For the first time, Champlain College Library is participating in Douglass Day! Although Frederick Douglass was born into slavery and never knew his true birthday, he chose to celebrate it on Valentine’s Day. To honor his legacy and other icons of black history, join us on Friday, February 14th for a birthday party and transcribe-a-thon […]

Do you have citation headaches? Learn about Zotero: a free, simple research tool to make managing and citing your resources easy! Join the workshop on November 20th, 7-8pm, in MIC 201!

 ——————————————–  While the idea of transgender and non-binary identities often feel new in Western cultures, according to Dr. Karen Blair, “there is actually a long history of gender not being viewed in such a black and white manner.” In her article, Has Gender Always Been Binary?, Blair goes on to say, “Indeed, many indigenous cultures around […]

Kanopy is a collection of documentaries, feature films, and other videos that are available on demand through the Champlain College library.  Unlike our journal article databases — or unlike your own Netflix, Amazon video or other subscription services – the library pays for Kanopy on a per-title basis.  Under Kanopy’s licensing model, three views or partial views of a […]

Safari Books has updated their platform! The new platform includes a new access model. Instead of logging in through Champlain College, you will be greeted by this screen when you access an eBook through Safari. All you need to do is enter your Champlain College email address and click “Let’s go!” The new platform does […]

The award ceremony for this year’s International Photo Contest was held in the library last Tuesday, April 17th. There were three winners within the categories judged: Architecture, People and Culture, and Landscape and the Natural World, in addition to a People’s Choice for each category, the President’s Choice award, and Don’s Dublin Winner. The entries […]

Nexis Uni is a brand new platform by LexisNexis and is a replacement for LexisNexis Academic Universe. It provides the same great information in a more user-friendly and intuitive way. Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Nexis Uni enables quick discovery across […]

Young adult novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas has been pulled from school library shelves in the Katy Independent School District in Texas, according to The Boston Globe. The book is under review after a parent complained of inappropriate language. In the book, main character Starr Carter, lives in two worlds. She lives in […]

The end of the semester is near, and so are its due dates. Need help getting started, creating an outline, finding sources, writing citations? The librarians and  writing tutors are here to help you succeed! Drop by the Library’s Vista Room on Thursday, November 30th, from 7-11 pm for a snack, a productive working environment and assignment help on […]