Free Access to Cambridge Journals until August 30

Cambridge University Press is providing free access to all articles published in Cambridge journals in 2009 and 2010 for six weeks, from July 15 to August 30, 2011. Cambridge University Press publishes journals in a wide range of disciplines. To access the journals visit journals.cambridge.org, or follow these links to browse Cambridge journals by subject or by title.

Extended Library Hours During Finals

The Library will be open longer throughout the Undergraduate College's finals to meet your late night research and studying needs. Hours will be extended as follows:

Thursday, April 28 - Friday, April 29:  8:30 AM - MIDNIGHT
Saturday, April 30:  8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 1:  1:00 PM - MIDNIGHT
Monday. May 2:  8:30 AM - MIDNIGHT
Tuesday, May 3 - Friday, May 6:  8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 7:  1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 8:  CLOSED

Beach Reading Book Sale

Get a jump on picking up your summer reading.

Come to the Library for our Beach Reading Book Sale!

 Romance, mystery, suspense: we have something for every taste! 

Hardbacks: $1.00        Paperbacks: $.25

Tuesday, April 26 - Wednesday, May 4

Come early for the widest selection!

Library Hours for Easter

In recognition of the Easter holiday, the Library hours will be adjusted as follows:

Wednesday, April 20 - Thursday, April 21: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday, April 22 - Monday, April 25: CLOSED
Tuesday, April 26: 8:30 AM - 11:00  PM

Eat and Drink for Japan Relief

Looking for a way to support the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan? Stop by Eleanor's Cafe in the Kistler Memorial Library and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea for $0.75 and fresh baked sweet treats for $0.25. All proceeds from the sale will be donated to relief efforts sponsored by our friends at Ferris University in Japan and at the Nippon Foundation, who donated dozens of books on Japanese culture and history to our library last year. Our fundraising efforts will continue until Friday, April 8. Thank you for your support!

New DVDs at the Library

If you visited the Library in the beginning of February, you may have noticed and/or contributed to the DVD suggestion box. We wanted your opinions regarding which movies we should add to the Library collection. There were over one hundred submissions! We used your suggestions when ordering, and these films are the first to arrive:

• EASY A
• THE GODFATHER-THE COPPOLA RESTORATION SET
• INCEPTION
• PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END
• SHERLOCK HOLMES
• SIXTEEN CANDLES
• SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
• SUMMER WARS

Did you know that the Library will accept DVD contributions? We are trying to expand our collection, so if you have films that you no longer want, won't you please consider donating them to the Library? These DVDs have been contributed within the past month:

• MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
• THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• UNREST
• GET BACKERS
• SPIRITED AWAY

Expanded Content Added to Art Full Text

H.W. Wilson’s Art Full Text database is expanding to provide even more full-text sources. With the addition of 82 full-text journals, bringing the total to 370 full-text sources out of the 580 art journals and magazines indexed in the database. The new journals will enhance Art Full Text’s coverage of contemporary art, film, photography, architecture, and design.

In addition to the journals, full-text reference sources have been added to the database.Over 8,500 full-text biographies of artists and related persons are now available through links to Wilson’s Biography Reference Bank. Art Full Text is also providing access to entries from The Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art that clarify the meanings of religious and mythological themes and symbols in paintings and sculptures.

Art Full Text is available through the Library’s Online Resources page. Click here to start exploring the new content.

See the full press release from H.W. Wilson.