The Library continues to provide access to an enormous range of print and electronic resources. New and notable resources include:<\/p>\n
It is a pleasure to acknowledge a second gift of children\u2019s picture books from the collector Judy Toll. The Judith Toll Picture Book Collection now contains 512 books and is an outstanding resource for the study of visual art and literature for children as well as fairy tales. Prof. Liz Muther\u2019s classes in these areas of study have made extensive use of the first installment. The books are easily found in the PZ\u2019s on the fifth floor of the Hubbard stacks.<\/p>\n
Nature<\/em> 1950 to present<\/a>: \u00a0The Library purchased the archive of the journal Nature<\/em> back to 1950, a rich resource for scientists, historians, sociologists, and researchers of all stripes. Read, for instance, about \u201cThe British North Greenland Expedition, 1952\u201354: Scientific Results<\/a>\u201d in the April 12, 1958 issue.<\/p>\n JAMA<\/em> 1894 to present<\/a>: \u00a0Another addition to the library\u2019s growing e-journal collections, the archive of the Journal of the American Medical Association,<\/em> provides a historical overview of major health, policy, and sociological issues. More than a century of astonishing change can be traced in JAMA<\/em>\u2019s pages, from the diagnosis of perceived women\u2019s \u201cdisorders\u201d to health insurance to the evolution of antibiotics.<\/p>\n U.S. Congressional Hearings Digital Collection<\/a>: \u00a0It is now possible to search the full text of published U.S. congressional hearings, 1824-2003, recently purchased by the Library and integrated into the larger Proquest Congressional<\/em> database. Incredibly rich for just about any kind of public-policy research, the hearings document testimony from an extensive cast of characters summoned to Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n Chinese Newspapers Collection<\/a>: \u00a0No Chinese language skills necessary! The Library’s subscription to this database includes twelve English-language newspapers published in China, during the years 1832-1953. Includes the North China Herald, China Weekly Review<\/em>, and the Chinese Recorder<\/em>.<\/p>\n Bowdoin\u2019s Library, along with 15 other college and university libraries, is collaborating with the University presses of Princeton, Harvard, and Columbia on an e-book access pilot. The pilot, which will run through 2016, provides access to most of the e-book content published by all three presses through an innovative pricing model. The goal of the project is to enable publishers to broaden approaches to content licensing for academic libraries. All of the e-books are available in CBBCat<\/a> and OneSearch<\/a>.<\/p>\nPiloting New Modes of Access for E-Resources<\/h3>\n