The Library is expanding and improving the Chinese Collection! A gift of 1,172 titles from Bowdoin College expands our Chinese collection to a total of 5,021 volumes. Many important works on Chinese philosophy, literature, and history were added. The gift … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Happy Chinese New Year
Tag: Research & Collection Services
Two New Civil War Collections Won for Special Collections
Erastus Hibbard Phelps Collection The winning bid on the Archive of Civil War paymaster Erastus Hibbard Phelps, Middlebury Class of 1861, was made at auction by Andy Wentink, Curator of Special Collections & Archives. The archive was one among nearly … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Two New Civil War Collections Won for Special Collections
New federated search engine: MetaLib
The U. S. Government Printing Office is hosting a new federated search engine, called MetaLib, that searches more than 50 government databases covering a broad range of subjects, including energy, the environment, health, defense, geodata and statistics. The database … Continue reading →…Continue Reading New federated search engine: MetaLib
Nobel Laureates at Middlebury Libraries
Well, we don’t have Laureates in the flesh-and-blood, but you can discover works by and about the 2011 Nobel Laureates throughout the Middlebury Library collections. Here are a few to choose from: The documentary film Pray the Devil Back to Hell features … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Nobel Laureates at Middlebury Libraries
Annual Special Collections Open House
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OPEN HOUSE Special Collections, Davis Family Library, Lower Level FACULTY & STAFF ARE INVITED TO REVIEW OUR MOST RECENT ACQUISITIONS OF PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIALS INCLUDING RARE BOOKS & FIRST EDITIONS; MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS; … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Annual Special Collections Open House
LibX updated to include Summon searching
Middlebury’s version of the LibX browser extension has been edited so that it can now be used to search Summon. LibX provides: Toolbar & right-click context menu: Search your library catalog directly from the LibX toolbar or using the right-click … Continue reading →…Continue Reading LibX updated to include Summon searching
Research Libraries, Publishers Stake Out Positions on International ILL
A battle is brewing between research libraries and an association of academic publishers over the right to engage in international interlibrary loans and document delivery, both well-established library practices. Read the article. >>>…Continue Reading Research Libraries, Publishers Stake Out Positions on International ILL