Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Wild Weather at Armacost Library

The academic year ended with a bang last week as a rare hail storm blanketed the ground near Armacost Library.







Special thanks to Trisha Aurelio and Allison Fox for the photos.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Armacost Library is pleased to welcome a new database to its online collection. Oxford Islamic Studies Online combines entries from reference works and primary sources with topics ranging from global Islamic history to politics and culture. Timelines are viewable for both world and Islamic events from 542 to the present day. Other features include a prose translation and concordance of the Qur’an, images, maps, and even a date converter. Oxford Islamic Studies Online can be found on the library’s Database by Title and Databases by Subject web pages. As always, if you have questions or need help please ask a librarian!