Colgate University Libraries News and Events

The Center for Research Libraries has announced a list of research collections which will be purchased for this year’s Purchase Proposal Program.  Included in this years list are important sources in Arabic stuides,  a Japanese manga collection, several key German, Indian, Chinese, and US newspapers and a collection of Imperial Russia’s Illustrated Press.  For the full description of these new acquisitions see http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/pp10purchases.pdf ">
Since Colgate is a member of CRL, all students, faculty, and staff have access to these new materials which are valued at $172,674. For more information about how to access CRL materials see http://exlibris.colgate.edu/help/guides/Center-for-res-lib.html

The Center for Research Libraries is pleased to report the following items, with a list price value of $172,370, will be purchased for this year’s Purchase Proposal Program.  A full pdf version of this list can be found at: http://www.crl.edu/PDF/pp09purchases.pdf . The new additions include significant content on:

• Alternative American Religious movements.
• Japanese History 1905-1940
• Shanghai Political and economic reports 1842-1943 
• Biafra-Nigeria 1967-1969
• grassroots US feminist organizations
• late 15th century German incunabula
• Bibles and commentaries 1455-1500
• Receipt books from the Folger Shakespeare Library 1575-1800
• Gay Literature 1640-1940
• Soviet Cinema Film periodicals 1918-1942
• Vogue (London) /British Vogue