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Collection Spotlight: The Foundation Directory Online
![logo of blue and yellow dots in diamond shape with words Foundation Directory Online](/media/images/Kuiken_Foundation_Directory_Image.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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](/media/images/Earhart_letterto_BourkeWhite.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.png)
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.”](/media/images/McReynolds_Marketresearch_Academic.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.png)
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
![words "Syracuse University Libraries SURFACE"](/media/images/SURFACE.dacb8bb8.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
![Sepia toned image and background of Booker T. Washington in a suit, with small image of a letter and sign off that says Yours Truly with Washington's signature](/media/images/Booker-T-Washington_Sheehan_Letter.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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](/media/images/Colosi_Counseling_and_Therapy_in_V.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
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
Collection Spotlight: ProQuest TDM Studio for Text Mining
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Posted on Jan. 27, 2023, 9 a.m.
ProQuest TDM Studio provides a platform for researchers to mine the vast trove of ProQuest holdings.
Collection Spotlight: News and Newspaper Database Collections
![four people standing side by side holding up newspapers with different titles](/media/images/Friends_of_the_Earth.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
Posted on Jan. 20, 2023, 10 a.m.
Visit the Libraries' full list of News & Newspaper databases.
Collection Spotlight: ProQuest One Literature
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Posted on Jan. 13, 2023, 1 p.m.
ProQuest One Literature is a new, expanded resource and interface supporting research in Literary Studies
New Libraries' Collections: October - December 2022
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Posted on Jan. 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
New Libraries resources added between October and December 2022.
Collection Spotlight: Policy Commons
![circle with bottom tw-thirds in yellow and words Policy Commons](/media/images/policy_commons.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.jpg)
Posted on Dec. 8, 2022, noon
Policy Commons, a database that indexes content from over 20,000 think tanks, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, non-profit foundations and other policy-focused organizations
Research Metrics Tools and Services
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Posted on Nov. 30, 2022, noon
Libraries collaborate across campus to support the University’s goal of advancing research initiatives and achieving greater visibility.
Collection Spotlight: Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
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Posted on Nov. 29, 2022, 3 p.m.
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals serves the need for access to a wide range of both new and older periodical literature.
King + King Architecture Library Faculty Picks
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Posted on Nov. 21, 2022, 3 p.m.
Professor Lawrence Chua has made the selection of books introducing users to materials on South Asian modernism in Cities.
Collection Spotlight: Digital Sanborn Maps
![map of Syracuse University](/media/images/Sanborn_Fire_Insurance_Co_map.2e16d0ba.fill-300x200.png)
Posted on Nov. 17, 2022, 2 p.m.
A collection of detailed fire insurance maps for more than 12,000 cities, towns and communities throughout the US.