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Oxford English Dictionary Temporarily Down

The Oxford English Dictionary is currently unavailable due to system problems at the Oxford University Press. As soon as the problem has been remedied, we will post on this website. The vendor is working to fix the problem.

New JSTOR Arts & Sciences Ejournals Added to the Library

JSTOR ARTS & SCIENCES XIV has just been added to the Library’s collections. The new collection is devoted to the study of culture and communication, from civilization’s earliest traces to the growth and governance of peoples. It supports research in Political Science, Language, Rhetoric & Communications, Archaeology & Anthropology, Asian Studies, and more.

New Eresource: Early American Imprints, Series I and Series II: Supplements From the American Antiquarian Society 1652-1819.

The initial release of a major new enrichment to the Evans and Shaw-Shoemaker collections has just occurred. Rare items from the American Antiquarian Society, available for the first time in Readex digital editions of Early American Imprints, are highlighted below. The Gosport Tragedy (1776) From Early American Imprints, Supplements from the American Antiquarian Society. The … New Eresource: Early American Imprints, Series I and Series II: Supplements From the American Antiquarian Society 1652-1819.

All Springer Journals Currently Unavailable!

All ejournals from the publisher Springer are currently unavailable due to a publisher-related problem. The publisher is aware of the problem and working to fix it as quickly as possible. A notice will be posted on this blog when the ejournals are working again. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Opinion Archives Added to Library Collections

The Library recently added the complete digital archives for the following titles: American Spectator Commentary Commonweal Dissent Harper’s Magazine LaFollette’s Moment The Nation Archive The National Review The New Republic The New Yorker The New Leader Orion The Progressive Washington Monthly Weekly Standard

New ScienceDirect Archival Journals Added to the Library Collections

The Library has recently purchased 3 ScienceDirect (Elsevier) ejournal archive collections: Psychology (81 titles), Earth & Planetary Sciences (106 titles), and Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology (145 titles). These collections contain the full archive of journals in these disciplines published by Elsevier. Representing about 50% new content and 50% replacement for content the Brown Library already … New ScienceDirect Archival Journals Added to the Library Collections

Spotlight On: PrivCo

Current; PrivCo focuses solely on private company financial data, including M&A activity, investor information, and private equity and venture capital data, all very interconnected. Includes coverage of over 50,000 private companies, 18,000 investors, and nearly 100,000 private market deals. Entrepreneurship programs find the ability to search by niche industry for private companies and to locate … Spotlight On: PrivCo