Book Trivia on the Discovery Wall!

Information and Educational Technology Services

Can you guess what's the latest feature for the Discovery Wall? 

a) Lullabies at closing time to help the books sleep
b) Ghost Busters training to trap the Grey Lady, Eleanor Twitty, who is roaming around in the Stacks
c) Librarian shushing competitions
d) Book trivia

In order to further showcase the books and authors in our collection, the Discovery Wall will now feature book trivia. Have a favorite tidbit about a work…

Book Trivia on the Discovery Wall

New Database: Women's Social Movements, International - 1840 to present

Researcher Support Services

Auraria Library recently acquired Women & Social Movements, International – 1840 to present – a digital archive expected to get heavy use from researchers in gender studies, history, sociology, and other disciplines. You may want to familiarize yourself with the content and the search interface before the fall semester begins.

 

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New Database: Women's Social Movements, International - 1840 to present

June LGBT Video Resources

Researcher Support Services

LGBTQ Pride Month is annually celebrated in the United States each year during the month of June. The Auraria Library has a rich history and tradition of providing access to information resources with diverse content. Streaming video databases have greatly expanded our access to video by and about the LGBTQ community. We’re pleased to add these resources for the benefit of the Auraria campus community.

  • LGBT Studies videos on Academic Video Online (AVON): …

Still image from Bad Hair - Pelo Malo film

Expanded Access to JoVE

Researcher Support Services

Auraria Library recently acquired complete access to JoVE which is basically a peer-reviewed library of videos demonstrating how to do many kinds of scientific procedures from physics and biology to psychology, neuroscience and environmental sampling.  Check it out for your area of interest.

JoVE has two parts.  The Journal of Visualized Experiments has video articles describing very specific procedures used by the authors on actual research projects.…

New Database Trial: ACI Scholarly Blog Index

Researcher Support Services

The Library has a trial to the ACI Scholarly Blog Index which expires July 2, 2017. 

If you try it out, let us know what you think.

The ACI Scholarly Blog index connects users to searchable social media and blog postings created by experts in a variety of academic and research fields. Specialists curate the collection to ensure active content.…

ACI Scholarly Blog Index Available Now