Thursday, March 5, 2009

3/6 On this Day: New York Times Historical Front Page

Check out a historical front page for the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/
Bookmark this page or set as your homepage to learn about historical events every day.

The WSU Library provides access to the full text online archive of the New York Times from 1851-2003 made available through Proquest Historical Newspapers database. The New York Times is also available in Lexis-Nexis and ProQuest Newsstand from 1980-present. You can access these databases from the WSU Databases page. WSU students, faculty, staff can use their WSU barcodes and last name to access these databases from off campus.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

3/5 AP Photo Archive: Check out this cool resource

The AP Photo Archive is an amazing resource available to WSU students, faculty and staff.

It offers "...millions of images dating back more than 100 years, AP Images is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. The AP Images collection is updated every minute of the day and includes entertainment, fashion, news and sports coverage from The Associated Press and a diverse selection of content partners.



For more than a century, AP photographers have captured the greatest moments in history, news, sports and entertainment, receiving 30 Pulitzers and numerous other awards in honor of their contribution to the images that shape our world. Every day, images from The Associated Press and its content partners are featured in thousands of newspapers, magazines and Web sites." - AP Photo Archive description


WSU access to AP Photo Archive

AP Images features photography from:

NBC Universal Photo Bank
Ebony
VII
Sipa Press
EyePress
ImagineChina
Kyodo News
The Press Association (UK)
The Canadian Press
medicalpicture
Image Source
Jupiterimages

Monday, March 2, 2009

3/2 Library Hours - Spring Break 2009

The Library's hours over spring break are:

Saturday February 28 - Closed
Sunday March 1 - Closed
Monday-Friday March 2-6 -Open 7:30am-5:00pm
Saturday March 7 - Closed
Sunday March 8 - Open 1:00pm-2:00am

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#spring