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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian May 12th, 2016

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. 🙂

Tags: Databases, EBSCO, ejournals, Global Studies, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Research, Research Guide, Science, Topics in Global Events

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian May 10th, 2016

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.

Tags: Humanities, Humanities V, Humanities V Research Paper, Research, Research Guide, Topics in Global Events

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian April 7th, 2016

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.

Tags: American History, AP Images, Databases, Global Studies, Humanities, images, Research, Social History, Topics in Global Events

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian February 25th, 2016

“Homepage.” Kanopy. Web. 19 Feb. 2016.

The library upscaled it’s Kanopy license to now provide access to 26,000 streaming documentary, educational and classic films.

Tags: American History, documentary, Film, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Kanopy, Religious Studies, Research, Social History, streaming, Topics in Global Events

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian February 16th, 2016

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.

Tags: American History, Congressional Digest, Databases, Global Studies, History, Humanities, Research, Topics in Global Events

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