Off-Campus Database Access

We are currently experiencing difficulties with our off-campus access to the library databases. If you are working from an off-campus location (home/ non- UWGB office) please use the following subject pages to search for articles:

http://www.uwgb.edu/library/databases/index.html

Select an appropriate subject then click on the name of a database on the "Recommended Databases" list. Please do not use the search box on the top of the page.

Contact the reference staff with any questions:

http://www.uwgb.edu/library/research/assistance.html

Free Classical Music

New! Free weekly music downloads from Alexander Street Press!

Each week a work from the Classical Music Library will be selected and offered for free in either MP3 or WMA format. Download the tracks to your personal computer and transfer to the listening device of your choosing.

Just visit the following link and start listening:
http://musicdownloads.alexanderstreet.com/promo/

This week feature is Mozart's Don Giovanni in its entirety.

Enjoy!

FindIt/ Metalib Down

The FindIt citation finder service and Metalib will be down today, Wednesday July 18th, from about noon until 1pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please contact the reference staff for research assistance.

New to the dictionary

The upcoming 11 th edition of Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary will legitimize words we've undoubtedly been using for years. Words like ginormous and Bollywood, are only two of many added to the classic Standard American English resource this year. To find out more visit:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords07.htm

New words across the pond? Get off your bahookie and check out this page from the folks at the Oxford English Dictionary:

http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/newwords/?view=uk