Trexler Library Blog

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland recently discovered a collection of plate glass negatives depicting India at the beginning of the 20th century, the height of the British Raj. They have digitized this collection of photographs, which can be seen at:

http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/news/lost-imagery-of-india-discovered

As we approach the end of the semester, please be extra vigilant about the security of your belongings. Don’t leave cell phones, laptops, backpacks, handbags, or other items anattended in the library.

The Trexler Library offers laptop locks which may be checked out from the circulation desk and secured to any of our tables and carrels

Shakespeare aficionados and fans of BBC Shakespeare productions, rejoice! We now have streaming video access to the BBC Shakespeare in Video series, which includes performances of all 39 of the bard’s plays.

Search for a play by title in the catalog, say Troilus and Cressida, and one of your results should look something like this:

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Troilus and Cressida / edited by Kenneth Muir. / Shakespeare, William, Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1982. Location: Main Coll  822.33 T6m

1982

Select BBC Television Shakespeare [electronic resource] which will lead you to Ambrose, the streaming video homepage. Scroll down to just below where it says Muhlenberg College Video Search and click on the link BBC Shakespeare Plays, The, which will open a list of all the plays. You may select to view an entire play or choose to view a specific act.

This important addition to the Library’s resources allows you to watch any of the BBC Shakespeare productions from your own dorm room or anywhere else on campus. Enjoy!

As we approach the end of the semester, please be extra vigilant about the security of your belongings. Don’t leave cell phones, laptops, backpacks, handbags, or other items unattended in the library.