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Upcoming Changes to the Library Website Search

August 20, 2021

On Monday, August 23rd, the Library website search will get a new look! Keep your eyes peeled for improvements to search boxes throughout the Library website, including on our home page, on the Special Collections home page, and on our website’s navigation bar. The Library home page search will now feature three tabs to search:.

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Improved WorldCat Discovery Interface: coming July 12, 2021

June 16, 2021

On July 12, 2021 our catalog and discovery system, Library Search, powered by WorldCat Discovery, will be getting a new “modernized” look along with some new features. These updates include: Redesigned Results Search results will have a new layout and a bit more information (most notably the publisher information): Highlighted Search Terms The search terms.

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New: Reading Room Appointments available starting June 14, 2021

June 11, 2021

Current Claremont Colleges students, faculty, and staff can now schedule individual appointments to consult materials from Special Collections, the Asian Library, and Pomona College Archives in the Reading Room on Honnold 2. To make an appointment, visit our Reading Room appointment booking page. Appointments are available beginning on June 14, Mondays and Fridays, and can.

New: Individual Study Space Appointments available starting June 7, 2021

June 4, 2021

For the next phase in the Library’s reopening, current Claremont Colleges students, faculty, and staff can now make appointments for an individual study space in the Library’s Collaborative Commons (2nd floor of Honnold) starting June 7, 2021. To make an appointment, see our Study Space Appointments page. Appointments are available for up to four hours.

Winners of the Western Water Archives Student Poster Showcase

June 1, 2021

On May 10, 2021 The Claremont Colleges Library and Pomona College sponsored a poster presentation showcase for students currently enrolled at any college or university to share their scholarship created while using at least one item found in the Western Water Archives collections. Congratulations to the winners: First place was awarded to Jacob Greene, Pomona.

Open Access Agreement with Cambridge University Press for Claremont Authors to Publish Free of Charge

May 25, 2021

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian We are excited to announce that The Claremont Colleges Library, in collaboration with the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium, has entered into an open access (OA) “Read and Publish” agreement with Cambridge University Press. This agreement allows authorized Claremont Colleges users not only to read all of the journals in.

The Claremont Colleges Virtual Night Owls

Virtual Night Owls is Here!

May 7, 2021

The Claremont Colleges Library tradition of supporting students through finals week with fun events and resources is online again this semester. Bookmark our Virtual Night Owls Guide for de-stressing resources such as self-care tips, mindfulness and meditation tools, links to our leisure reading collections, and more. Virtual Nights Owls is also where you can play.

Preservation Week, April 25-May 1, 2021, www.ala.org/preservationweek

Preservation Week 2021: Preserving Community Archives April 25 – May 1, 2021

April 26, 2021

As spring cleaning is underway, many in our community will be left to contemplate how to preserve newly rediscovered treasures. From April 25 to May 1, hundreds will celebrate Preservation Week, a time when libraries across the country and around the world will raise awareness of the need for preservation of collections of all kinds.

Coming Soon – Scholarship@Claremont Search Option on Library Homepage

April 19, 2021

Beginning on April 23, 2021, Scholarship@Claremont will be available as a search option on the main search box on the Library’s homepage. By default this search box searches holdings of “Libraries Worldwide”; other search options include limiting to just The Claremont Colleges Library holdings, Special Collections, and the Library’s website. Scholarship@Claremont is the Library’s open-access.

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New Resource Guide: Pandemics & Epidemics

April 14, 2021

After over a year of teaching and learning remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the end is finally in sight! Want to explore emerging scholarship on Covid-19? Curious about how our current experience compares to the 1918 Influenza Epidemic? Take a look at our new and extensive resource guide on Pandemics & Epidemics. We initially.