New JSTOR Collections Added

One of the research databases Hope College subscribes to is JSTOR. This nonprofit organization began in 1995 with the intent of preserving scholarly writing in digital and print form. By making this information available on the Internet, libraries would be able to save space, keep information constantly available to everyone with no risk of loss, …

Japanese Ceramics Display

Another recently updated display in Van Wylen Library is the Japanese ceramics display, located on the first floor to the left of the staircase. The bowl and platter that are currently featured were both created by artist Ito Motohiko. Though interested in drawing as a child, Motohiko studied ceramics at Tokyo Art University and has …

EasyBib Trial

Update: The library has subscribed to EasyBib, which is now available on our Citing Sources page. Hope College Libraries are exploring new options for assisting students and faculty with their citations. Here is an interesting option that you might like to explore. For the next month, the library has a trial to a service called …

Highlighting Rare Books: The Birds of America

John James Audubon (1785-1851) is one of the best-known ornithologists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Born in present-day Haiti as the illegitimate son of a French merchant and Creole woman, Audubon moved to France with his father when he was five years old. It was there that he first developed a particular interest in …

Highlighting Rare Books: Bible from 1611 on Display

One of the most influential books in the English language is the King James, or Authorized, Version of the Bible. This version of the Bible came about as a result of the Hampton Court, held in 1603 by King James I of England. Over the course of three and a half years, 47 individuals split …