Based on the findings of last year’s Research and Instruction Assessment, we’ve decided to use the Reference Desk again. This is the desk on the main level, near the walk-up computers. Don’t get used to the name though. We’re changing … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Reference (or, Research!) Desk Revived
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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
When Mom Stops Calling
Psychology professor Barbara Hofer discussed her research about student-parent communication during Homecoming Weekend….Continue Reading When Mom Stops Calling
Trial access to a trove of medieval digitized texts
For a trial period starting today, Middlebury College has access to Medieval and Early Modern Sources Online (MEMSO), a searchable database of original manuscript materials, archival documents, and printed sources for English, Irish, Scottish and Colonial history from the medieval and early modern period … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Trial access to a trove of medieval digitized texts
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
ERIAL Project
There was an succint write-up about the ERIAL Project (Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries) in Inside Higher Ed recently. Although I’m sure many of you have already heard about this project — an attempt to use ethnographic research techniques … Continue reading →…Continue Reading ERIAL Project
Senior theses 2010-2011 available online
Last year’s seniors (2010-2011) who submitted theses to include in our digital repository now have their work available in DSpace (go/dspace). Some students request that their work be restricted to the College community, so to view those, you’ll be asked … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Senior theses 2010-2011 available online