Library News
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St. Lawrence received a $160,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust to support the University’s libraries...
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Loan period for books borrowed through ConnectNY has been expanded to 42 days! Along with the new 42 day loan, there is an option for one 42-day renewal.
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The library has been awarded a grant by the Northern New York Library Network to assist the library in improving its collection of digitized versions of items in its library collection.
Services & Technology
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ODY has a new tool for collaboration. The Mediascape is a LCD panel that allows multiple laptop connections and easy switching between displays.
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The installation of our new water bottle filling station and drinking fountain is complete. Located on the main level of ODY on the left as one heads toward the MacAllaster Room.
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Library and IT staff worked together last summer to add over 70 new electrical outlets for laptop use in open-seating and study areas of the ODY library.
New Resources
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The library now subscribes to two streaming media databases from Alexander Street Press, Silent Film Online and New World Cinema!
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Credo's Environmental Studies Collection of eBooks includes sixty-four reference works from eight academic publishers such as Berkshire, Elsevier Science and Technology, and Sage.
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Located in Chicago, CRL collects and preserves archival documents from developing regions such as Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Special Collections
Special Collections is the place in the general library where we keep any items that are scarce, fragile, or valuable. Holdings include: printed books, journals, newspapers, maps, atlases, photographs, reports, diaries, correspondence, and more...
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Francis (Frank) Everington Kip was born October 10, 1835 in Watertown, New York. Frank was one of the many men to go to California in search of gold (1852-1856).
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Alan Casline graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1973 and received his PhD from SUNY Albany. He established Rootdrinker Institute in 1973 and began publishing Rootdrinker magazine in 1975.