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 Database: CQ Global Researcher
23 Feb 2012

New Database: CQ Global Researcher

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Love CQ Researcher for its direct, pithy yet thorough, presentation of current U.S. issues? Ohrstrom Library recently began subscribing to CQ Global Researcher. Like its long-respected counterpoint (80 years!), CQ Global provides in-depth, balanced reporting.  The Global product presents reports … Continued

New Research Guide: L.A. Riots
7 Feb 2012

New Research Guide: L.A. Riots

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A new research guide for the Humanities IV L.A. Riots project  is available on the library’s website.  Use this guide to identify and review: reference materials, library catalog (printed books & eBooks), newspaper collections, NBC newsreels, and Noodlebib citation tutorials. Please … Continued

Updated Research Guide: Literature of Witness
2 Feb 2012

Updated Research Guide: Literature of Witness

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A newly updated research guide for the Literature of Witness project  is available on the library’s website.  Use this guide to identify and review: reference materials, Biography Database, library catalog (printed books & eBooks), newspaper collections, NBC newsreels, and Noodlebib … Continued