Written by Sandra Yaegle, Head of Public Services

The Library of Congress has an online archive of 100 different collections of rare and unique items important to America’s heritage called American Memory. This collection contains over seven million primary source documents, photographs, films, and recordings that reflect the American experience… ...continue reading...

Written by Sara Baron, Dean of the University Library

The software that runs the Library system is called Millennium by Innovative Interfaces. The Innovative Users Group holds an annual conference where member libraries can exchange ideas on getting the most out of Millennium. This year the conference convened in Anaheim, California in May. Supervisor… ...continue reading...

Written by Harold Henkel, Associate Librarian

On June 17, the Library hosted C-SPAN and Chancellor Robertson for a book discussion of his latest (19th) book, Right on the Money: Financial Advice for Tough Times. About 160 people came to hear Dr. Robertson explain the roots of the global recession and the practical steps… ...continue reading...

Written by Marta Lee, Associate Librarian

A new Library database, SimplyMap, by Geographic Research provides Regent students and faculty with powerful tools for creating professional quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that can be easily accessed and stored through a web-based… ...continue reading...

Robert Sivigny, University Librarian

In the Library’s Big Read finale event last February, Tolstoy scholar Andrew Kaufman mentioned that there was a new translation of War and Peace by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. This remark captured my attention as I have always wanted to read this classic. What an epic journey it has… ...continue reading...