General Works – Page 16

2 Mar 2012

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

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Databases, Fine Arts, General Works, Geography, History, Humanities, Language, Library News, Literature, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Religion, Research, Social Sciences, Technology | 0

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

28 Feb 2012

Crossword Solver in Credo Reference

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Databases, General Works, Web Resources | 0

Crosswording over the break? Credo Reference (one of the library’s 2 major digital reference collections) contains a handy crossword solver tool: Simply type in any known letters of the stubborn as-yet-unknown word and Credo will generate any number of possible … Continued

23 Feb 2012

New Database: CQ Global Researcher

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Databases, General Works, Humanities, Research, Social Sciences, Web Resources | 0

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

7 Feb 2012

New Research Guide: L.A. Riots

by Sarah Ludwig | posted in: Databases, General Works, History, Humanities, Research, Social Sciences | 0

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