LibrarySearch is here! This fall, the library is switching from Summon to a new discovery platform from EBSCO, which we are calling “LibrarySearch.” LibrarySearch will work very much like Summon: it will still retrieve results from the library catalog (MIDCAT), and it will still find article-level results from our subscribed journals and databases (as well […]…Continue Reading LibrarySearch!
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Royal Society of Chemistry – journal archive
The library has recently purchased access to all issues of journals published by the Royal Society of Chemistry from 1841 through 2007. Journal titles include: Chemical Communications Dalton Transactions Proceedings of the Chemical Society and many more. You can browse by journal title or article content from the RSC’s homepage. The journal titles can also […]…Continue Reading Royal Society of Chemistry – journal archive
New to the libraries – Fall 2017
The library has acquired some new resources over the last few months: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day and features advanced search options Japan Times Archive Full text of […]…Continue Reading New to the libraries – Fall 2017
Japan Times at Middlebury
Over time, the Japan Times changed its official title a few times, so it can be hard to find a particular article from a particular date. Now that we have access to The Japan Times Archives, here’s a guide: Current issues: Today’s Japan Times and content from recent weeks can be found by anyone anywhere […]…Continue Reading Japan Times at Middlebury
Has an ebook disappeared on you?
Looking for an ebook you used recently but that seems to have vanished? Let us know right away; we can probably get it back. Our major ebook program is undergoing some changes due to soaring costs and increasing publisher restrictions on usage. A large number of titles will disappear from our catalog this week. The […]…Continue Reading Has an ebook disappeared on you?
Al-Manhal Arabic e-books and journals (trial ends August 16, 2016)
Through mid-August, our Middlebury and Monterey campuses have trial access to this database from Al-Manhal, the only provider of full-text searchable databases of scholarly and scientific publications from the Arab and Islamic world. Al-Manhal’s over 13,000 e-books and 300 peer-reviewed journals can be searched through the user-friendly platform linked above. The full-text content is also […]…Continue Reading Al-Manhal Arabic e-books and journals (trial ends August 16, 2016)
EBL Ebook Program Suspended Until July 1
You may know that Middlebury uses what’s called a “purchase on demand” model for its largest collection of electronic books, EBL (Electronic Book Library). Under this model, we place the catalog records in Midcat but don’t pay anything for the ebook unless and until it’s actually used. Then, we pay a fraction of the list […]…Continue Reading EBL Ebook Program Suspended Until July 1