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Diccionario Biografíco Español

With the ease of Wikipedia, printed biographical reference works such as the new Diccionario Biografíco Español (DBE) once central to academic libraries appear to be losing their relevance, and shelf space. Judging by how few copies there are in U.S.… more »

Mar 21, 2013 | Categories: Works of Note, New Acquisitions, Español | cpotts

Set the Default to Open Access

Next week, the world celebrates the 6th International OA Week promoting open access as a new norm in scholarship and research. On Tuesday, October 23, the Library will sponsor a Faculty Conversation on Scholarly Communication with Richard Schneider who… more »

Oct 18, 2012 | Categories: Open Access Journals, Français, Español, Català, Italiano, Open Access, Gallego, Românã | cpotts

Oxford Bibliographies

Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO) provides exclusive, authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this cutting… more »

Oct 02, 2012 | Categories: Français, Español, Português, Italiano, Bibliographies | cpotts

In Hathi We Trust

Over the summer, library bits, bots, and elves have been hard at work batch loading hundreds of thousands of HathiTrust records for digitized versions of public domain items from the into OskiCat. As you perform your routine searches, you'll begin to no… more »

Aug 22, 2012 | Categories: E-books, Français, Español, Português, Italiano, Open Access, Journals, Gallego, Românã | cpotts

Reference Roundup

New reference works are regularly to the Library's collections in all formats. Because of the physical limitations of Doe's North Reading Room and other reference locations, the majority of these are housed in the circulating collections. Here's a summa… more »

Apr 26, 2012 | Categories: Works of Note, New Acquisitions, Français, Español, Català, Português, Italiano | cpotts

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