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English Liaison

Sharon Verba

sharonv@mailbox.sc.edu

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Featured Item

The Cambridge introduction to American literary realism

PS 374 .R32 B37 2011

Level 3

eRequest

Use 'eRequest' for book requests. Remember to continue submitting requests for books you would like the library to add to the collection.

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if you have an established account or would like to create one. Otherwise send your requests to your department's faculty representative or to

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February 2012

Greetings & Happy Spring Semester!

If you're teaching a course with a research component and are concerned about your students' skills, let me know. I'd be happy to teach a research session or create a LibGuide specifically for your students.

On another note, we will be trialing Cambridge Histories Online this spring; if you are interested in this database, please email me at sharonv@mailbox.sc.edu and I'll let you know when and how you can access the trial.

Black Drama (Second ed.)

This database from Alexander Street Press contains 1,462 plays Black Drama by 233 playwrights. The full text of each play is included, and the database can be browsed or searched by author, title, character, subject, theater, and production company in addition to other fields. Access the database which also contains some ephemera such as playbills for some of the titles.

Check out an iPad

Student Government has partnered with Thomas Cooper Library to make 20 iPads available for checkout to students, staff and faculty. For more information about checkout click here.

ILL offers new online feature

Have you ever thought that a book you requested through ILL would make a good addition to our library collection? books

Now USC faculty who ask to borrow a book or other item from another institution through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) have the option to request that the item be purchased and added to the Libraries' collection. Find out how easy it is to request a purchase.

Are you getting the most out of

"My Account"?

All faculty members have access to the library through "My Account". "My Account" allows you to:

1) view and renew checked out materials

2) save "preferred searches" in the catalog and receive alerts when new materials are added that match your search

3) keep a record of the materials you have borrowed (optional).

You can do all of this without coming into the library! "My Account" is linked on the library's homepage and within the library's Catalog. Click here for help topics on using "My Account."

The results are in!

In the last newsletter we asked about your use of ebooks. The results are listed below.

for pleasure reading 31% ebooks

for research 0%

for both 23%

not at all 46%

Thanks to everyone who participated in our poll.