As you get ready for the fall semester the library would like to make the print collection available to you. We were trying delivery  to offices, but staff shortages made that difficult.  Library staff are now providing contactless pickup services for all print requests. After requesting an item in OneSearch, read the email you will be sent for more instructions.

Please contact library staff to make alternative arrangements if necessary: library.circulation@trincoll.edu or call 860.297.2007

The old logon screen for library resources. If you see this when you log in to a library resource, try clearing your browser history.

The library has changed how we provide remote access to electronic resources.  When logging in to a library resource from off campus, you will now see a Microsoft logon screen, as shown here.  This is the same credential you use when you log in to your Office 365 account. You will log in using your email username@trincoll.edu and your Trinity password. If you still see the old logon screen,  you may need to clear your browser history. If you still have trouble, please contact the Information Services Desk for assistance, either by creating a help request online or calling 860-297-2100.

The Trinity Library has a robust collection of over a million ebooks, ejournals and databases for use anywhere in the world.  What you will find here are highlights–remember more is available to you. To see everything use:

• Onesearch
• A to Z list of Databases
• Subject Guides have more specific recommendations

Looking for a resource not covered here? Just ask through library.feedback@trincoll.edu . We can tell you what we have or  try to arrange access to new resources. To get in-depth advice  about the resources that will work best for your specific need, please make an appointment  with a librarian.

Major Resources for Online Books

• Onesearch: A good place to start. search by title. Any ebooks we have purchased will be available here, including some recently purchased to replace print reserves. Just search by book title and limit to ebooks.
• HathiTrust: We are happy to announce Trinity’s membership in this online book service. Additional log in required for full access.
• JSTOR; Multidisciplinary resource for ebooks and articles.  Journals are generally not available for the last three years.
• Project Muse: Journals and ebooks, plus some publishers are adding new resources during Covid19.
• Proquest Theses and Dissertations. 
• SpringerLink: Journals and ebooks. Faculty and students may purchase a print copy of any Springer ebook in the collection for $25.
• JSTOR Open Access

Major Resources for Journals

These eresources will link you to millions of journal articles and books. Use these links! They will route you through EZProxy so you are given access to licensed resources.

• Journal Finder : The best place to find access to journals licensed by Trinity. Search by title or browse by first letter of title .
• Academic Search Premier: Fulltext journal search.
• Google Scholar: Multipdisciplinary, ejournals source. Look for Trinity College designation to see all available fulltext. This is a good place to find Trinity licensed articles, free articles, and document delivery services provided by Trinity (see Ordering Articles below).
• HeinOnline. Government, politics and law.
• JSTOR; multidisciplinary ebooks and articles.  Journal articles from the last three years are generally not available.

Streaming Video

• Films on Demand 
• Global Environmental Justice Documentaries
• Kanopy
• Swank: Popular films. Contact us to request content. Note that content is purchased on one-year licenses. Ask staff to check date that access will end.

News Sources

• ABIInform Complete 
• Access World News
• Financial Times
• Hartford Courant (no graphics)
• New York Times
• Washington Post
• Wall Street Journal

Historical Content, Newspapers and Archives

• AM Explorer
• Trinity Digital Repository Digitized versions of Trinity publications such as the Tripod, and material from the archives.
• African Historical Newspapers and African Newspapers from the British Library
• America’s Historical Newspapers
• Chinese Newspapers; 1852 to 1953
• Connecticut Digital Newspaper Project 
• Ebsco Magazine Archive Atlantic, Fortune, Life, New Republic, National Review, Nation, People, Sports Illustrated, Time
• Life Magazine Archive
• Middle Eastern and Northern Africa Newspapers
• Times Digital Archive
• Search here for more by individual newspaper and magazine  title. E.g., The Economist, Chicago Defender, Boston Globe, etc. or
• Browse this list of primary resources.

Due to the need for staff to do the majority of their work remotely, digitization services can no longer be offered. Library staff will continue to look for any available digital content to fill course support needs, for both books and videos. In some cases new ebook and  film streaming content is being made available free of charge due to the COVID-19  situation. We encourage you to reach out to staff to discuss what options are available to you. Please send questions to library.feedback@trincoll.edu

The CTW Library Consortium (Connecticut College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University) recently joined RapidILL, an interlibrary loan network of libraries committed to sharing resources and fulfilling requests more quickly.

RapidILL was founded in the late 1990s by Colorado State University Libraries and now includes libraries from around the world.  The majority of members are in the United States and Canada, but others are in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

At Trinity, Library interlibrary loan specialist Marcelino Velez has worked on learning the new system and getting us started in the program. The integration process began in late Fall 2018 and was completed in January 2019.  The first requests trickled in before spring semester began but the libraries are now at full speed, handling both lending and borrowing requests for articles and book chapters on a daily basis.  The libraries plan to add full book requests to the Rapid setup this coming summer.

The primary benefits of RapidILL are being part of a very large and diverse sharing network whose members are committed to fulfilling lending requests within 24 hours.  This quicker turnaround is possible because requests are sent to libraries that own the item electronically first.  This means many requests are fulfilled automatically without staff intervention.  So despite a higher volume of requests coming into the CTW libraries, the staff time needed to handle these requests should stay the same.

Best of all, it’s a win-win situation for faculty and students.  Most of your requests for articles and book chapters should arrive faster and there’s nothing new to learn in terms of placing requests from non-CTW libraries. Rapid is completely integrated with our existing interlibrary loan software (ILLiad), and everything is handled completely behind the scenes. There is nothing new you need to do, but you should see an improvement in time to delivery of the requested material.

Thanks to support from the Trinity Student Government Association, the library has added these textbooks to the reserve collection:

• Calculus by Laura Taalman, 17^th edition
• Starting Out with Java: Early Objects by Tony Gaddis, 6^th edition
• Starting Out with Python by Tony Gaddis, 4^th edition
• Economics- Principles, Problems, & Policies by Campbell McConnell, 20^th edition
• Physical Chemistry by Thomas Engel, 3^rd edition (coming  soon)

These books, and others, are available for 3 hour check out from the Information Services Desk. The SGA, faculty, Dean’s Office and the Library all recognize that the cost of textbooks are a challenge for students, and are increasing support to make more texts available at reasonable prices. Several classes should happen in the fall with open education resources used as texts as well, further helping to mitigate costs. If you have ideas about other ways the library can help we’d like to hear from you!