Category: databases
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5 Library Services You Need To Use
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The Library might not be the first place you want to go when you get to college, but it is definitely one of the most useful! Here are 5 library services you will not be sorry you took advantage of: 5. Textbooks Why spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks when the library has most Columbia College…
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Need a diversion you can still call an academic pursuit? — Underground Comix and Graphic Novels
Need a little relief from the end-of-semester crush? Take a peek at the Underground & Independent Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels database A treasure trove of alternative comics from the 1960s to today. More than 100,000 pages including:75,000 pages of primary materials (the comics themselves).25,000 pages of interviews, commentary, theory, and criticism—from The Comics Journal…
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New Electronic Resources in the Library
The Library has recently added some exciting new resources to its electronic collection. Here are some of the new tools you can use in your online information gathering: SimplyMap is an award-winning, web-based mapping application that changes the way you use and interact with complex data. SimplyMap enables non-technical and advanced users to quickly create…
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Technology help when you need it
Having trouble editing that video you just shot? Want to know how to retouch photos like the pros? Want to redesign your website so it’s mobile-friendly? We can help! There are two great resources available to assist you with your technology questions, both of which can be accessed with your OASIS login. Lynda.comThis College resource…
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New Comics & Graphic Novels Database!
Underground and Independent Comics – a new resource from the Library. Underground and Independent Comics includes more than 100,000 pages of materials, 75,000 pages of primary materials (the comics themselves), and more than 25,000 pages of materials about comics—interviews, commentary, theory, and criticism—from The Comics Journal and other secondary sources. Browse and search by character,…
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Berg Fashion Library Database – New!
The Library has added Berg Fashion Library to our list of databases available to Columbia College Chicago students. You can scroll through the slideshow of designers… …explore fashion and textile by Place… …or by Time… …and Search the image collection … …and Browse by topic… … all through the Berg Fashion Library!
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Trouble with PDFs?
Do you have Adobe Reader on your Mac? If you’re using Safari or Firefox on a Mac, you may have trouble downloading PDFs articles from library databases. The solution is simple – just download Adobe Reader:• It’s free• It just takes a few minutes,• and you just have to do it once Click the Download…
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Library Search – It’s in the box!
Finding books and articles at the Library just got easier! There’s a new way to search for them on the Library website. What is it? How do you get to it? Piece of cake…it’s in the box! The one that says “Books & Articles”. You can now search for both at once – simply enter…
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Music Online’s Jazz Music Library adds MORE content
Jazz Music Library recently released more than 2,000 albums (over 30,000 tracks!) of great jazz recordings from Verve, Impulse! Records, GRP, A&M Records, Blue Thumb Records, Geffen, Decca, Universal Classics & Jazz, Marsalis Music, and more. Notable artists/ensembles included in this release: Alice Coltrane Anita O’Day Billie Holiday Bing Crosby Branford Marsalis Cassandra Wilson Diana…
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Music Online – Listening & Reference Database
The library added a great new music database this year. Promoted as “the most comprehensive database in streaming audio, video, reference, and scores on the web,” Music Online Database is the best resource for students interested in researching or listening to music. Included in Music Online are the following resources – all searchable individually or…