Milne Library News

Monday, March 08, 2010

Big Batch of Ebooks Now Available


In January, Milne added more than 16,000 recently published titles to its book collection through a subscription to Springer eBooks. This collection of electronic books covers a wide variety of subject areas, including physics & astronomy, humanities, computer science, behavioral sciences, business & economics, engineering, chemistry & material science, biomedical and life sciences, and lots more. The collection will grow by more than 3,000 brand-new books each year.

Users can discover Springer eBooks held by Milne the same way they find other books -- through a keyword, title, author or subject search in the Beta Catalog, WorldCat Local, or GLOCAT. In GLOCAT, users can zero in on these titles by searching “springer” as a document type.

Ebooks are a cost- and space-saving alternative to physical books, and they are more accessible to users. They allow users access to new materials that Milne simply could neither afford to purchase in print nor accommodate in the existing shelf space. And ebooks are available at all times, not just when the Library is open.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The travels and adventures of our CD collection

Things never stay in the same place for long here at Milne, and our CD collection is no exception.

Over the summer we rearranged a lot of offices, classrooms, and technology here in the library. As a result, the CD collection has been moved to the third floor (the upper floor) at the top of the main stair case.

In addition to the new location, we are interested in expanding the collection. What types of music do you like to borrow from the library? Leave some suggestions in the comments below to help us expand the collection.

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