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Reference Shelf by 
Springer & Palgrave titles come with unlimited users and unlimited downloads.
Great for textbooks and parallel readings!
| Springer Nature Complete eBook Collection | Number of titles | ||
| HP | Biomedical and Life Science | 699 | $1,097.43 |
| SCI | Chemistry and Materials Science | 305 | $478.85 |
| SCI | Computer Science | 1,086 | $1,705.02 |
| SCI | Earth and Environmental Science | 398 | $624.86 |
| SCI | Energy | 135 | $211.95 |
| SCI | Engineering | 982 | $1,541.74 |
| SCI | Mathematics and Statistics | 525 | $824.25 |
| HP | Medicine | 803 | $1,260.71 |
| SCI | Physics and Astronomy | 433 | $679.81 |
| SCI | Professional and applied Computing | 240 | $376.80 |
| PSY | Behavioral Science and Psychology | 264 | $414.48 |
| BUS | Business and Management | 445 | $698.65 |
| BUS | Economics and Finance | 504 | $791.28 |
| ED | Education | 508 | $797.56 |
| HIS | Palgrave: History | 236 | $198.24 |
| CJ | Palgrave: Law and Criminology | 259 | $217.56 |
| ENG / COMM | Palgrave: Literature, Media and Culture | 504 | $423.36 |
| POL SCI | Palgrave: Political Science and International Studies | 440 | $369.60 |
| CHR | Palgrave: Religion and Philosophy | 321 | $269.64 |
| SOC | Palgrave: Social Sciences | 575 | $483.00 |
| Total | 9,662 | ||
| Springer - 7,327 titles for $11,503 at $1.57 per title | |||
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Palgrave - 2,335 titles for $2,780 at $1.19 per title |
The library supports 4 citation styles, each with its own support page.
But things have changed! Both the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Edition and the MLA Handbook, 8th ed. now say that urls for database content are now optional.
What do you think? If you want to express an opinion about the use of hyperlinks in the citation, or want to see your citation style support page updated, contact the liaison that supports your style. (HINT: Their name is on the guide page.)
Check your departmental budget allocations, spending, and balance.
Determine the status of all your book, eBook and media orders - date ordered, date received, list, cost, call number assigned, etc.
Contact your liaison to order new materials.
Contact Head of Acquisitions to inquire about unfilled orders.
FYI - By now your department should have spent 80% of your budget. This prevents the library from being overwhelmed with last minute orders by departments who do not want to waste their money. Don't wait! Buy now, before it is too late!
On February 7, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, known by many as the Met, announced that it is placing more than 375,000 images of public-domain works in the museum’s collection under a Creative Commons Zero dedication. The release, which covers images of the great majority of the museum’s holdings, is part of the Met’s Open Access initiative and will enable anyone, anywhere, to freely access, use, and remix photos of some of the world’s most well-known works of art....
Wikimedia Blog, Feb. 7; Now at the Met, Feb. 7; The Artstor Blog, Feb. 7