Trial Databases Extended

The libraries are participating in an extended trial of the full-text archive of The Nation, 1865-to one month ago; The National Review, 1955 to the present, and The New Republic, 1865 to the present.

You can link to these journals directly or search them through Academic Search Premier. Please let us know what you think in person or send an email to query@grinnell.edu.

The Nation Archive

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=
ehost&defaultdb=nih

The National Review Archive

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=
ehost&defaultdb=nch

The New Republic Archive

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=
ehost&defaultdb=fjh

95% Incandescent-free

Working with Facilities Maintenance and a great crew of volunteers from Free the Planet [http://www.grinnell.edu/student/groups/ftp/], we have replaced almost every incandescent bulb in Burling Library with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs). Fluorescent lamps are much more energy-efficient than the older incandescent bulbs and last longer, too. The Libraries already have a strong recycling program (all the packaging from the new lamps has been recycled or reused, of course), and we’re pleased to add the CFL replacements to our list of environmental initiatives. Thanks for your help, FTP!

Exhibits at Burling Library

The Grinnell College Libraries invite you to browse a number of exhibits currently on display on the first floor and basement level of Burling Library: Portugal in the Context of History, Culture, and Art complements of the Faulconer Gallery exhibit Where are You From? Contemporary Art from Portugal. It features a selection of books that highlight different aspects of Portuguese culture, including its language, politics, art, architecture, and image in popular culture.

The Research Continuum represents the evolution in scholarly thought as represented in books published over half a century in the areas of the presidency and human rights.

Look for exhibits going up right now on visiting authors Ana Castillo (Thursday, April 10: Rosenfield Center, Room 101, 8:00 p.m) and Manning Marable (Thursday, March 13: Rosenfield Center, Room 101, 11:00 a.m.)