Boston College Libraries Newsletter

VOLUME 12 NUMBER 3

SPRING 2011

.	RESOURCE HIGHLIGHTS Emily Dickinson's Correspondences Seventy-four poems and letters from Emily’s correspondence with her sister-in-law and primary confidante, Susan Dickinson. London Review of Books An archive containing every piece ever published in the magazine.
.	STUDENT INVOLVEMENT HONORS PROJECT Student Lauren Zajac honors project in the Burns Library conservation lab. GIS CONTEST WINNERS Students Josh Coefer and Christopher Soeller win campus GIS contest.
	Faculty Publication Highlights Interviews with authors of newly published works. Faculty Research Support Resources and procedures to support the research process. Staff Activities Conferences, new staff, accomplishments.

		Charles Carroll's Signature in Burns Book Book found in Burns bearing the signature of Charles Carroll, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		The Im-Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue Video interview with Catherine Cornille, Theology Department, on her book that investigates the possibilities and limits of interreligious dialogue. In 2010 this book received the Frederick J. Streng Award for Excellence in Buddhist-Christian Studies.
		DIY Electronic Course Packs Using the Library's e-book and e-journal collection as an alternative to commercial print and online course packs.
		Mass Observation Online Mid-twentieth century attitudes of Britons to the Royal Family from the database Mass Observation Online, a collection of British social history material, 1937-1972.
		Facelift for an Old Friend The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) takes another step in its evolution from good to great with this newest version.
		Open Access Myths: Busted! Misconceptions and myths about Open Access to scholarship addressed.