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Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. Collection

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Posted on April 27, 2023, 10 a.m.

A reflection on the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. Collection from a graduate student intern.

Collection Spotlight: AM Primary Source Databases and Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

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Posted on April 18, 2023, 2 p.m.

Let optical character recognition (OCR) technology help you search the past.

Collection Spotlight: SAGE Research Methods: Data Visualization

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Posted on April 6, 2023, 1 p.m.

SAGE Research Methods: Data Visualization provides data and design resources for the creation of compelling, informative displays.

Spring Cleaning your Files and Records

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Posted on April 5, 2023, 10 a.m.

April is Records and Information Management Month, which serves as a great reminder that it is time to ‘spring clean’ our offices and our records.

Collection Spotlight: National Science Foundation Document Library

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Posted on March 31, 2023, 10 a.m.

The National Science Foundation Document Library provides free public access to peer-reviewed materials from NSF-funded research.

Top 15 Most Visited Research Guides for Early 2023

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Posted on March 30, 2023, 2 p.m.

This popularity ranking is readily viewable to all using the full “All Guides” view on our Research Guides landing page.

SURFACE – Winter ETDs for 2022

Posted on March 28, 2023, 10 a.m.

The Electronic Theses and Dissertations records submitted by the Graduate School for Winter 2022 are now available in SURFACE.

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2023

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Posted on March 27, 2023, noon

This curation of books explores the different themes of the AAPI stories including mental health, identity, immigration, invisibility and the Asian American experience.

Collection Spotlight: ACM Digital Library

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Posted on March 24, 2023, 10 a.m.

The Association for Computing Machinery’s Digital Library offers full-text access to ACM’s journals, technical magazines, books, and conference proceedings as well as the broader ACM Guide to Computing Literature database.

Collection Spotlight: The Foundation Directory Online

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Posted on March 20, 2023, 9 a.m.

The Foundation Directory Online is a searchable database of foundations, funding sources, grants and corporate funders in the social sector.

Collection Spotlight: Korean studies Information Services System (KISS)

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Posted on March 10, 2023, 9 a.m.

Korean studies Information Services System (KISS) is a full-text, multidisciplinary database of Korean scholarly journal articles, university publications and research papers.

“What ability lurks within women”

Letter from Amelia Earhart to Margaret Bourke-White, August 31, 1933

Posted on March 8, 2023, 10 a.m.

August 31, 1933, famed aviator Amelia Earhart wrote a brief note to photographer and photojournalist, Margaret Bourke-White, thanking Bourke-White for sending on one of her recent photographic prints.

Collection Spotlight: Professional Development on Your Own Time

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Posted on March 3, 2023, 9 a.m.

Career preparation isn’t limited to the classroom. Fill in the missing pieces and learn some new professional development skills.

Collection Spotlight: MarketResearch.com Academic

MarketResearch.com Academic database landing page stating “Welcome, Syracuse University” and “The same market intelligence used by business professionals worldwide. Brought to you by your learning institution.”

Posted on Feb. 24, 2023, 9 a.m.

In-depth market research reports covering the life sciences, information technology, telecommunications, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, financial services, publishing, and more.

Three Virtual Elsevier STEM Workshops Being Offered

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Posted on Feb. 22, 2023, 9 a.m.

Syracuse University Libraries is offering three virtual Elsevier STEM workshops to the campus community.

Collection Spotlight: Transformative Agreements at SU

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Posted on Feb. 17, 2023, 10 a.m.

Each year, scholars publishing articles in academic journals are increasingly being asked to pay article processing charges (APCs).

And the Grammy Goes To…

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Posted on Feb. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.

The 65th annual Grammy Awards February 5, 2023 provide a great springboard into our collections!

Inside SCRC: A Letter from Booker T. Washington

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Posted on Feb. 9, 2023, 1 p.m.

Washington's 1909 appeal aimed to improve operations at the Tuskegee Institute.

Collection Spotlight: Counseling and Therapy in Video

Cover art of the book: Child Centered Play Therapy by Dr. Garry Landreth

Posted on Feb. 3, 2023, 8 a.m.

Counseling and Therapy in Video provides a large and rich collection of videos for the study of counseling, social work, psychotherapy, and psychology.

Black History Month 2023

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Posted on Jan. 31, 2023, 9 a.m.

Visit Bird Library, 1st Floor from February 1-February 28, 2023

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