- Databases, General Works, History, Humanities, Language, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Religion, Research, Social Sciences
How fast does JSTOR grow?
JSTOR is one of the library’s most popular digital collections. Thousands of searches are conducted in JSTOR over a typical year, sometimes thousands of searches are run in a single month. From a recent email, JSTOR, in 2015, added: Archives of 226 journals Comprising 856,000 articles If shelved, the print version would consume 1,348 linear feet of shelving What does this mean for JSTOR‘s collection contents, when taken all together? Archives of 2,300 journals 10.7 million articles in print, this would be 68.9 million pages of text Information from: JSTOR. “988,000 articles added to JSTOR Archive Collections.” Message to Lura Sanborn. 1 Feb. 2016. E-mail.
- Databases, Fine Arts, General Works, History, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Research, Social Sciences
AP Images: New eCollection
The library recently purchased the AP Images Collection. What is it? A collection of 12 million images from the Associated Press, 1826 to the present. Featured Events Page. AP Images. EbscoHost. 30 March 2016. Web.
- Databases, Fine Arts, General Works, History, Humanities, Language, Library News, Library Tech, Religion, Research, Social Sciences
More! Streaming film: 26,000
The library upscaled it’s Kanopy license to now provide access to 26,000 streaming documentary, educational and classic films.
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Dear Physics V,
Looking for scientific articles about contemporary alternative energy sources? The Physics V: Clean Energy research guide contains just that! New this year is the Science in Context database & updated interface from the journal Science.
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Congressional Digest: New eCollection
What is it? Congressional Digest was founded in 1921 by suffragette Alice Gram Robinson, with the aim of providing voters with impartial reporting on high-interest issues. Each issue features an impartial overview on a contemporary topic with pro and con viewpoints written by members of the U.S. Congress. The library’s digital subscription to Congressional Digest includes issues dating back to 1998 and also includes Supreme Court Debates and the archive of the (now ceased) International Debate reports. “Recent Issues.” Congressional Digest. Web. 15 Feb. 2016.