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November 2005

Reference Librarians, Teri Weil and Anne Driscoll traveled to Philadelphia to attend and present at the PALINET Annual Conference.  The poster session outlined the evolution of the information literacy program provided by the Frederick Douglass Library.

August 2005

Frederick Douglass Library launched ILLiad, a web-based interlibrary loan system. All requests for interlibrary loan are now submitted through ILLiad. Features include: 1) one time registration; 2) borrower information automatically supplied for all subsequent requests; 3) view and track ILL requests in a web environment; 4) Access and edit your account 24 hours a day; 5) view checked out items and request renewals online; and 6) view current and past ILL requests including the complete bibliographic citation.

May 2005

The library has added the databases Science Direct.  Science Direct provides access to over 2,000 journals including the full text of over five hundred journals . Articles are generally available from 1995 forward. Coverage is strongest for biology, chemistry, geology, marine science, mathematics, medicine and physics, but numerous other disciplines are represented, including business, child development, coastal resource management, computer science, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science, and tourism.

February 2004

The library has added the electronic journal collection BioOne.  BioOne is a full-text Internet-based collection of electronic journals in the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.  It is available on campus through the database link and off-campus via Research Port.

December 2004

The library welcomes its newest librarian, Mrs. Cynthia Nyirenda who has joined us as Inter-Library Loan Librarian.

Congratulations to Mrs. Karen Cannon (neé Carr) on her wedding to Mr. Troy Cannon.

February, 2003

The Library has laptop computers for student use within the Library.  See the Circulation Desk and the Laptop Policy.

Reserves are being loaded into the online catalog!

See Douglass Notes, the Library Newsletter, for more happenings at the Library.

Rena Finney, administrative assistant to the Dean, has her own web page, celebrating her new book.

January, 2003
New online catalog!
Safari Tech Books Online - online computer tech books!

October, 2002

Congratulations to Mrs. Golinda Johnson (neé Snead) on her wedding to Mr. Rufus Johnson!
Reserves listings by instructor and course.
Berkeley Electronic Press Journals added to Online Journals Page.
Library Guides, Tutorials, and Publications page added.

September, 2002

Welcome to Ms. Anne Driscoll, Reference Librarian, Ms. Joan Harmon, Library Technician in the Serials department and Ms. Quetta Ward, Library Assistant in the Special Collections department!

Information Literacy Tutorial

Linking to online full text (presentation)

New Interlibrary Loan form

Last updated 08/20/2007