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!
News Sources through UMass Boston
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
Library Hours
The Library and the campus will be closed Monday, March 30, 2015.
Library Instruction: Research tip#1
Research papers can be a challenge. First a student needs to dissect the assignment and find out what is being asked of them. Then they have to think up a topic and see what information is out there.
After choosing a topic, one of the trickiest parts of a research paper assignment is trying to describe what information is needed – what are the subjects involved? Continue reading Library Instruction: Research tip#1
Wondering how you can access campus resources when off-campus?
The Healey Library has thousands of e-resources available virtually 24/7 whenever you need them. There are e-journals, e-books, and streaming videos on a wide variety of subjects that are easy to view or download. Continue reading Wondering how you can access campus resources when off-campus?