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Dear Hum. V,
Great to see you this week! I loved your mind-mapping of the ‘Scholarly Conversation.’ When you’re ready to leap into the academic literature, here’s the page in the research guide (screenshot below) listing four databases providing just that. As always, please be in touch with any research-y queries! I love hearing from you. 🙂
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Capstone!
Capstone launches! Looking for a topic? Need 3 possibilities before the end of the week? Perhaps: Global Issues in Context What is it? This eCollection contains global perspectives on contemporary global topics. Each topic is accompanied by a collection of academic sources. Sources include: reference book articles, newspapers, broadcast news, radio news, magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals. Prefer to be inspired by academic film? How about a browse through Kanopy : 26,000 streaming documentary, educational and classic films. Looking for more suggestions? Try this page in the research guide for more ideas that could lead to topic inspiration.
- 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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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.
