Agnes Scott College Library

You’ve heard of Sally Ride, right?  Ever heard of Jerrie Cobb or Wally Funk?  Probably not.
If you relish true tales of feisty women underdogs and lost episodes in American history, come listen to author Martha Ackmann talk about the brave women who were the “Mercury 13.”  Secretly tested in 1961 with hopes of being the [...]

Agnes Scott alumnae, community friends, students, staff and faculty:
Bring your lunch and join us for a book club-like discussion of The Mercury 13 by Martha Ackmann (before her talk on campus Nov. 5)!

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Noon – 1:00pm

McCain Library Terrace (or in McCain 211 if it’s raining)

Students – if you would like some individualized research guidance, and
Faculty – for a librarian to work with your class before an assignment, or for your own research needs:
Contact Casey Long, User Education Librarian, x6343.

If you’d like to read his books, we have two in our collection:
The audacity of hope
Dreams from my father
There also are  eight that pop up if you do a keyword search on his last name in the SOPHIA catalog.  Enjoy!

We’ve just subscribed to Oxford language dictionaries online, covering Chinese, French, Italian, German, Russian and Spanish:
http://0-www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com.sophia.agnesscott.edu/

McCain Library recently subscribed to the Alexander Street Press database American History in Video.  American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles to be included on completion. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze [...]

Canadian short-story author Alice Munro has emerged victorious from a clash of the world’s literary giants to win the £60,000 ($94,900 U.S.) Man Booker International prize. The 77-year-old writer was picked from a lineup of towering international talent that included V. S. Naipaul, Mario Vargas Llosa, Peter Carey, and Joyce Carol Oates. The prize is [...]

This week the library relocated 2 short term use computers to stand-up height carrels in the McCain Library lobby.  We moved the display case to the top of the spiral stairs, so now it’s handy to look up a book or DVD right as you enter the building’s main floor.  Enjoy!

Fri., May 1
8:00 am – 12:30 am**
**Circulation & research services end at 6 pm; building open for quiet study until 12:30 am.
Sat., May 2
9:00 am – 10:30 pm**
**Circulation & research services end at 6 pm; building open for quiet study until 10:30 pm.

The library now has access to three new databases via GALILEO.
Here is some additional information about these resources and their
availability through GALILEO:
ArchiveGrid
Availability: Currently, on site only.

ArchiveGrid provides Online access to nearly a million
descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of
libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide.
ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical
documents, personal [...]