Did you know? Academic Streaming Films

Hewes Library provides access to thousands of streaming films through the Academic Video Online database. These films can be streamed from anywhere on any device, complementing classroom content and enhancing personal learning.

A recently updated interface features:

• Speed
• Simple, easy keyword search and navigation
• Relevant and contextual searching
• Mobile-first design
• Stunning cinematic visuals

See the "must see" trailers of new and updated content:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9hO5atEZky_mAIfowXPF0sFyjA0apxu

Locate this database on the library's homepage on the "Databases A-Z" tab.

New Items at Hewes Library

New items are added to the Hewes Library collection on a continual basis. Recent titles have included:

• Secret World: A History of Intelligence by Christopher Andrew
• Introduction to Aristotle edited by Richard McKeon
• Practical Stylist by Sheridan Baker
• Happy Brain by Dean Burnett
• Angela Y. Davis Reader edited by Joy James
• Story of Soy by Christine M. Du Bois
• Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
• Celts: A History by Peter Berresford Ellis
• There Will Be No Miracles Here by Casey Gerald
• Silver Sparrow: A Novel by Tayari Jones

Wild Things! Art Opening

New Exhibit in the Everett Gallery: Wild Things: Nature and the Social Imagination
Sandra Williams
February 22nd - April 5th, 2018

Sandra is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska– Lincoln.

For a preview of her work, visit: https://www.sandrawilliams-art.com/

Subterranean Fires IV – Sandra Williams

Diversity in Recreational Reading

New ScotsRead recreational reading collection titles are filling our stacks! SciFi, current biography, non-fiction, contemporary fiction, and page-turning thrillers are included in this collection. 

Visit these page-turners on the main floor of Hewes Library and check out a title for 2 weeks (with 3 renewals).  New titles include:

13 Days in Ferguson, by Captain Ronald Johnson

49th Mystic, by Ted Dekker

An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

Beach House Reunion, by Mary Alice Monroe

Black is the body, by Emily Bernard

The Boy, by Tami Hoag

Elizas: A Novel, by Sara Shepard

The End of the End of the Earth, by Johathan Franzen

Last Jedi, by Jason Fry

Merchants of Truth, by Jill Abramson

Pandemic, by Robin Cook

Parental Discretion is Advised, by Gerrick D. Kennedy

Perfect is Boring, by Tyra Banks

Plotters: A Novel, by Un-Su Kim

Speak, by Laurie Anderson

Thanks A Thousand, by A. J. Jacobs

When Women Ruled the World, by Kara Cooney

How to Get that Article

Did you find the perfect article in a library database, but the full-text was not available?  

Not all library resources are immediately available full-text, however, below are quick and easy directions to eventually obtain that article for your research!

Obtaining Full Text of Journal Articles

Step One:

If a Hewes Library database does NOT have the full text immediately available, use the "Find this item" Article Linker button to search all Hewes Library full-text resources. 

When you click the button, a new Article Linker page will open and show full text results, if any.  Below is an example of results that found full-text in other library resources.

Step Two:

If the Article Linker page does not lead to full text, you may use the link provided on that same page to place an Interlibrary Loan request via the ILLiad system. First time users should create an account, using their Monmouth College credentials, and all the citation information will be transferred from the database into the request fields. Learn more about ILLiad & Interlibrary Loan.  

Spring Break Hours

New Items at Hewes Library

New items are added to the Hewes Library collection on a continual basis. Recent titles have included:

• Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Nqozi Adichie
• Introduction to Aristotle edited by Richard McKeon
• So Sad Today: Personal Essays by Melissa Broder
• Information and Society by Michael Buckland
• New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
• Zuni Enigma by Nancy Yaw Davis
• Mass Starvation: History and Future of Famine by Alex del Waal
• Woman Suffrage & Citizenship in the Midwest, 1870 - 1920 by Sara Egge
• Is Racial Equality Unconstitutional? by Mark Golub
• Muslims and the Making of America by Amir Hussain

Renewing Tips

It's that time of year when research is going strong. Be sure to renew any library materials you may need through the end of term. Here is a quick guide to renewing:

Tip: You'll receive an email reminder. Acting on those emails and following the directions provided will save you time!

1. Renewing Hewes Library and I-Share Materials

Hewes Library and I-Share materials may be renewed up to three times. 

• Login to your library account -- link found on the Hewes Library homepage (see right)

• Remember: your login was created by you. If you have forgotten your login, use the "Forgot Your Password" feature.

• Select the title to renew, or utilize the "Select All" feature.

• Scroll to the bottom of the list and click "Renew Selected Items"

2. Renewing ILLiad materials

• Login to your ILLiad account -- this link is also found on the Hewes Library homepage (see image above). Your login is your MC username and password.
• Select "Checked Out Items" (see image)
• A list of current ILLiad items checked out will be displayed. 
• Select the correct title, and select the red "Renew Request" link at the top of the page.
• Be sure to check if any user messages are displayed.

As always, contact the Hewes Library Circulation Desk if you have questions: 309-457-2190.

Raíces Exhibit "Identity Through Art"

Monmouth College Raíces student group curated the current exhibit at #HewesLibrary. 

You'll see examples of visual and written art by Monmouth College students as well as published Latinx authors. Take a Raices flier to learn more about the organization AND check out a featured book! 

Recreational Reading!

Peruse the following NEW Scots Read on the main floor of Hewes Library!

Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
Circe by Madeline Miller
Hazards of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates 

Look For Me by Lisa Gardner
Someone Like Me by M.R. Carey
Target - Alex Cross by James Patterson
Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris