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A window on the past Exhibit visitors will see how students of the past have shaped the future of CMU through yearbooks, refl ecting on the time when World War II veterans lived in "Vetville, examining the evolution of residence halls and enjoying various other items on display. " Danek developed the exhibit working with student interns, Clarke Historical Library Director Frank Boles and reference specialist Susan Powers, and CMU Director of Annual Giving Bryan Griffi n. Through the partnership with Griffi n, Danek is including in the exhibit fi rsthand accounts from CMU alumni who responded to questions posted on the Alumni Association Facebook page. "Working with the Alumni Association to incorporate social media into the exhibit was a great experience, "It allowed for immediate and fresh responses from alumni." " Danek says. The exhibit is on display in Clarke Historical Library through the end of January. • ECCO expands CMU Libraries online collection by 33 million pages CMU Libraries have acquired the Eighteenth Century Collections Online, a product of Gale/Cengage Learning, thereby increasing the existing library collections by 33 million pages and 180,000 titles. One of the most ambitious single digitization projects ever undertaken, ECCO consists of every English-language and foreign language title printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century and thousands of important works from the Americas. "Not only is it interesting and fun, but it can give you a real window into the life of a century gone by that is so fundamental to the founding of this country, CMU Libraries. " says Richard Cochran, associate dean of ECCO focuses on what many scholars consider the most signifi cant events in world history: The American Revolution, The French Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. From bibles, pamphlets, books and sheet music, most ECCO materials relate primarily to history, literature and philosophy. Before this digital collection was assembled, many of the materials previously were unavailable and inaccessible. The advanced technology provides users of the collection with search options including basic search, advanced search, browse authors and browse works. The new acquisition also has more research tools than in the past, making it a benchmark for academic, public and research libraries. "ECCO and other digital collections we've acquired this year continue a trend in collection building, continue to investigate and purchase digital collection materials." " Cochran says. "We will Recently, CMU Libraries have made major strides in the enrichment of research collections available to students and faculty. In addition to ECCO, large online collections recently acquired by CMU Libraries include: ARTstor Digital Library. This collection features an archive of more than one million digital images spanning the arts, architecture, humanities, anthropology and sciences. Elsevier Freedom Collection. Expanding access to Elsevier journal titles from 194 to 2,200, this collection is particularly strong in the areas of the sciences, health and business. Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive, Pt. I. This collection contains 1.5 million pages, including 7,000 books and pamphlets, 80 newspaper and periodical titles, and a dozen major manuscript collections relating to the debates ove r slavery, abolition and colonization.• 9

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