Since the start of the pandemic, the Fordham University Libraries have implemented new services focused on convenience, as well as safety. Two of these initiatives are our Digital Reserves platform and Books-to-Go service. Accessing library resources is easier than ever, and we’re keeping these services in place as Fordham returns to fully in-person operations.
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The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research recently launched their U.S. State Collection in an effort to improve state-level polling. It includes over 4,000 state polls conducted by more than 450 organizations, and more data is being added every day.
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While some library staff are public-facing, even more are working behind the scenes to organize, catalog, and index our print and digital collections. In this post, learn more about how the Technical Services department keeps library resources up and running around the clock.
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The American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB) preserves at-risk public media from the past 70+ years. It includes over 122,000 items of television and radio programming from across the country, and more than half of the collection is available to stream online for free.
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Pride Month is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests beginning in the early hours of June 28, 1969 in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in the West Village. In this post, discover primary resources covering the Stonewall Riots and New York City’s first annual Pride marches, known as Christopher Street Liberation Day.
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Keeping track of your research can get a tricky, especially when using multiple databases. Fortunately, some databases allow users to create a personal account to track and save their research across multiple sessions. This post covers the benefits of using personal accounts and provides a tutorial for using features available in EBSCO, ProQuest, and JSTOR.
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Fordham Libraries provide access to the digitized newspaper archives of four highly respected U.S. national and regional newspapers. Every issue of each title includes the complete paper with full-text and full-image articles dating back to the 1800’s.
Read MoreThe Library often sees access problems that can be simply resolved by clearing the user’s cache and cookies. This article includes a walkthrough to clearing the cache and cookies in several popular browsers, both desktop and mobile.
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A selection of digital resources available through Fordham’s libraries and beyond covering women’s history.
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Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the world’s largest online resource for theory and research in international affairs. It includes working papers from university research institutes, conference proceedings, books, journals, and policy briefs.
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