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September 23, 2013

September 22-28th is Banned Books Week

September 22nd – 28th is Banned Books Week. It is a week long celebration that highlights the value of free and open access to information. For more information, visit the Banned Books website.
You can also use Twitter to search of banned book events by using the hashtag #bannedbooksweek.
Below is a map of various books that have been challenged from 2007 – 2011.

View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2011 in a larger map

August 15, 2013

Alexander Street Drama

We’ve expanded our Alexander Street drama collection and now have the full collection which is called Alexander Street Drama.

We now have six collections that are cross-searchable via the North American Theatre Online interface. Find each individual collection on our database page or ebook master page.

Previously, we had Asian-American Drama, Black Drama, 2nd ed., and Latino Literature. We now have access to North American Indian Drama (244 plays), North American Women’s Drama (1517 plays) and 20th Century North American Drama (1905 plays). As usual, there’s lot of production-related content including ephemera.

Records for these collections will be added to the CUNY Catalog soon.

August 14, 2013

ARTStor interface update

ARTstor has recently made some updates to the Digital Library. New changes include:

Users will now be able to browse through image groups from the Image Group Panel. Once an image group has been opened, users will see a “Browse Groups” tab in the image group panel where they can navigate to another image group.
In response to your feedback, ARTstor has increased the maximum number of images that can be exported to PowerPoint in a 120-day period from 1,000 to 2,000. In addition, downloads to PowerPoint can now include up to 150 images per download.
Computer monitors with higher resolutions will be able to display more images per row.

Running into issues? After updates to the Digital Library, it may be necessary for users to clear the browser cache. See our help site for instructions.
Please don’t hesitate to contact User Services for more help at userservices@artstor.org.

July 14, 2013

LGBT Life with Full Text–New!

New to our online resources: Ebsco’s LGBT Life with Full Text:

Publisher’s description: This full-text database contains all of the content available in LGBT Life as well as full text for hundreds of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers including The Advocate, Gay Parent Magazine, Girlfriends, GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies, James White Review, ISNA News, Ladder, Lesbian Tide, New York Blade, ONE, Tangents, and many more. Continue reading

July 10, 2013

ARTStor now has Romare Bearden Foundation images

source http://artstor.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/now-available-romare-bearden-foundation/

Romare Bearden | Pittsburgh Memory, 1964 | Art © Estate of Romare Bearden / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. This work of art is protected by copyright and/or related rights and may not be reproduced in any manner, except as permitted under the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use, without the prior express written authorization of VAGA, Tel.: 212-736-6666; Fax: 212-736-6767, email: info@vagarights.com.
ARTstor and the Romare Bearden Foundation have collaborated to share nearly 800 images of works by American artist Romare Bearden in the Digital Library. These works represent the breadth of Bearden’s enormous output, from his early paintings executed in a range of styles to his pioneering collage work, which highlights his unique combination of painting and collage materials drawn from popular sources. Throughout, Bearden’s art displays his deep engagement with the African American community and the Civil Rights movement. Continue reading

June 27, 2013

ARTStor: 14,000 additional images from the Museum of the City of New York

source: http://artstor.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/now-available-14000-additional-images-from-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york/

Wurts Bros | New York Worlds Fair, Continental Baking Co.; 1939 | Museum of the City of New York
The ARTstor Digital Library and the Museum of the City of New York have collaborated to release more than 14,000 additional photos from the Wurts Brothers Company.
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June 11, 2013

Palgrave 2013 Ebooks Added

Our Palgrave Connect ebook collection has been updated substantially! We now have 1,373 newly published titles in eleven subject areas. These represent the entire 2013 collection.

June 3, 2013

Nineteenth Century Collection Online (NCCO) and the Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive

Two primary source collections from Gale have been added to our resources: Nineteenth Century Collection Online (NCCO) and the Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive.
Nineteenth Century Collection Online (NCCO) seems to include materials from British archives and libraries but the content itself is fairly wide-ranging in both subject and format. Slavery & Anti-Slavery Archive covers the history of and the debate on slavery both in the United States and elsewhere in the Western hemisphere including the Caribbean.

April 10, 2013

Spread the word! EasyBib School Version is here.

The City Tech library now provides access to EasyBib, an online resource for citation and research. To register, students should visit the library’s Databases (articles and more) page here: http://library.citytech.cuny.edu/research/AToZ/index.php
Continue reading “Spread the word! EasyBib School Version is here.”

March 7, 2013

Chicago Manual is Back!

We’ve decided to bring back the online version of the Chicago Manual of Style!

from the publisher:

Completely searchable and easy to use, The Chicago Manual of Style Online provides recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age. Now offering the full contents of the 16th and 15th editions, it is the must-have reference for everyone who works with words. Continue reading “Chicago Manual is Back!”

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