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The removal of scaffolding wasn’t the only achievement for the library this past semester! From research consultations, to digitizing materials, see what library staff have been up to below:  Instruction, Research and Access: Collections and Digital Projects: Archives and Special Collections: As the semester wraps up, the library will offer extended hours for Finals and will…

Clark University has joined Mass Audubon’s Community Partners Program!  Mass Audubon operates more than 60 wildlife sanctuaries with hundreds of trails in Massachusetts.  Four reusable admission passes, good at any Mass Audubon Sanctuary, are available to borrow at the Goddard Library Service Desk!  Passes are available for 72 hour (3 day) loans.  Here’s a list…

The staff of Goddard Library is excited to announce that we now provide access to Scopus, a premier citation database covering research across disciplines and publishers, which provides insight into the most current research as well as citations dating from 1970 to the present. This tool contains over 22,000 journals from 5,000 publishers, 150,000 books,…

The Goddard Library is undergoing some much needed repairs to its exterior.  You can read a bit more about the project on the ClarkNEXT site.

The Goddard Library is very happy to welcome Katherine Collins as our new Head of Collections Strategy, beginning January 24, 2022. Katy most recently served as Head of Resource Acquisitions at the University of Pittsburgh, and prior to that held positions at Quincy College, Coastal Carolina University, Brandeis University, and Harvard University. She brings years…