ebrary eBook Reader – There’s an App for that!
2 Mar 2012

ebrary eBook Reader – There’s an App for that!

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ebrary recently released an app for iOS devices.  After downloading the app, one can then download & read offline, up to 10 ebrary ebooks for up to 2 weeks. Ohrstrom Library’s ebrary collection currently contains 72,000 ebooks, predominantly academic titles … Continued

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of the Vampire
14 Feb 2012

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of the Vampire

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Encyclopedia of the Vampire edited by S. T. Joshi, Greenwood, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 809.9 J78V Presents the vampire within the context of literary works, religion, folklore, film and television, and people. Entry Examples: “Angel” Children’s Vampire … Continued

eReference @ Ohrstrom
10 Nov 2011

eReference @ Ohrstrom

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Teacher says no Wikipedia allowed?  Concerned about author credibility?  Try searching Ohrstrom Library’s digital reference collections, available from the library’s eReference page. These eReference collections will quickly provide essential background information, written by known experts and backed by an academic … Continued

Ave, avis obscura! – A Horae Halloween
27 Oct 2011

Ave, avis obscura! – A Horae Halloween

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In the spirit of All Hallows’ Evening, the following excerpt from the October 31, 1925 edition of the Horae Scholasticae, called The Horae Owl, is reprinted below : Ave, avis obscura! Hail, bird of darkness! Once more, high upon the cabinet, perches … Continued

Accessing eBooks at Ohrstrom
29 Sep 2011

Accessing eBooks at Ohrstrom

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Ohrstrom Library provides access to an ever-growing collection of eBooks.  The library currently has 86,000+ eBooks available, all with unlimited simultaneous user access. There are two methods of locating eBooks: using the online catalog or by visiting any of the … Continued