Lura Sanborn September 13th, 2011
Throughout the month of September, ebrary, an eBook vendor that Ohrstrom Library currently contracts with, is offering free access to its collection related to 9/11. Fifteen searchable, full-text ebooks are available as part of this collection.
In support of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, ebrary is offering open access to a collection of relevant e-books through September. We hope that this collection provides a valuable resource to anyone seeking to learn or understand more about this tragic event, or reflect on its world impact.
Thank you ebrary.
Tags: 9/11, eBooks, ebrary, Global Studies, History, Humanities, reference, Research, U.S. History, Web Resources
Lura Sanborn June 2nd, 2011
Read Ohrstrom’s eBook collections while away for the summer! Simply visit vpn.sps.edu & log in using your SPS user name and password.
Next, click on the library link and search the library catalog.
To retrieve only eBooks, use the advanced search feature to limit by item type ‘eBook.’
Preparing for college admission? Consider a subject search for “Universities and Colleges, Admission.”
Studying for entrance exams? Consider a subject search for “SAT, Study Guides.”
All of Ohrstrom’s eBooks can be read on a personal computer. No special e-reader is required. Happy e-reading!
Tags: college guides, Databases, eBooks, reference, Research, SAT guides, summer reading, vpn
Lisa Laughy February 3rd, 2011
by Sandra Chauvin – Circulation Librarian
Come on down to Ohrstrom Library to check out our Kindle 2. Click HERE to access the online catalog entry, and then click on the “Catalog Record” link to see a complete list of current titles available on the Kindle.
If it is already checked out, log onto My Account and place a hold on it.
If you are interested in the Kindle and would like to recommend that a specific title be added to its contents, you can place an online acquisitions request by clicking HERE and select Other for Item Type and specify that it is for the Kindle. If approved, the title will be added to our Kindle.
The Kindle can be checked out for one week and renewed if there are no holds on it. See the Circulation Desk for more detailed information and policies.
Tags: Amazon, eBook reader, eBooks, Kindle, Kindle 2
Lura Sanborn September 23rd, 2010
Ohrstrom Library is pleased to announce our inaugural collection of eBooks.
To utilize these digital texts, please visit the Library’s website: library.sps.edu
Using the eBooks link, pictured above, one may then exclusively search the eBook collection. The eBooks have also been integrated into the Library catalog and are searchable and accessible alongside the print collection.
This eBook collection is from the American Council of Learned Societies and contains 2,800 scholarly texts with a focus on the Humanities including the following areas: History, Art, Religion, Folklore, Musicology, Literature and Science history.
As you try this new eBook collection the library encourages you to share your experience with us. Your feedback would be particularly helpful as the Library is investigating and evaluating additional eBook packages.
Tags: Art, eBooks, History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Research
- Databases , Fine Arts , General Works , History , Humanities , Literature , Mathematics , Natural Sciences , Religion , Research , Social Sciences , Technology , Web Resources
Lisa Laughy May 31st, 2010
A new online exhibit, called Places of Invention: Science and Mathematics at St. Paul’s School, is now part of the Ohrstrom Library website. This online exhibit is based on a more in-depth Archives photograph exhibit now on display in the upper level of Ohrstrom Library. Here is an excerpt from the introduction to the online exhibit:
With construction of the Lindsay Center for Mathematics and Science now well underway, it is fitting that the St. Paul’s School community reflects back upon the places that have served the study of science and mathematics so well throughout the School’s history.
Photos from the Archives were scanned specifically for the online exhibit including this image of a Biology classroom in the Westinghouse Lab:
The online exhibit features images ranging from the first science lab built on the St. Paul’s School grounds in 1889 to the architectural renderings of the Lindsay Center for Mathematics and Science, now under construction. The main gallery of thumbnail images includes links to individual pages that feature larger images and brief descriptions. There is also a slideshow of the images that can be initiated from any of the pages in the exhibit.
Take a few moments to browse through the gallery of images and follow the development of the places that have helped to facilitate the high standard of education in mathematics and science that has been a part of the St. Paul’s School vision from its very beginning.
Visit the online exhibit by clicking HERE.
Visit the full Archives exhibit in the upper level lobby of Ohrstrom Library.
