Interlibrary Loan over the Winter Break

Plan Ahead for Winter Break

Some faculty and graduate students look forward to the Winter Break as an opportunity to take some precious time to concentrate on their own research. If you are planning on working during this period and need to use interlibrary loan (ILL) services, or may want to check books out from Olin Library, there are a couple of things you need to be aware of. There will be no access to the general collection on the 3rd and 4th floors and no Olin Library ILL staff working from noon on Friday 12/19/14 until 7:45 a.m. on Monday 1/5/15. This means no books can be checked out and no mediated ILL requests will be placed, no items returned, and no returnable items (like books) processed during this period. Also, while some larger libraries continue ILL service during the winter break, many do not. So that even if you place an unmediated request for an article, for instance, it may not be processed at the lending library. Plan on taking some time during the Thanksgiving break to check out books and place those ILL requests for materials you plan on needing during the winter break. This should give plenty of time for us to receive them in time for you to take them with you over the winter break. If any should have a due date when we are closed, don’t worry – just return them on 1/5 and we will take the flak, pay any fines, etc.

Cafe Entrance Now Open

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The Olin Library has opened the patio in the back of the building, near the cafe section of the main lobby. The patio features new furniture, and an entrance to the building that leads to the Bookmark Cafe. Library patrons can now enter and leave through this entrance door during normal business hours and enjoy coffee and a book outside on the patio.

We hope you enjoy using this newly re-purposed space.

New Library Resources

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We are pleased to announce that our Rollins community has access to two fascinating new digital resources.

Adam Matthew Digital Collections, which provide permanent access to rare primary source materials in the following areas:

China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 covers the period of monumental social and political upheaval that ultimately recreated China into a modern power. Sourced from an array of world class archives this digital collection answers the need for clear, intelligible and informative English-language sources relating to China and the West.

Confidential Print Latin America, 1833-1969 is sourced exclusively from The National Archives, UK and comprises the complete run of Confidential Print for Central and South America and the French- and Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Issued by the British Government this series represents a fundamental building block for political, social and economic research.

Everyday Life and Women in America, c1800-1920 is sourced from the Sally Bingham Centre for Women’s History, Duke University and The New York Public Library. This resource is unparalleled for the study of American social, cultural and popular culture during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kanopy Streaming Video, which provides access to thousands of educational and feature films, all available for online streaming.  View all available collections here.

Collection highlights include:

  • Criterion Collection – Jules and Jim, Safety Last, The 400 Blow
  • Green Planet Films Collection – Thin Ice, Trashed, The Ethics of Fracking
  • Symptom Media Collection – DSM Guided Military Series, Mental Disorder/Illness Symptoms
  • First Run Features Collection – God Loves Uganda, Peter Brook the Tightrope, 56 Up

Both resources are easily accessible from both on or off-campus and can be found in our list of databases.  We at Olin Library hope you enjoy.  Happy researching!