Category Archives: Database
HistoryMakers Digital Archive
The HistoryMakers Digital Archive is the largest African American video oral history collection. This primary source collection has over 3,000 interviews of African American educators, religious leaders, political activists, artists, and many more. The aim of the HistoryMakers Digital Archive … Continue reading
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New Resources at the Library: Social Explorer and More!
The library has been busy this summer! We have new databases to support you in your research! African Newspapers– Historical Newspapers from Africa. Explore African History and Culture during the 19th and 20th Centuries. HistoryMakers– The largest African American video … Continue reading
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HathiTrust
Bard is now a member of HathiTrust, a not-for-profit collaborative of over 200 academic libraries. HathiTrust preserves and provides access to a collection of 17 million digitized items that includes over 8 million digitized books, and over 400,000 serial titles … Continue reading
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The New York Times Digital Edition
Good news! The library now subscribes to the New York Times Digital Edition. For access you’ll need to register at the New York Times site. Please use your Bard email address. Do you already have a paid account and want … Continue reading
New Database: CantApp: The General Prologue
A reading of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales in middle English with accompanying translation, notes and glosses. From the University of Wales, edited by Richard North, Barbara Bordalejo, Terry Jones and Peter Robinson, and performed by Colin Gibbings, this website and app … Continue reading
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New Databases: Oxford Bibliographies & Scholarship Online — Classics
Two new Oxford databases have been added to our Databases list. Oxford Bibliographies — Classics: Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship on the Classics. OBO … Continue reading
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New Database – Kanopy
Kanopy provides access to a broad selection of streaming video titles for educational purposes, including documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films. Kanopy’s collection includes films from hundreds of content providers, including New Day Films, PBS, the Criterion … Continue reading
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