Holy Cross libraries blog

This weekend, catch up with the content of your favorite print magazines with our online access to Flipster!

Flipster includes over 1,800 full image print magazines, including Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Yorker, and Time. There are titles for cooking, crafting, sports, entertainment, and more.

Find Flipster under the “Special Content” column on the A-Z database page: https://libguides.holycross.edu/az.php

THANK YOU to EBSCO who is providing access to this collection through May 31st.

Questions? Send an email to libref@holycross.edu.

If you have a book checked out during this time, don’t worry! We will send you a reminder to renew one week before your book is due. Once you renew, your new due date will be set to December 2020.

If you are in the Class of 2020, please return all materials to us by July 15th. USPS media mail is the cheapest return option.

You can find more information about returning materials, as well as our online services and collections on our “Doing Research Remotely” guide: https://libguides.holycross.edu/c.php?g=1011382&p=7328129

Questions? Send us an email: libref@holycross.edu

We have access to several new online collections including “HeinOnline’s Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment,” “Business Source Ultimate,” “Current Digest of the Chinese Press,” “Films on Demand Master Collection,” and “World News Digest.” Access these, along with all of our other online databases, on the A-Z Research Databases page: https://libguides.holycross.edu/az.php

Please let us know how we can help you, whether you are a student doing research, or a faculty member in need of online resources to support your class. Send an email to libref@holycross.edu!

We are pleased to announce that in addition to our regular subscription databases, the library now has access to several trial databases, including Theatre, Performance, and Design Collection, Music and Dance Online, Cold War Eastern Europe, and NewspaperARCHIVE. Access these trials, as well as our other databases from the A-Z page: https://libguides.holycross.edu/az.php

Be sure to check back in on this list, as we will be adding even more trials as they become available!

Please note that we will no longer have access to the trial databases once the trial periods end. Thank you to the database publishers for opening these trials in response to the widespread online learning environment!

If you have any questions about these or other resources, please send us an email at libref@holycross.edu.

As of this morning (3/18), here is the latest update regarding our services:

Dinand library will be open for pickup/drop off of materials, via the front entrance, M-F 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, only. This service is limited to faculty, and materials must be requested in advance.

MUSIC Library and the SCIENCE Library will close effective Thursday, March 19th, 2020 until further notice.

Numerous other services are still available through the end of the Spring 2020 semester. Please see our guide: https://libguides.holycross.edu/SpecialSpring2020 for a complete description of services and contact information.

This information is subject to change at any time. If you have any questions, please send an email to libref@holycross.edu.

If you visit Dinand during this time:

Please enter Dinand via the front entrance.

We have created a social distancing perimeter around the Circulation Desk. Please stand behind the perimeter so that we may keep 6 feet between each other.

Until further notice patrons may use the Main Reading Room and the West Wing (window side) for studying; practice social distancing (3-6 feet).

Additionally, please note:

Electronic (Document) Delivery of book chapters & articles is available to students through the end of Spring 2020 semester via ILLiad.

Fast ILL with Clark University has been suspended.

These policies and practices are subject to change at any time. If you have any questions, please email libref@holycross.edu.

Starting tomorrow, from 3/16 – 3/20, the campus libraries will be open to Holy Cross students, faculty and staff from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. We will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

Beginning March 23rd, Dinand Library will be open to students, faculty and staff Monday – Friday from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. The Music Library will be open Monday – Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. The Science Library will be open Monday – Tuesday, 8:30 am – 1pm, and Wednesday – Thursday 12 pm – 4:30 pm. These hours are subject to change at any time.

You can access all of our online materials, including databases, ebooks, newspaper articles, primary sources, and more via our homepage: https://www.holycross.edu/support-and-resources/holy-cross-libraries

Library staff are working during this time. Please reach out to us with any questions. We will be happy to help you! For the fastest response, send an email to libref@holycross.edu.

Dinand Library will be open tomorrow (Saturday, March 14), from 8:30 am – 5 pm. It will be closed Sunday, March 15. More information about our hours and our online services will be forthcoming. If you have any questions, please send us an email at libref@holycross.edu.

Dinand Library will be open regular hours today (until 2 am), and tomorrow (7:30 am – 11 pm). More information about our hours and online services will be forthcoming. If you have any questions, please send us an email at libref@holycross.edu.

The libraries will have special hours for Spring Break, starting this Friday, February 28th. Regular hours for all libraries will resume Monday, March 9th. Find the full schedule for each library on our homepage: https://www.holycross.edu/holy-cross-libraries/holy-cross-libraries-hours

Have a wonderful break!