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Library Facts: By the Numbers

Curious about how many libraries there are at Washington University?  How many volumes we hold?  Check out Library Facts: By the Numbers.

No more SSNs! Login Changes

Change in logging in to Library services: Social Security Numbers can no longer be used. More info.

Thanks for your help!

Thanks! With your help we've acquired a number of items on The Most Wanted List.  Most of these items appear in other announcements on this blog.  See the complete list of acquired items.

New Database: IBZ Online

The Libraries have changed our print subscription to this index to an online one.  Also called Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur or International Bibliography of Periodical LiteratureMore info.

Database change: Global NewsBank to Access World News

Global NewsBank has been replaced with Access World News. This database contains everything that was in Global NewsBank, and adds full-text coverage of over 1,000 foreign newspapers (excluding paid advertising). More info.

New EJournals: JSTOR Arts & Sciences Complement

The JSTOR Arts & Sciences Complement has been aquired at WU. With this addition, WU currently has access to all JSTOR collections - though more collections are on the horizon; compare JSTOR Collections Available at Your Institution and Currently Available Collections and Journals to see if we're missing any.