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Databases Unavailable Due to Maintenance Saturday Evening

Anne Nolan | July 31, 2015

All ProQuest databases will be unavailable from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, August 1, 2015. This includes all ProQuest research databases (ProQuest Business, etc.), Chadwyck Healy databases (LION, etc.), newspaper databases, RefWorks, Pivot, and the dissertation databases. Clinical Key will also be having database maintenance on Saturday evening. Users will be unable … Databases Unavailable Due to Maintenance Saturday Evening

New York Times Academic Pass Mobile Applications

Anne Nolan | July 17, 2015

Take advantage of some NYT smartphone apps, free with your NYTimes.com Academic Site License, while you are on the go this summer. Click here for more information.

Wiley Online Library Adds CAPTCHA to Prevent Systematic Article Downloads

Anne Nolan | July 14, 2015

Wiley has introduced a new security feature for access to articles through Wiley Online Library. This is in order to prevent systematic downloads of content and also to thwart hackers from creating other security risks for both library and vendor. You may have encountered CAPTCHA challenge (see graphic below) after completing a poll, leaving a … Wiley Online Library Adds CAPTCHA to Prevent Systematic Article Downloads

OED is Back!!

Anne Nolan | July 6, 2015

The Oxford University Press has reported that the problems with the Oxford English Dictionary have been resolved.

Technical Issues with the Oxford English Dictionary

Anne Nolan | July 2, 2015

The Oxford English Dictionary is experiencing technical issues. The technical support staff at OED indicate that they are working to solve the problem, but there is no expected time given for when the OED will be back up. A post will be put up here when it is back up and working properly again. We … Technical Issues with the Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary Working Again!

Anne Nolan | June 10, 2015

Oxford University Press has informed the Library that the OED is back up and working again. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Oxford English Dictionary Temporarily Down

Anne Nolan | June 9, 2015

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.

Spotlight on Rock’s Backpages Database: B.B. King

Anne Nolan | May 22, 2015

Image courtesy of lyrics.wikia.com. B.B. King (2002) Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock’s Backpages Audio, October 2002 The Chairman of the Board of Blues Singers looks back at his early days in Memphis, and on the observational nature of his songs, and their universal subject matter. File format: mp3; file size: 10mb, interview length: 10′ 55″ … Spotlight on Rock’s Backpages Database: B.B. King

New JSTOR Arts & Sciences Ejournals Added to the Library

Anne Nolan | April 27, 2015

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.

Anne Nolan | April 15, 2015

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.