EBSCO, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, is proud to offer European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750, a free authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples

The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846, is a foremost repository of rare books and materials and is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities.

Take a look at this unique historical resource available to the UAA/APU Consortium Library Community today!

http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/advanced?sid=eb270946-b8b3-41bd-8528-4c579dc7088f%40sessionmgr4001&vid=0&hid=4112

Whether you want to keep up with current events or you are looking for an historical perspective on past developments, Keesing’s World News Archive is the database to use! Since 1931, its monthly summaries have objectively presented the world’s important political, social, and economic events in each country, for major international organizations, and within selected topics.

Coverage includes elections and changes of government; wars, treaties, appointments, and diplomacy; terrorism and issues of internal security; legislation, budgets, economic developments and international agreements; actions by the UN and other international organizations; natural disasters; environmental issues; and scientific discoveries.

Where else could you easily find the 1958 tally of federal votes for Alaska’s statehood?

Jul 1958 – Alaska becomes the 49th State of the Union.

An Administration Bill making Alaska the 49th State of the Union was signed by President Eisenhower on July 7 after it had been passed by the House of Representatives on May 28 by 208 votes to 166, and by the Senate on June 30 by 64 votes to 20. In signing the Bill, the President expressed his pleasure at the Congressional action but also his regret that no similar action had been taken to admit Hawaii to the Union.

The 208 affirmative votes in the House of Representatives comprised 117 Democrats and 91 Republicans, while the 166 opposing votes comprised 81 Democrats and 85 Republicans.

Looking for a 1 credit course to take Spring of 2015? Consider taking LS 101 and learn how to efficiently find and ethically use information.  From formulating your research topic to evaluating sources, Library Resources and Information Retrieval will prove valuable to your academic career and beyond.

… can be found in Zoological Record.  Even though the printed index, and eventually the online database, has been around since 1864, UAA just started a subscription this year when the Library upgraded its Web of Science package.  As the oldest continuing database of animal biology and the world’s leading taxonomic reference, it acts as the world’s unofficial register of animal names.  The broad scope of coverage ranges from biodiversity and the environment to taxonomy and veterinary sciences.

Find Zoological Record under Z in the list of Databases, or select it from the the list in Web of Science — All Databases.

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We conduct this survey every three years. More than 1,200 libraries have participated in LibQUAL+, including college and university libraries and community college libraries. This internationally recognized survey, administered by the Association of Research Libraries, is our primary tool used to assess users’ perceptions of library services, collections, and space. It allows us to compare our performance with that of peer institutions, as well as tracking users’ satisfaction over time, comparing results with our earlier surveys. It gives our library users a chance to tell us where our services need improvement so we can respond to and better manage their expectations. We pay close attention to survey results, including user comments, and have used LibQUAL Survey results to guide changes we’ve made in recent years.

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