There are all kinds of fantastic arts-related tools hiding out there on the open web. Here are a few random favorites of mine: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at the Seattle Art Museum – This is a fantastic online interactive exhibit of 150 works of painting and calligraphy. Not only are the digital images high quality, …
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Hope College students and staff now have full complimentary access to NYTimes.com and NYTimes mobile apps,* thanks to a schoolwide subscription provided by your library. Your access to NYTimes.com is available from any location on or off campus. We encourage you to take advantage of the world-class journalism of The New York Times to enrich …
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Do you have an interest in the intersections between music and the visual arts? If so, you should check out the Répertoire International d’Iconographie Musicale (RIdIM). Don’t be intimidated by the French name! This free online database indexes over 2,100 depictions of musical instruments in works of art ranging from the 14th to the mid-20th century. …
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Editor’s note: This post by Gloria Slaughter, Technical Services Librarian at Van Wylen, is in response to an actual question posed by a student at the reference desk. You can contact Gloria at slaughterg@hope.edu: Question: Can I check out a book and a laptop at the same time? Short Answer: Of course! You may have …
The New York Times digital edition is available for all students and faculty at Hope College. To get access, Hope users will need to create individual logins at this NYTimes.com site and must use their 1Hope credentials to create an account. Follow the instructions to claim your pass. A list of frequently asked questions is available at the bottom of …
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Hope College student, Allyson Hoffman. You may reach her at digitalholland@hope.edu. Start your experience with Digital Holland today. Imagine yourself on a scavenger hunt, but the list of items to gather has been sliced and scattered around a city. By the time you gather the pieces of the list, you’ve …
You may have noticed a slight change in the way search results are displayed in 1Search, Van Wylen Library’s 1-stop search stop. This 2.0-upgraded version is designed with the user in mind, making searches easier and more intuitive. Like before, the facets on the left allow you to refine your results by content type, discipline, …
Hope College digital image collections are now accessible through 1Search. Keywords can be used to find your topic related to Hope College history. You can choose “Image Collections @ Hope College” under the “Library Location” facet to limit your results to only the images from our digital repository. Here’s an example of a search using the Myron Van Ark …
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Access to the New York Times digital edition is now available for all students and faculty at Hope College. The New York Times, published since 1851, is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States. The online version includes not only the same articles, text and images that appear in the print edition, but also an array of additional …
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Whether you’re studying for the GRE or preparing for a professional exam, LearningExpress Library is available to help you. Utilize the Learning Centers to take practice tests, exercises, learn new skills, and prepare yourself for a job. In addition to test prep, LEL has tools to help with your resume, job search, and interviewing skills. There …
