Month: April 2015

Interlibrary Loan Facts

Did you know you can borrow articles, books, CDs, videos, and more from libraries across the world?  Our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service borrows and lends thousands of items every year. Here are some of the most frequently loaned items over the past 7 years from the Middlebury Library collections. Article: The Critical Period Hypothesis For…Continue Reading Interlibrary Loan Facts

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

Google Scholar

Many researchers find Google Scholar to be a useful, user-friendly tool for searching for scholarly content. You can make it even more useful by customizing it to provide full-text access to the library resources that we’ve licensed. Here are the steps to do this: 1) Go http://scholar.google.com 2) Click on “Settings” in the upper right…Continue Reading Google Scholar

Bill Koulopoulos

In each issue of this newsletter, we profile a staff member who works in the library or other related department. This issue features Bill Koulopoulos, Director of Academic Technology, who joined Middlebury in July 2014. Bill came to Middlebury College from Columbia University, where he worked for 14 years in a number of positions, most…Continue Reading Bill Koulopoulos

Vanessa Dikuyama

In each issue of this newsletter, we profile one of the many student assistants who help make the Middlebury Libraries run smoothly.  This issue features Vanessa Dikuyama, a first-year student who works in Davis Family Library Collection Management helping with materials processing. Vanessa came to Middlebury from Medellín, Colombia, after attending United World College in India….Continue Reading Vanessa Dikuyama

Orion E. Lewis

In each issue of this newsletter, we profile a faculty member who makes innovative use of the library or academic technology.  This issue features Dr. Orion Lewis, Visiting Assistant Professor in the Political Science department. Orion received his Ph. D. at the University of Colorado and prior to coming to Middlebury he worked as a…Continue Reading Orion E. Lewis

Research Guides To Find Library Resources

Research Guides

What are the best online databases for the study of literature? What kinds of primary source material for African history does the library offer? How can you find specialized encyclopedias for geology? Middlebury research librarians have created online research guides precisely to help you find the best library resources in your field of study. There’s…Continue Reading Research Guides To Find Library Resources