Hawthorne-Longfellow and Hubbard are undergoing some improvements this summer, including an improved circulation desk and some shifting of collections, and there will occasionally be noise and commotion as that work happens.
If you’re looking for quiet space during our construction work, consider the third floor of H-L or, after June 21, Hatch Science Library (which has air conditioning!).
We have a new trial database that provides a comprehensive guide to Congress, including members and voting data. Our trial is active until January 12, 2024. Test it out at this direct link or through our Databases list, under “C.”
Please let us know how you like this database and if it’s something you think we should subscribe to!
Your work may be independent, but you don’t need to work alone. Come together Friday mornings from 9-12 in the Research Lab in H-L. You bring your work and we’ll provide snacks, beverages, and camaraderie. Librarians and BCLT staff are ready to help if needed. Starts Friday, October 13 and goes until December 15. Please contact Beth Hoppe with any questions.
In honor of Constitution Day, September 17, 2023, the anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, explore constitutional questions related to abortion rights from a variety of perspectives.
Download a copy of The Constitution of the United States with Index and The Declaration of Independence or pick up a free pocket Constitution at the display at the Circulation Desk in HL Library.
O’Pine Volume 2, Issue 1 – Fall 2023 – view on web or download PDF
As of the fall semester, Research Librarians are moving their research support operations from the Research Desk to the adjacent Research Lab. We are excited about the greater potential for interactive research support for faculty and students provided by the space! In the Research Lab, Research Librarians will continue to provide expert in-person or remote research assistance.
We do welcome you to stop by, and what better opportunity than providing answers to your questions about Compass, our new Integrated Library Catalog? Research Librarians are ready and available to help with your questions about Compass or anything else as you prepare for the start of the fall semester! Please join us at the Research Lab 11am-4pm Monday-Friday. If those times aren’t convenient, your Library liaison is always ready and willing to help!
Please contact Erin Valentino with any questions!
The HistoryMakers Digital Archive is the largest African American oral video history archive in the world, and is committed to preserving, developing, and providing access to an internationally recognized archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories. The HistoryMakers provides access to 150,000 stories from oral history interviews with over 2,700 historically significant African Americans from across the United States with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Their collective memories stretch as far back as the 1890s. However, these interviews do not focus on any particular event; they span the interviewee’s life and their family’s collective oral histories.
Find this and other exciting resources on the Bowdoin College Library’s Databases page.
The Compass integrated catalog is a central component of the new library management system Bowdoin, Colby, and Bates have adopted and replaces both CBBcat and OneSearch.
Features include:
Staff are available to provide support in person and virtually. Contact your Research Librarian or send us an email if you have a question or would like to schedule a demo of the new interface.
Staff have been working throughout the summer and fall semester to fine-tune the catalog’s search functionality; complete the integration of external tools, including links to e-resources; and perform necessary data cleanup projects related to the migration. The direct link to MaineCat search and requesting is expected to be live in Compass in November. Please use Interlibrary Loan during this transition period.
The library appreciates your understanding and flexibility. If you have questions, please contact Karen Jung.