Database trials underway

Summer is a good time for us to explore and evaluate potential new resources. Two trials underway that you may be interested in looking at are the Historical New York Times and Orlando: Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present

The Historical New York Times is being trialled for the History Department. It includes a full image archive of newspaper articles from The New York Times from 1851-2003.

I’ve set up the Orlando trial for the English Department. Orlando provides biographical and critical accounts of the lives and works of authors, together with contextual materials relevant to critical and historical readings.

Back from hiatus

My apologies for the lack of activity on Lit in the LRC. I’ve been off to conferences and on vacation for the past two months, but I’ve returned for the summer, so you can expect to see more action on the blog in the near future.

Some updates on the library:

1. We’ve officially become the “Library.” Perhaps not a particularly groundbreaking new name, but on we hope will cause less confusion among our users than the rather ambiguous “LRC.” I’ve changed the name of this blog to reflect the change.

2. Library renovations are in full swing, creating a bit of an interruption in our service. The stacks are closed, meaning you and your students will need to request library materials online using the catalogue, and then drop into the 3rd floor temporary service area to pick them up.

3. We are currently piloting term loans for faculty and staff. If you check out a book from our main collection, you’ll now get to hold on to it until the end of the term.