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  <Title>Opposing Viewpoints in Context &amp; Global Issues in Context</Title>
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  <Title>Introduction to ARTstor</Title>
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  <Title>Archives Unbound</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC now has trial access to the database <strong><a href="http://www.galetrials.com/default.aspx?TrialID=51007;ContactID=69109" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Archives Unbound</a></strong>.<div><br></div><div>Access rare primary source material in a cross-searchable digital format.<br><div><br></div><div>Archives Unbound provides access to topically-focused digital collections of historical documents. Collections in Archives Unbound cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward - from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Collections are chosen for Archives Unbound based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.</div><div><br></div><div>Several collections are highlighted but there is access to all 144 of the collections, browse the index or use the search box for additional titles. Listed in 'Our collections' are:</div><div><div><ul><li><span>"Through the Camera Lens:" The Moving Picture World and the Silent Cinema Era, 1907-1927</span></li><li><span>"We Were Prepared for the Possibility of Death:" Freedom Riders in the South, 1961</span></li><li><span>19th Century English-Language Journals from the Far East</span></li><li><span>Actes royaux français, 1256-1794 (French Royal Acts, 1256-1794)</span></li><li><span>Afghanistan and the U.S., 1945-1963: Records of the U.S. State Department Central Classified Files</span></li></ul></div></div><div><br></div><div>The trial runs through March 31, 2013. Feedback on the usefulness of this database is appreciated. Please contact Drew Alfgren at <a href="mailto:alfgren@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">alfgren@umbc.edu</a>, or leave us a comment to let us know what you think.<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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    <Title>What the Library can do for you - freshmen/transfer students</Title>
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    <Title>March Library Book Sale</Title>
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  <Title>Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering &amp; Computer Science</Title>
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