Category Archives: online @ the library

Kanopy change is now Live!

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Nancy Bennett

As we mentioned in our “Kanopy changes to come!” post on January 21, 2020, we have implemented the change and gone to a mediated model. This means that any Kanopy film that does NOT have a current license, as found … Continue reading →

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Kanopy changes to come!

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Nancy Bennett

The Library has offered Kanopy streaming films for several years now; however, their pricing model is unsustainable for us, especially in a year of cost-cutting. The Kanopy pricing model is a per-film license model, costing $150 for each one-year one-film … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Citation help

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Naomi Schemm

It’s that time of the semester…final projects and papers are looming. And with that, many students stress about getting all the citation details right. After all, no one wants to plagiarize, right? The library can help! If you prefer to … Continue reading →

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T3: Lynda.com

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Diana

Lynda.com‘s tutorial videos provide excellent opportunities to brush up on technology skills or acquire new ones. Tutorials on ideas and projects like building leadership skills, career planning, and stress management also exist. If you have some extra time over winter … Continue reading →

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T3: ProQuest’s My Research

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Diana

Andersen Library currently subscribes to 18 databases provided by ProQuest. Over the summer, we added PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES to our ProQuest subscriptions. If you spend a lot of time within any of these databases, it may be worthwhile to create … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Ebooks, etc.

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Carol

It’s taken a while for our campus to embrace ebooks. But now that our ebrary titles are listed in Research@UWW, ebook usage is really taking off. Here are some of the ebook collections you’ll want to know more about. ebrary … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Historical Atlases

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Barbara

Here’s some fun for history and map buffs: American Panorama: An atlas of United States history, is an ongoing project at the University of Richmond that currently offers maps of The forced migration of enslaved people, 1810-1860 The overland trails, … Continue reading →

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T3: Presidential Debates and Google

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Diana

Google has just announced that they are partnering with Fox News Channel to bring more information to people following the Republican presidential debate tonight. If you do a Google search for “Fox News Debate” anytime after the debate starts at … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Elsevier Journals

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Carol

There were some anxious moments this fall when we thought we might lose access to our 2,000+ Elsevier ScienceDirect journals. The publisher’s pricing model was changing and the subscription costs were increasing considerably for 2016. So you’ll be pleased to … Continue reading →

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T3: More Library Mobile Apps

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Diana

Carrying on with our T3 theme of mobile apps for library resources this week, here are two more apps in addition to the EBSCOhost mobile app I already posted (see this T3 post). SpringerLink, a scholarly journal publisher and database … Continue reading →

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