This extraordinary collection provides full-text access to nearly every American newspaper* published from 1690 through the 19th century. Search the entire database or limit a search to a specific region, state, town, or paper. You may also limit by time period, language, and article type (including letters, news/opinion, advertisements, illustrations, cartoons, and announcements), or page […]
Month: February 2010
Use Google Books to Find and Download Full-Text
You can use Google Books to find full-text titles in the public domain, i.e. older titles whose copyright has expired. go to Google Books; click Advanced Search Next to Search click Public Domain only Enter search term, i.e. willa cather; click Google Search button Click title to see full text Full text can be downloaded […]
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
With Oxford Language Dictionaries Online, standard authoritative Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish dictionaries are only a click away. Features include sound recordings for each word, the ability to search in English or in the original language, a virtual keyboard for entering accents and non-roman characters (though this is not necessary for look-ups) and […]
American History in Video
American History in Video provides a large and and rich collection of online video for the study of American history with more than 4,000 titles encompassing more than 1,000 hours. Many of the videos include fully searchable transcripts. Create, annotate, and share clips and playlists. The database includes commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public […]
Library Service Changes Due to Inclement Weather, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
Due to inclement weather, Columbia University Libraries (CUL) facilities will close at 3pm today, Wednesday, February 10th. Butler Library’s 24-hour study spaces will remain open for CU students and faculty; however, all service points including the Library Information Office, Circulation, Reserves, Media Center, graduate reading rooms and the Butler book stacks will be closed. All […]
Twentieth Century Advice Literature
Twentieth Century Advice Literature : North American Guides on Race, Sex, Gender, and the Family brings together instructional, prescriptive, behavioral, and etiquette literature published from 1890 through 1980. The database includes hundreds of fully searchable handbooks, manuals, textbooks, etiquette guides, self-help books, instructional pamphlets, and how-to books. […]
CLIO beta: Placing Requests
In CLIO beta, request options are listed in the right sidebar. Here are some options, with approximate turn-around times: Offsite: When something is at Offsite, you may have the physical item delivered to campus, or ask that an article or chapter be scanned and delivered electronically. Requests are generally filled within 2 business days. Borrow […]