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The Library now provides access to ProQuest Central, a research starting-point with particular strength in journalism, business and economics, health and medicine, technology, social sciences and humanities. A key resource for researchers of all levels, ProQuest Central includes the full text of over 8,800 publications across hundreds of subjects, including 400 newspapers, hundreds of scholarly journals and trade publications, 30,000 dissertations and 9,000 market reports.

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Browse reports by location, industry or document title or search across all reports.

And yes, The Snapshot Series is different from the similarly-named Snapshots, a library-use-only database which provides market profiles and demographics for Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs), Arbitron Metro Survey Areas (MSAs), and US states.

Although we would never encourage or condone willful destruction of library property, we are amused by some of the creative adaptations appearing on the backs of our table tents:

Recommendation:

"Earth Spirit" Frank Wedekind

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We have this play in several collections, including Plays. English. Selections. The Lulu plays. and Plays. English. Selections. The Lulu plays; The Marquis of Keith

It can be tricky to find plays in the library catalog, especially translations, so please ask a reference librarian if you can't locate what you need.

Featuring suggestions from our annual Leisure Reading List.

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Many thanks to the wonderful Library staff during our capstone. We had a lot of specific research to do very quickly, and the reference librarians were invaluable to our success. Erica was especially helpful at the beginning (by the way - for future marketing students - geographical industry info. is available on the U.S. Census website - except for Mass.! I contacted them about it apparently Mass. is not part of some program), and Josh and Dan took a lot of time to help later on - we couldn't have done it without you!

Thanks, and have a great summer!
-Group 5, GMCA

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You're most welcome!

The Summer Jobs Worldwide 2009 may have just the gig for you! This excellent guide affords general advice and job listings supplemented by "red tape" information detailing visa requirements and work permits. Conservation in France, leading hikes in Costa Rica, teaching English in Korea - check it out!

For this year's National Poetry Month, the Library recognizes the poetic works of wartime.

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