Census data, birth and death records and military records are only some of the information you can find on our newest geneology database, Ancestry.com. Look up your own name and see what kind of records exist for you. Even try finding yourself!
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Each year we find more laptops on campus. Here are some interesting tools for laptop users:
Plug It In: Use your laptop on the first floor of the library. We have extended our computer table to include empty spots for laptop users. We have added power to this area so there is no need to run [...]
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The need for better environmental education is becoming more acute both nationally and locally. With that challenge in mind, Fitchburg State College has created a new concentration within its biology major. This concentration was designed for students interested in careers in wildlife conservation and management, wetlands protection, or basic and applied ecology research. The library [...]
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Tests in Print
Trial access is limited to on-campus use only
Tests in Print is directly linked to the critical, candid test reviews found in Mental Measurements Yearbook.
Our library is evaluating this product for the month of September. Try this and use it with Mental Measurements Yearbook! Then let us know what you think.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook
Trial access is limited to on-campus use only
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.
Our library is evaluating this product for the month of September. Try this and compare it to the current version we have in the library! Then let us know what you think.
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Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text
Trial access is limited to on-campus use only
Film & Television Literature Index is a comprehensive bibliographic and full text database covering the entire spectrum of television and film.
Our library is evaluating this product for the month of September. Try this! And then let us know what you [...]
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Thank you to everyone who came to visit us at Rock the Block this year. We raffled off two gift baskets of supplies and one iTunes gift certificate for $25. Here are the winners:
For the iTunes gift certificate: Kayla Madsen
For the Gift Baskets: Kayla Bak and Joe Phelan
Each winner will be notified via phone or [...]
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Do you need historical census data? Are looking for family records? Heritage Quest is a great place to find these things and more. This genealogy database is for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Student’s doing research on African Americans and slavery in the US [...]
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