Library Archives
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
A great resource for doing research on authors and their works.
Television Research
Television research is like a CSI episode. The culprit can hide in communication, sociology, psychology, and just about any other type of database. Give yourself time and search systematically; you’ll find everything you need to make your case.
University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO)
This semester the Bates community will have available an expanding online research library of around ten thousand scholarly monographs …
Encyclopaedia of Islam Now Available
The library is very pleased to make Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam available to the Bates community.
The Swordfish Hunters
Prof. Bruce Bourque, Chief Archaeologist and Curator of Ethnography at the Maine State Museum and lecturer in Anthropology, interweaves three narratives into a fascinating and engaging account of the distinctive Red Paint culture of ancient coastal Maine.
Joe Smith Interview Collection
From 1986 to 1988, Joe Smith recorded interviews with more than 200 recording artists and executives. The source tapes from these interviews are being made available to the public from the Library of Congress.
O Brother Man
Lynd Ward’s significance as an artist is recognized with the release of the 2012 film “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” by Michael Maglaras.
Seniors with Fall thesis!
Thesis SWAT returns Sunday, Dec. 2, and Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 10 pm in the Peer Writing and Speaking Center in Ladd.
Spectacular Scholarship
The Story of Opera by Bates Professor James Parakilas is a feast for all the senses.
One-2-One Research Consultations
Two weeks left before finals and many papers to finish…or begin. Why not make an appointment with a Research Librarian for a One-2-One search consult?