Historical photographs from the Library of Congress
Loyola isn’t the only library putting photographs up on Flickr; the Library of Congress has uploaded over 3,000 photos categorized into two sets, “News in the 1910s” and “1930s-40s in Color.” The latter set will be of special interest to those studying domestic life during World War II; there are fascinating shots of everything from […]
SimplyMap Trial: Marketing and Census mapping
SimplyMap is a Web-based mapping application that enables you to quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using in-depth business and marketing datasets relating to consumer habits, income and expenses, as well as with detailed 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census data. To understand a few concepts related to creating maps in SimplyMap, as well as […]
Trial for Naxos Music Library
We are running a trial of Naxos Music Library until the end of March. Naxos Music Library is the largest collection of stream-able classical music online. It allows you to search for music by genres including Classical, Contemporary Jazz, World/Folk, Adult Contemporary, Chinese Music, and Pop and Rock. Whilst listening, you can read notes on […]
Lewis Library Renovation Update
The construction on the tenth and eleventh floors will be finished on Friday, February 15. Once this is completed feel free to study on both floors. There will be ample seating available and the floors should return to being quiet. All the book collections have now been moved down to the eighth and ninth floors. […]
Music Library trials available from Alexander St. Press
Classical Scores Library The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online Contemporary World Music Classical Music Reference Library Classical Music Library American Song African American Music Reference African American Song Smithsonian Global Sounds for Libraries These trials will be available until April 6th.
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures is now available on the libraries website under Databases by Title. It will be valuable for faculty and students involved in study and research regarding the Islamic world. “The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, trans- historical and global project. It brings together upwards […]