Come to the Butler Library Reference Desk Reference Desk hours are: 1-7 pm Monday and Tuesday; 1-5 pm Wednesday through Friday; and 1- 5 pm Sunday. The Reference Desk is located in 301 Butler. During these hours we can also be reached by phone: 212-854-2241. You may also: Email Your Question Schedule a Research Consultation […]
Month: November 2010
Ancestry Library
Researching a specific person, family, or town? Ancestry Library is a searchable database that includes census data through 1930, as well as records of births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and military service. It also includes court, land, and probate records; prison records; voter lists; obituaries; passenger lists and other immigration data; as well as digitlized yearbooks, […]
Google Books adds EPUB Downloading Format
Many books published before 1925 can now be downloaded from Google Books in the EPUB format, an excellent format for reading on iPhones, iPod Touches, iPads, and other mobile devices. Here are some of our favorite EPUB readers: iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad: Stanza (free from the app store) Android Phones: Aldiko Blackberry: BePub […]
Need it Soon? Try Borrow Direct
Borrow Direct, our fast (4 business days!) interlibrary loan service between Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton, and Yale has a new interface: New Features: Books may be renewed once for a second 6-week loan period Borrow Direct books are listed in My Library Account for easy renewal (however, Borrow Direct books will now be […]