American history comes alive with new online resources
By: Jan Jones
June 29th, 2007
What was being printed in America three centuries ago? You can find out by going to some newly acquired online resources of the University Libraries.
Archive for the 'Research Resources' category
DRAM – streaming music via your computer 24/7
By: Betty Glass
May 3rd, 2007
The University is now a participating member of DRAM (formerly The Database of Recorded American Music), a non-profit digital library of CD-quality streaming audio music recordings of complete compositions, along with their original album liner notes and cover art.
Research Resources: EndNote - Now it’s online and free
By: Betty Glass
April 4th, 2007
EndNote Web is included with the University Libraries’ subscription to the ISI Citation databases, so it is “free” for the University of Nevada, Reno community and available online anywhere via your Net ID. EndNote is a reference manager many use in CD format to create and format bibliographies or reference lists for term papers or manuscripts being submitted for publication.
Research travel funds expended, new requests accepted beginning May 1
The Office of the Vice President for Research has expended all travel funds for trips between Jan. 1 and June 30.
NSF graduate education and research traineeship opportunity, deadline March 12
The National Science Foundation has posted their Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship award opportunity. The deadline to turn in synopses to the University for consideration is March 12.
E-N-C-Y-C-L-O-P-E-D-I-A!
By: Betty Glass
February 28th, 2007
The University Libraries now have a set of 15 online encyclopedias from Oxford University Press encompassing the fine arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences.
School of Medicine unveils Great Basin History of Medicine Photo Archive
Anton Sohn, M.D. and Bonnie Ragains have created an online collection of historic images.
Historical maps available on DeLaMare library website
A collection of 3,000 historical maps dating from 1867 to 1927 are now available online through the DeLaMare Library’s website.
Past Masters: Classics of Western civilization at your fingertips
By: Betty Glass
February 1st, 2007
Various interdisciplinary works in the electronic Past Masters collection offer faculty a wide range of readings for courses in the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences at no cost to students and faculty.
Inventors alert: You can search patents and trademarks via University Libraries
By: Jan Jones
February 1st, 2007
Did you know that the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries is an official Patent & Trademark Depository Library? Since 1983, they have helped inventors, business people, entrepreneurs and others in Nevada find what they need to know about patents and trademarks.
