New @ UMC Library

The UMC Library has subscribed to the print version of Statesman's Yearbook since 1977. Published since 1864 and held by nearly every library in the United States this resource provides accurate and comprehensive information on the current, political, economic and social status of every country in the world. Well written in an engaging style it is the first best resource to start any research on a specific country.

The publisher is now including access to the online version as a part of the subscription. The online version is at http://www.statesmansyearbook.com

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The UMC Library joined the Twin Cities Library to purchase access to Historical Statistics of the United States

This resource is the online version of the Millennial Edition of Historical Statistics of the United States and is the single most comprehensive compendium of historical U.S. statistics available. It covers the social, economic, political and geographic data collected by the Census Bureau and other agencies of the United States govenment. Each chapter provides extensive documentation for the sources of the statistics. Data can downloaded in Excel or CSV. Custom tables can be created which can also be downloaded, printed, or graphed.

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If you search in the University of Minnesota All Campuses Catalog and find a book, video or other material that you would like to borrow click on the Full View link and you will see a link ILL Request for U of M Crookston - Authentication required as one of the options at the top of the Full View record.

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The Twin Cities Campus Libraries included UMC in their subscription to Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Chemistry faculty will recognize it as one of the basic resources for chemical technology and related fields. Check out the article on Beer and Brewing to see the kind of useful detail this resource provides.

This is another example of the benefits of being part of the University of Minnesota.

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UMC Library is providing campus wide access to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Chronicle site highlights:

the Web site is updated daily with the latest news in academe;
all the text from the current print issue, which prints and mails on Friday, is posted the following Monday morning;
a searchable archive of back issues going back to September 1989;
all commentary and essays from our weekly magazine, "The Chronicle Review";
all the data from the annual Almanac and other reports in an easy-to-search databases.

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The Twin Cities Campus Libraries included UMC in their subscription to Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. Chemistry faculty will recognize it as one of the basic resources for chemical technology and related fields. Check out the article on Beer and Brewing to see the kind of useful detail this resource provides.

This is another example of the benefits of being part of the University of Minnesota.

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