Library Database of the Week - New York Times Historical Newspapers

Full text digital access to the New York Times is available from your desktop. Years covered include 1851 – 2002 and additional years are added as they are digitized. Some 3.5 million pages are included with illustrations and graphics. Current access to the NYT is available via LexisNexis.

Boatwright Library Hours for Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 22: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Wednesday, November 23: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday, November 26: Closed
Sunday, November 27: 2:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

Please note that 24/7 service will end at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, and resume Sunday night, November 27, at 1 a.m.

NoodleBib and NoodleGum Demo -- Tuesday, November 15

Stop by the lobby area in Boatwright on Tuesday, November 15 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and find out how NoodleBib Citation Builder can help you create bibliographies that comply with the rules of the current MLA Handbook and APA Publication Manual. Receive a free package of NoodleGum and instructions on how to connect to NoodleBib.

Library Database of the Week -- LexisNexis

Do you need the back issue of a newspaper article or the transcript of a radio or television program? Use the library’s access to Lexis-Nexis, providing online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newletters, and news sources from around the world from the 1970s to the present. Connect to LexisNexis under “Online Databases” or "Quick Links" on the library’s web site.

Can You Trust Wikipedia?

In this October 24, 2005 article from the British newspaper, The Guardian, subject experts were asked for opinions about sections of the popular online, open access encyclopedia Wikipedia, in the wake of "the founder of the online encyclopedia ... admitt[ing] some of its entries are 'a horrific embarrassment.'" Includes ratings and comments on specific entries.

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