Would you rather not lug your laptop all the way over to dinner when you’re taking a break from studying at H-L or Hatch Library? But you don’t want to leave it unattended at a study carrel — never a good idea! Now you can store your laptop for up to four hours at the Circulation Desk at H-L or Hatch. The laptops will be kept in a secure space with Library staff members nearby; you’ll have a tag (like a coat check) to reclaim your property when you get back.

Space is limited: H-L has room for six and Hatch for two, so ONLY laptops may be left (no books, papers, kn... Read more..]]> Would you rather not lug your laptop all the way over to dinner when you’re taking a break from studying at H-L or Hatch Library? But you don’t want to leave it unattended at a study carrel — never a good idea! Now you can store your laptop for up to four hours at the Circulation Desk at H-L or Hatch. The laptops will be kept in a secure space with Library staff members nearby; you’ll have a tag (like a coat check) to reclaim your property when you get back.

Space is limited: H-L has room for six and Hatch for two, so ONLY laptops may be left (no books, papers, knapsacks, lunchbags, etc.). The laptops may be stored until closing time, but can’t be left overnight.

We hope this new service will make your life a little easier during this hectic end-of-semester time!

Everyone's favorite go-to database for scholarly journal articles, JSTOR, just got bigger. Some of the journals added are: Social Research; Environment and History; Monist; Mathematics Teacher; International Journal of Electronic Commerce; Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; Historical Social Research; and Environmental Values, among others.

Looking for a film clip to enhance a presentation?

Check out Films on Demand, a streaming video database of nonfiction films from the BBC, Nova, Frontline, Scientific American, History Channel, and many more high-quality producers. When viewing a video, click on “Embed this Video” for a link to insert into your presentation.

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Looking for a film clip to enhance a presentation?

Check out Films on Demand, a streaming video database of nonfiction films from the BBC, Nova, Frontline, Scientific American, History Channel, and many more high-quality producers. When viewing a video, click on “Embed this Video” for a link to insert into your presentation.

For more music and dance videos, see also Naxos Video Library.

Please see Linking to Online Videos for further help with embedding into your project.

The library is currently experiencing a problem affecting the login process when connecting to Library databases from off campus.  Your web browser will generate errors about the security of the connection. Unfortunately, the problem is at the security company's end, so we cannot immediately fix the problem, and until it is resolved these messages will appear.

These messages are an important part of your security online and we would never recommend that y... Read more..]]> If you use library databases from off campus: Please take note…

The library is currently experiencing a problem affecting the login process when connecting to Library databases from off campus.  Your web browser will generate errors about the security of the connection. Unfortunately, the problem is at the security company’s end, so we cannot immediately fix the problem, and until it is resolved these messages will appear.

These messages are an important part of your security online and we would never recommend that you ignore them.  Any time you see them appear on a site you visit regularly, you should check with the website’s administrators to determine if there is a danger.

In this case, the error messages are being caused by a known problem. The Library and IT are working to resolve the issue. In the meantime, it is safe to continue past the error messages and log in to access the remote databases. The login process is still encrypted, so your information is still safe. We apologize for the confusion. We will be monitoring the situation and will make an announcement when the problem is remedied. 

Here are examples of what the error messages look like in different browsers, with instructions on how to proceed:

This is how the error looks in Firefox:

To proceed, click on “I Understand the Risks” and the message will expand to:

You then click “Add Exception” and see:

Click “Confirm Security Exception” and you should be given the Library login screen.

In Internet Explorer, you will see:

Click “Continue to this website” and you should be taken to the login screen:

In Safari you will see a message like this:

Click ‘Continue’ and you should be passed along to the login screen.

The long-renowned collections of archaeological and cross-cultural studies known as the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) have now been digitized (eHRAF). The Library has access to both the archaeological and cross-cultural databases, eHRAF Archaeology and eHRAF World C... Read more..]]>

The long-renowned collections of archaeological and cross-cultural studies known as the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) have now been digitized (eHRAF). The Library has access to both the archaeological and cross-cultural databases, eHRAF Archaeology and eHRAF World Cultures.

Find out why the Abkhasians live so long or how moms rule in the Zuni tribe. And who really had the first tattoo?

Caveat: It’s a bit clunky to use, but you are richly rewarded for your efforts!

You now have access to the full text, where available, for the dissertations and theses included in the database Proquest Dissertations and Theses: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts... Read more..]]> You now have access to the full text, where available, for the dissertations and theses included in the database Proquest Dissertations and Theses: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master’s theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Simple bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637.