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The Spring 2006 Library Workshop Schedule is now viewable on the library web page. Workshops are open to all faculty, staff and students. You must register via this web page so that the workshop instructor knows how many are coming (if you do not register, come anyway and there may be space left). Topics that [...]

A good resource for finding the average personal yearly income earned (by country) is the Global Market Information Database (GMID). To use this database, select the desired countr(ies) under the Select Geography tab, then under the Select Category tab choose Income (listed under Economic Indicators).
The GMID also contains statistics for other categories, such as:
Transportation, Consumer [...]

The library subscribes to a couple of places where you can get Reuters Transcripts:
1. Facts.com (Facts on File World News Digest) — the last 2 weeks of Reuters reports
2. Factiva — Reuters reports from 1951-Present — allows 3 simultaneous users, so sometimes you won’t be able to access if three others are already using [...]

If a search of the ALICE and OhioLINK catalogs does not turn up the microfilm you are seeking, check the catalog for the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) in Chicago, listed in InfoTree — CRL has a lending agreement with Ohio University, and will lend materials for extended periods of time. Usually you will see [...]

The library has just added the online version of the Ayer Newspaper Directory* to its collections. The years 1869-1919 of this important resource have been digitized by the Library of Congress. There are a few gaps here and there, but overall, its great to have this resource available online. Many of you have used the [...]