What’s New at Schaffer Library

Welcome to the Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications, the comprehensive index to historical information published by the United States federal government. Describing over 1.2 million items published between January 1895 and June 1976, the Monthly Catalog helps you identify important and useful information on all subjects.

The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1895-1976 was established by the Printing Act of January 12, 1895. It is issued each month by the Superintendent of Documents for the Government Printing Office, and catalogs all publications of the United States government, including those of the Congress and all executive departments (with the exception of administrative and confidential or restricted documents).

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The latest release of Literature Online sees the addition of 43 new or revised biographies, including biographies for Dannie Abse, Alan Bennett, Ted Berrigan, Paul Durcan, Thomas Keneally, Daljit Nagra, Stephen Spender and Horace Walpole. Literature Online now contains over 4,100 biographies. Author biographies are specially commissioned for Literature Online, and give an authoritative and accessible overview of the author’s life, work and critical reception. These biographies can be found by following links from Author Pages, by using Search: Criticism & Reference, or simply by entering an author’s name in Quick Search.

Literature Online now contains over 17,500 author records. Each of our author records contains at least one of the following: an authoritative and accessible biography, full-text of the author’s works, a comprehensive bibliography of primary works or a list of full-text critical and reference materials relating to the author. Author records can be accessed by searching in the Search: Authors or Search: Texts pages or from the Quick Search feature from any page.

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New key enhancements include:

• Research Guide section for undergraduates with contextual essays and chronology
• Image Gallery, Most Popular Searches and Key Documents sections
• Citation generator and export functionality
• Expanded download and e-mail features
• Keyword in Context feature from results list

Now cross-searches with ProQuest’s Early English Books Online (EEBO)

Did you know we had access to Library PressDisplay with instant access to 650 newspapers from 76 countries in 38 countries? Just like reading the familiar print edition, you can browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices.

The service also provides up to a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across all titles and the entire backfile. Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.

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