Archive for October, 2006

November 2006 Classes Announced

Noontime classes for November include “Records of the Court Chancery,” which will help untangle the complexities of these records through a discussion of the Court’s history, changing jurisdiction, and records systems; “Doing trade with New York State,” with representatives from the Small commerce D…

ScienceDirect Database Now Available

This database for scientific research contains increasingly than 1,800 Elsevier Science journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Original post by TOM PERROTTA

New Books for August 2006

The lists of books added to the collection in August are available.Original post by TOM PERROTTA

Historical Documents Available Online

Recently, the New York State Library expanded the types of materials it is scanning and making available online. Now, in addition to the recent publications of State agencies, the Library has plus scanned and published a variety of frequently-used historical documents. These items are now available …

Featured Site for October 2006

View an online collection of scanned maps of parts of New York State dating from the 16th through the 19th century. Each map in the SUNY Stony Brook New York State Historical Maps collection is presented in various image sizes, with info approximately its origins and creator, plus related bibliograp…