Category Archives: Focus on New Services

Introducing a new platform to get the answer to your library and research questions: Collins Library LibAnswers!  More than just an FAQ,  LibAnswers is a searchable knowledge base that allows you to quickly find answers to your questions, either through … Continue reading →

Interested in a specific volume of a multi-volume set?  Or want to see if Collins Library has access to the specific date of a journal you’re interested in. Finding a green dot means your material is available.   But sometimes, … Continue reading →

Changes to requesting Summit items are in effect and include some useful enhancements to the system.  It is necessary to log on to the Primo catalog in order to take advantage of these new features. You now submit your request … Continue reading →

Over the summer, we added 20 new titles to our Popular Reading Collection. These include novels of suspense, love and mystery, some humor and a few biographies. If you are new to this collection, you can find bout 200 books … Continue reading →

Welcome home, Loggers! Collins has plenty of resources to help you with your research, studies, coursework, and more. This month we’ve gathered some books with guidelines and tips for writing and researching. You can check these books out for your … Continue reading →

What’s Library Class on Demand? A library class designed especially for you (and three or more students) on any research topic. A librarian will design a class specifically to meet your needs – whether you’re getting ready to write a … Continue reading →

Beginning January 23 the Archives and Special Collections will open its doors to drop-in visitors!  During the semester the collections will be open Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  The Archives … Continue reading →

Collins Memorial Library has set up a popular reading collection of current materials.  This is in response to students’ recurring requests for “popular fiction.”  The collection, which will hover around 200 books but currently consists of 168 titles, will be … Continue reading →

The library added several new electronic resources to its online portfolio last summer. Among these is The Chicago Manual of Style online. This online version of the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style both the style guide itself, … Continue reading →