Sometimes, the search results in Academic Search Complete can seem . . . less than complete. If you are having trouble finding full-text articles in biological sciences, switch over to the BioOne full-text database. With more than full-text 100,000 … [Continue reading]
Film on Tuesday
Posted on April 16, 2014 Written by
Could you get on the bus? In 1961, a group of people, both black and white, decided to travel through the segregated South on a Greyhound bus challenging Jim Crow laws prohibiting racial mixing. Their radical strategy? Walk through the door of a … [Continue reading]
Swim the Stream
Posted on April 11, 2014 Written by
Fans of the library already know we have a fantastic DVD collection, but lately, we've been dipping our toes into the world of streaming video. From now until April 23, we’re hosting a trial of Kanopy Streaming Video, one of the largest educational … [Continue reading]
The Loving Story
Posted on April 4, 2014 Written by
Imagine living in a time when it was considered illegal to marry the person you loved. Imagine knowing that your wedding ceremony could be followed by a trial, conviction, and imprisonment for the simple act of tying the knot. Sixty years ago, … [Continue reading]
There’s Still Time
Posted on April 2, 2014 Written by
If you haven’t flipped over to the survey, you still have until this Friday, April 4, to let us know what you think of the library, its collections, services, and people. In 5-10 minutes, you have the power to shape what books we buy, what formats … [Continue reading]
New Trials
Posted on March 19, 2014 Written by
For a limited time only, test drive some of our new trial databases and collections in business, humanities, social sciences, and statistics. The Library has four trials this spring of new products, including ebook collections, online encyclopedias, … [Continue reading]
Slavery By Another Name
Posted on March 12, 2014 Written by
On Tuesday, March 18th, at 7:00 P.M. in RPL room 300, join us for a screening of the PBS documentary, Slavery by Another Name. Based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Douglas Blackmon, this documentary explores the period from the end of the … [Continue reading]
LION of a Database
Posted on February 28, 2014 Written by
One of our featured databases this month is ProQuest’s Literature Online, or, as it is sometimes known,“LION”. If you've seen Literature Online in the past, you may want to look again. The database has undergone a substantial face-lift, shedding … [Continue reading]
This Thursday
Posted on February 26, 2014 Written by
Radicals. Agitators. Troublemakers. Liberators. These are just some of the words used to describe abolitionists like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and others who led the fight against slavery during one of the … [Continue reading]
New Film Series
Posted on February 17, 2014 Written by
During the next few weeks, the Ross Pendergraft Library and Technology Center at Arkansas Tech University will host a film series entitled "Created Equal: America's Civil Rights Struggle," featuring films and lectures about the beginnings, struggles, … [Continue reading]