Environmental education
  • Environmental law and policy
  • Environmental safety
  • Geophysical and climate change

We have access to this until June 30. Let us know what you think about the Environmental Science Collection – email Rebekah Irwin or your library liaison.

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Cambridge Histories Online – 30-day trial starts today

May 21, 2012 by
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest

The Middlebury College community has temporary access to all 303 online historical publications from Cambridge University Press.

From Arabic Literature in the Post-Classical Periodto Vijayanagara (part of The New Cambridge History of India), browse or search the entire Cambridge Histories Collection.

Let us know what you think. Email your comments to Rebekah Irwin or your library liaison. See what other online sites we are exploring at go/trials.

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Trial access to three American history databases

May 21, 2012 by
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest

Until June 25th, you can investigate these databases, focusing on 19th and early 20th century American History:

The American West (archives drawn from the Western Americana collections at the Newberry Library, Chicago)

Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920 (archives from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History & Culture, Duke University and the New York Public Library)


Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice (drawn from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Duke University, U.S. Supreme Court, British Library, and others)

  • Please check these out and send comments to Rebekah Irwin (rirwin@middlebury.edu) or your library liaison.

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Friday links – May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012 by
Categories: LIS Staff Interest

Matthew Reidsma on Libraries and the myth of mobile phone use

Journal revamped : ” … the members of the new editorial group … say their task is to produce copy that demonstrates that academics can do more than indulge in prolix, self-indulgent, and jargon-ridden prose that does little for readers’ edification, let alone pleasure.” (The journal referred to: Public culture.)

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Trial access to historical “Washington Evening Star”

May 17, 2012 by and
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest

Through June 30th, the Middlebury College community can search a newly available historical newspaper, the Washington (D.C.) Evening Star. (After following the link, select the “Newspaper Titles” tab. Then you can select “Evening Star.”) Issues of the paper dated from Dec 16, 1852 – June 6, 1882 are now available.

Please look it over, and send feedback to Rebekah Irwin or your library liaison.

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Global Reference on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources (GREENR) trial

May 15, 2012 by and
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Post for MiddPoints

Through June 14th, the Middlebury College community can temporarily use GREENR – a new online resource that offers authoritative content on the development of emerging green technologies and discusses issues on the environment and sustainability.

Let us know if you find this resource worthwhile. Send feedback to Rebekah Irwin or your library liaison.

Find GREENR and other resources that are currently under review at go/trials.

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National Geographic online archive (1888-1994)

May 14, 2012 by and
Categories: LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest, Post for MiddNotes, Post for MiddPoints

Available for the first time online – archived issues of National Geographic magazine dating from 1888 (currently ending with 1994). Every photograph. Every map.

Let us know if you find this worthwhile. Send feedback to Rebekah Irwin or your library liaison.

Find National Geographic along with other library collections that we are previewing at go/trials.

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