Periodically the library makes information resources available for a trial period in order to assess the resource with students and faculty.
The Loeb Classical Library was founded in 1911 by James Loeb making the work of classical authors accessible in high-quality editions to as many readers as possible. Read Greek and Latin texts alongside English translations. The digital Loeb Classical Library now extends its founding mission with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature.
Key features include:
Inclusion of every Loeb volume in print
Regular uploading of new and revised volumes
Single- and dual-language reading modes
Bookmarking and Annotation features
Tools for sharing Bookmarks and Annotations
Greek keyboard
User account and My Loeb content saved in perpetuity
Service allowing off-campus access to library resource has been restored.Users who have been recently issued a barcode will be added as authenticated users manually. Newer users connecting to library resources from off-campus may have a one or two day delay in getting access.
The library regrets the inconvenience this is causing our users.
On March 19, 2015, I attended Open Humanities and Digital Scholarship: Access, Innovation, and Support at Northeastern University. Keynote speaker Martin Eve spoke about open access (OA), the dysfunctional economics of scholarly communication, humanities scholarship, and the Open Library of the Humanities (OLH). Continue reading Open Humanities!→
At the beginning of every academic semester I think a lot of us receive emails advertising educational subscriptions to the NY Times; the Wall Street Journal, and other newspapers. For many courses it is imperative to keep up on the daily events in the news, and it is often recommended that students subscribe to these newspapers for the semester. The NY TIMES now offers a digital subscription rate of $1.88 -$4.38 per week depending upon the device one uses to view it.
Two of the best deals for up to date news content are available to UMASS BOSTON affiliates and there is no need to pay the higher price of the educational subscription. Continue reading News Sources through UMass Boston→