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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

Open Access by Peter Suber

In the wake of last week's internatonal Open Acccess Week and especially the Library-sponsored faculty talk with UCSF Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Open Access champion Rich Schneider, I'd like to call everyone's attention to the new ebook by Pet… more »

Oct 31, 2012 | Categories: Works of Note, New Acquisitions, Open Access | 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

PQDT

One of the most noteworthy acquisitions that the Library made in the past month is to upgrade its subscription to ProQuest's Dissertations & Theses (PQDT). The Library's previously subscribed to just the historical index with abstracts and full t… more »

Feb 01, 2012 | Categories: Works of Note, Electronic Resources, Français, Español, Català, Português, Italiano | cpotts

Bibliotheque Bleue Texts Digitized

Thirty-two texts of popular French literature from the Bancroft Library’s collection of Bibliothèque Bleue de Troyes have recently been digitized and added to ARTFL’s Bibliothèque Bleue Online. Hosted by the University of Chicago, the openly accessib… more »

Jun 10, 2011 | Categories: Works of Note, Web Sites, E-books, Français, Open Access | cpotts

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