New Database

We were able to use some endowment funds to subscribe to the Leuven Database of Ancient Books, which collects information on all literary texts in all ancient languages. Cuneiform is not yet covered, nor are the Egyptian Books of the Dead. Please consider adding this database to your libguide where appropriate.

Publishing News

From The Guardian:‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point“Tens of thousands of bogus research papers are being published in journals in an international scandal that is worsening every year, scientists have warned. Medical research is being compromised, drug development hindered and promising academic […]

Database Name Changes

From Adam Matthew: “AM has updated the titles of two published resources. American Indian Histories and Cultures is now Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America and American Indian Newspapers is now Indigenous Newspapers in North America. The change is a result of an ongoing review examining diversity and representation in relation to our resources. AM is […]