Over the break, the Library purchased two major Literature eReference sets. Dictionary of Literary Biography – This 410 volume set includes 14,600+ biographies of a wide variety of writers. Library Journal referred to this set as the “best overall literary … Continued
The SPS Library has, for several years, purchased access to the Times {of London} digital archive. Over the March Break, an additional 20 years of content was added to the archive, now offering newspaper articles from 1785-2007 (over 3.4 million … Continued
Housed within the Library’s Gale Virtual Reference Library (an ever growing collection of digital reference books) is the long-standing Scribner Writers Series. This series of volumes contain biographical and historical context essays for over 1,400 authors. Also included in the … Continued
Historical Dictionary of the Clinton Era by Richard S. Conley, Scarecrow Press, 2012. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.929 C76H A one-volume snapshot of Clinton’s presidency including: people, places, events, organizations, issues and legislation. Some examples: Balanced Budget Act … Continued
The University of Michigan has created an app for iOS devices. The app allows users to view the 30 physical leaves of the Epistles of St. Paul now owned and cared for by the University of Michigan. As reported by … Continued