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Improvement to Library Search: Ungrouping Related Editions

October 6, 2019

Library Search is built on OCLC’s WorldCat system, which is a massive database of library holdings (over 425 million items) from around the world. To address the huge number of items that can show up for a given search, a feature was implemented last year that groups all related editions and formats (print and electronic).

The Claremont Discourse Lecture: Music & Political Activism, October 16th, 4:15 p.m.

October 1, 2019

The Claremont Colleges Library Discourse Lecture Series presents our October panels: Constitution Day Panel: Tuesday, October 8th, 4:15 p.m., Founders Room The Claremont Discourse Constitution Day panel responds to our current political climate and offers opportunities to explore the creation, impact and engagement with the U.S. Constitution. This year’s panel shines a light on the.

Library Cancellation: RefWorks Citation Manager

September 4, 2019

The Claremont Colleges Library has cancelled our subscription to the RefWorks citation manager due to increasing subscription costs and a decreasing number of users. We will have access to RefWorks until September 30, 2019, ensuring that all of our RefWorks users have time to choose and migrate to another citation manager. The cancellation is effective.

Browse E-Journals Online with Browzine

August 27, 2019

With the move to publishing scholarly journals online, much has been gained. But one thing has been made more difficult with the transition from print to online: the ability to physically browse journals organized by subject, on library shelves. This allowed for easy browsing and opportunities to serendipitously explore and discover journal content. This is.

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Open Education: Call for Faculty Fellowship Program, 2019-2020

August 25, 2019

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian This yearlong program will create a learning community of faculty, librarians, and instructional technologists from across the colleges engaged in fostering inclusive, equitable, and collaborative learning environments. This fellowship is designed to support faculty in exploring and incorporating open education concepts and practices (open pedagogy, open access, and open educational.

Section of drone imagery with GPS mapping of woodrat burrows from the Bernard Field Station project.

Library staff use GIS to explore a unique habitat at the Bernard Field Station

August 1, 2019

The use of geographic information systems (GIS) tools to visualize and explore our physical environment has exploded in popularity in recent years in industry, government, and academic settings. GIS supports scholarly work in the environmental sciences, such as the Pitzer field station project in Costa Rica, this and compelling story map from UCLA scholars on.

Announcing our new Library Dean: Janet Bishop

July 15, 2019

We are excited to announce that Janet Bishop will become the next A. J. McFadden Dean of The Claremont Colleges Library. Janet joins us from the University of Minnesota Libraries, where she serves as the Associate University Librarian for Content and Collections. Reporting to the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at Minnesota, Janet provides.

Detail of a statue of three angels holding a music book open and singing.

Applications open for the Roland Jackson Memorial Music Research Fellowship

June 10, 2019

Are you a music scholar, student, or performer interested in diving deeper into music research? Consider pursuing your project with financial support here at The Claremont Colleges Library. The Roland Jackson Memorial Music Research Fellowship is an opportunity to spend time pursuing on-site research with music resources found in Special Collections. We are particularly interested.

10 students lined up to celebrate their achievements as winners of the 2019 Library Undergraduate Research Awards.

Celebrating the winners of the Library Undergraduate Research Award 2019

May 21, 2019

The Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA) recognizes students who demonstrate exemplary research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources. Students submit a reflective essay on their research process which is then reviewed, alongside their finished or in-progress research project, by librarians and faculty. The 6th Annual LURA Ceremony.

Green circle with an open lock and text that reads "Open Access"

Article Processing Charges and Green OA: Do I Have to Pay to Have My Work Openly Accessible?

May 10, 2019

Scholarly Publishing Impact News is a regular news initiative spearheaded by the library’s Scholarly Communications Librarian, Jennifer Beamer. Its purpose is to inform and educate on topics related to the scholarly publishing environment. This post was created by Jennifer Beamer. If you have questions about this information, please contact scholarship@claremont.edu. Do I have to pay.