Are you interested in the latest financial developments on Wall Street and around the world? Boatwright Library offers a number of resources which can help you be an informed investor. Our campus-wide subscription to the Wall Street Journal is available on either your desktop or mobile device. Set up your account on campus (or on VPN) and then enjoy access […]
Author: Andy Morton
Library Minute: Photogrammar
Last month, Photogrammar became the latest project to become part of the Digital Scholarship Lab’s American Panorama: An Atlas of American History. Directed by Lauren Tilton (Rhetoric and Communication Studies) and Taylor Arnold (Math and Computer Science), Photogrammar maps the 170,000 photos taken during the Great Depression and World War II by the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information. While the iconic […]
Library Minute: Introducing CloudLibrary
We all need options – especially in the time of COVID. While preparing to reopen Boatwright to our UR faculty, staff and students last fall, our focus was on ease of access, including the check out experience. We have always offered the standard check out option at the desk with a helpful staff member. We also continue to offer the options […]
Library Minute: Qwest.TV
You probably already know that the Library offers dozens of streaming video resources. One of our newest musical additions is Qwest.tv, a streaming service created by the musician and producer Quincy Jones. Qwest.tv offers hundreds of performances from jazz clubs and festivals, as well as documentaries about musicians and music scenes from all over the world. Archival video from record […]
Library Minute: New QR code functionality in OneSearch
The Library’s discovery system OneSearch has new functionality designed to help students, faculty and staff on the go. QR codes are now available throughout the system, in both the top navigation bar while doing searches, and in the detailed record view for individual items. All you need is a smartphone with a camera. These QR codes allow library users to quickly and […]