New Research Guide: L.A. Riots

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

eReference @ Ohrstrom

Teacher says no Wikipedia allowed?  Concerned about author credibility?  Try searching Ohrstrom Library’s digital reference collections, available from the library’s eReference page. These eReference collections will quickly provide essential background information, written by known experts and backed by an academic … Continued

New Reference Book: A History of the U.S. Political System

A History of the U.S. Political System edited by Richard A. Harris and Daniel J. Tichenor, ABC-CLIO, 2010. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 320.973 H24 Divided in to seven major sections, this three-volume set discusses and describes the historical … Continued

New Reference Book: The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History

The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History edited by Stanley N. Katz, Oxford, 2009. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 340 Ox21 This 6-volume set focuses on concepts and subjects related to international legal history from ancient times to the … Continued

Access the New York Times via Library Resource

Several folks have inquired recently about accessing the New York Times via library resources. Presumably, this is due to recent changes in access-related policy at the New York Times. The full archive is no longer freely available on the NYTs … Continued