Pardon Our Progress
The Ethel K. Smith Library is preparing for another delivery of furniture, designed by J. Robert Bazemore, donated by Davis Furniture. This delivery requires that the Reference materials be removed from Reference Reading Room. During this period of facility transitions, access to Reference materials continues. Simply inquire at the Reference Desk for retrieval of items. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask a Librarian for assistance.
ScienceDirect Upgrade
Elsevier has announced that the next release for ScienceDirect is scheduled for Saturday, December 1st between 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., and will focus mainly on infrastructure improvements. Read the rest of this entry »
Tip of the Week
Looking for criticism on a specific author? Try searching the author’s name as the Subject (last name, first) in the Library’s Online Catalog. This will lead you to critical essays, biographies and other information about the author.
Questions? Ask us!
Tags: Authors, Online Catalog, Subject Search
Recent Acquisitions
Books |
PS3561.R46 A628 2012 |
PS3553.R46 Z49 1999 |
PS3553.R46 M84 1995 |
HC59.7 .S4465 2012 |
Videos and DVD’s
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 Beloved directed by Jonathan Demme; screenplay by Akosua Busia, et al.; produced by Edward Saxon, et al.; Touchstone Pictures; a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production.PN1997 .B44 1999 |
| The Big Lebowski Polygram Filmed Entertainment presents a Working Title production; produced by Ethan Coen; written by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen; directed by Joel Coen. PN1997 .B534 2005 |
| A Face in the Crowd Warner Bros. Pictures presents; an Elia Kazan production; Newtown Productions; story and screenplay by Budd Schulberg; directed by Elia Kazan. PN1997 .F32 2005 |
| The Heart is a Lonely Hunter Warner Bros.-Seven Arts; screenplay by Thomas C. Ryan; produced by Thomas C. Ryan and Marc Merson; directed by Robert Ellis Miller. PS3525.A1172 H4 2008 |
| Inherit the Wind Lomitas Productions, Inc.; Stanley Kramer presents; screenplay by Nathan E. Douglas and Harold Jacob Smith; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer. PN1997 .I53 2002 |
| Jane Eyre Omnibus/Sagittarius present; screenplay by Jack Pulman; produced by Frederick Brogger, Hugh Atwooll and James Franciscus; directed by Delbert Mann. PR4167 .J3 2010 |
| Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontèe; producer Barry Letts; dramatised by Alexander Baron; directed by Julian Amyes PR4167 .J3 2005 |
| Julia Twentieth Century Fox presents a Richard Roth presentation of a Fred Zinnemann film; produced by Richard Roth; screenplay by Alvin Sargent; directed by Fred Zinnemann PN1997 .J84 2005 |
| Men are Human, Women are Buffalo a film by Joanne Hershfield HV6250.4.W65 M46 2008 |
PN1997 .M54 2005 |
| Minority Report Dreamworks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present a Cruise/Wagner Blue Tulip Ronald Shusett/Greg Goldman production, a Steven Spielberg film; produced by Gerald R. Molen et al.; screenplay by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen; directed by Steven Spielberg PN1995.9.S26 M56 2002 |
EBSCO Mantenance
EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance from 11:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30th to 3:00 a.m. Saturday, December 1st on its e-journal full-text access servers. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Database Maintenance, EBSCO
Recent Acquisitions
Books |
PJ7737 .A72 2006 |
PJ7737 .A7325 2008 |
PJ7737 .A733 2007 |
GV706.32 .M37 2010 |
LA217.2 .R38 2010 |
HC110.H53 F56 2009 |
PJ7737 .S353 1999 |
PS3569.I47292 S6 1998 |
M1503.F56 S9 1997 |
HM876 .M37 2012 |
DVD’s and Videos
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| Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg; written by Tracy Keenan Wynn; directed by John Korty PN1997 .A87 2004 |
| Equus screenplay, Peter Shaffer; produced by Lester Persky and Elliott Kastner; directed by Sidney Lumet PR6037.H23 E6 2003 |
| Mr. and Mrs. Bridge Miramax presents; a MerchantIvory/Robert Halmi film; screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; produced by Ismail Merchant; directed by James Ivory PN1997 .M7 2003 |
| Richard Wright’s Almos’ a Man a production of Learning in Focus; produced by Dan McCann; teleplay by Leslie Lee; directed by Stan Lathan PS3545.R815 A65 2004 |
| Tom Jones screenplay by John Osborne; produced and directed by Tony Richardson PR3454 .T64 2001 |
Happy Thanksgiving
Tags: Holiday Tree, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Hours
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving. The staff of the Ethel K. Smith Library will be giving thanks this holiday season, and so the Library will remain closed for most of the break. However, the Library will be open on Sunday evening. The full holiday schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, November 20th: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 21st-Saturday, November 24th: Closed
- Sunday, November 25th: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Tags: Library Hours, Thanksgiving
Tip of the Week
When you find a good resource or a relevant article, take a close look at the author’s Works Cited page to get ideas for additional sources.
This research technique is called Citation Chaining–and it can be incredibly helpful.
Questions? Ask us!
Tags: Citation Chaining
