Thursday, May 31, 2012

Blume Library expands its JSTOR offerings

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As we continue to transition from primarily print to mostly digital formats for our periodicals and scholarly journals, the Blume Library is pleased to announce that we recently have purchased access to two additional JSTOR collections: Arts & Sciences Collection II and Arts & Sciences Collection III. Since 2009, the Blume Library has been purchasing access to JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences Collection I. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that enables discovery, access, and preservation of scholarly content.

Articles from historical issues of more than 190 scholarly journals are included in Arts & Sciences Collection II. Selected journals and publications include African Affairs (1944-1999),  American Anthropologist (1888-2004), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1970-2011), The Classical Review (1887-2006), The English Historical Review (1886-2001), Hesperia (1932-2008), The Hispanic American Historical Review (1918-1999), The Journal of Hellenic Studies (1880-2008), Journal of Peace Research (1964-2008), Political Theory (1973-2008), and Theory and Society (1974-2008).

Articles from historical issues of more than 220 scholarly journals are included in Arts & Sciences Collection III. Selected journals include American Art Journal (1969-2003), American Speech (1925-1999), Buddhist-Christian Studies (1981-2008), College Composition and Communication (1950-2008), Ethnomusicology (1953-2012), Folklore (1890-2006), The Jewish Quarterly Review (1888-2006), The New England Quarterly (1828-2008), Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 (1961-2006), South Atlantic Review (1981-2008), and Western Folklore (1947-2006), to name a few.

Explore the JSTOR collections and search or browse our complete journal collections at Locating Journals.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

It's Election Time!

The Elections & Voting LibGuide has been updated with a link to the generic ballot for the May 12, 2012 election. What's on the ballot? Elections for Alamo Community College District Trustee, Northeast Independent School District Trustees, City Council for Balcones Heights, Castle Hills, Fair Oaks Ranch, Kirby, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Shavano Park, and Hollywood Park. Two of those communities also have a proposition on the ballot. The City of San Antonio has 5 propositions for a bond totaling $596 million and a city charter amendment on the ballot.


Early voting takes place from April 30 - May 8.

Are you uncertain about whether you are currently registered to vote in Texas or at which address you're registered? Then check out the Voter Information Search database made available through the Texas Secretary of State's office. You can search by Driver's Licence number and date of birth, or First Name/Last Name and date of birth. Try it out!