Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Naomi if you’d like any of them for your department. These include the complete 2005 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica and books on sales, Microsoft Office, and graphic design.
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Free books and videos
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
Just a reminder that the Library provides access to The Chronicle of Higher Education. This includes all of the premium content available exclusively to online subscribers, including:
- articles from every issue since 1989
- data and analysis on the latest higher education trends, statistics, and salaries
- special issues such as Diversity in Academe and the Almanac of Higher Education
- Chronicle Focus collections of news, commentary, and advice
By creating a free personal account, you can subscribe to a number of newsletters. Check out The Chronicle today!
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Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a celebration of African American contributions to American history, culture, and society.
Learn about black history with books, ebooks, and videos from our collection and check out these sites for more information:- History.com – Black History Month
- Infoplease – Black History
- ipl2 – The Link: Black History Month
- Library of Congress – African American History Month
- Minnesota Historical Society – African Americans in Minnesota
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Films On Demand update
Films On Demand added 1,595 new videos in January, including HBO’s award-winning series, Chernobyl. Take a look!
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AccessScience update
AccessScience added lots of new content in December. New briefings include:- Climate change predicted to increase areas affected by stalled weather patterns
- Coldest chemical reaction reveals the moment new molecules form
- New state of matter found in Cooper pair metals
- New tuberculosis vaccine under clinical investigation
- Origin of “tiger stripes” on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
- U.S. regulatory agency issues new safety concerns about CBD products
New articles include:
- CP symmetry and its violation
- Desertification
- Heat exchanger
- Magnet
- Magnetism
- Radiation
- Tay-Sachs disease
- Trans fatty acid
- X-ray fluorescence analysis
New videos and animations include:
- A Better Hearing Aid Using Artificial Intelligence
- Elizabeth Hillman’s 3D Microscope
- Learning and the Teenage Brain
- The Brain Science of Figure Skating
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Opposing Viewpoints update
Opposing Viewpoints is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and social issues, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:- For-Profit Prisons
- Native Hawaiian Sovereignty
- Compensation for College Athletes
- Electoral College
- Fracking
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Films On Demand update
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New titles
Take a look at the new books and videos we added to our collection in November and December. You can find these and everything else in our collection through our catalog, OneSearch. Here are just a few of the new titles. Check them out!
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AccessScience update
AccessScience added lots of new content in November. New briefings include:- A black hole with the lowest mass on record
- Discovery of ancient Australopithecus anamensis skull
- Lead-isotope analysis for determining sources of fly ash in the environment
- Measles can cause loss of immune-system memory
New and updated articles include:
New videos and animations include:
- Innovative Ways to Fight Climate Change
- The Brain Science of Making Decisions
- The Brain Science of Taste
- The Science Behind the Chernobyl Accident of 1986
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Films On Demand update
