Library Services Updates
We are delighted to announce that overnight access to the 24/7 Stetson Reading Room will begin again when the Library closes on Friday April 12th. The overhead gate that secures Sawyer Library has been temporarily replaced while the College explores long term solutions. [This post was updated on 4/11/24.]
Access to most journal content through Elsevier and Sage has changed. While we still have access to many journal titles through subscription, content will also be accessible through other means, including through a service called Article Galaxy Scholar (AGS). Here’s how AGS works: Important! To keep costs low, be sure to save your downloads and … Continue reading “Accessing Sage and Elsevier content in 2024”
News and Exhibits
Marquis de Lafayette in Berkshire County
On June 13, 1825, the last surviving Major General of the Revolutionary Continental Army, the Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette, processed through Pittsfield, Massachusetts to great fanfare. He was almost a year into a memorial tour of the United States that served to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. In the family papers…
Now on display in Schow: To Bee Or Not to Bee: Stories old about pollen, pollinators, and the pollinated
June is pollinator awareness month, the perfect time to appreciate the amazing process of pollination! We all breathe pollen-laden air, eat food that wouldn’t be possible without pollination, and appreciate flowers that evolved with the express purpose of attracting pollinators. Come by the Schow Science Library to browse books answering questions such as: What do…
Recent Publications on Display
The publications from the end-of-year Dean of Faculty and Library reception are now on display in the Sawyer and Schow libraries. Sciences publications are in Schow, Humanities and Social Sciences are in Sawyer. Print copies of the bibliography of publications are available on site and online through the library catalog. The displays will be on…