Selected Recent Acquisitions Purchased with Boston College Library Endowment Funds With Thanks to Our Donors

Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Sciences, History & Geography (Gale)
A full-text, searchable, digital trove of early printed books in Arabic script, so that Boston College scholars no longer need to travel to London or Cairo to consult the original resources included. Purchase Funded by The Vincent A. Wasik Family Library Fund and The National Endowment for the Humanities Library Endowment
For more information:  Chelcie Rowell, Digital Scholarship Librarian and History Liaison, O’Neill Library, and Kimberly Kowal, Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Services, O’Neill Library

Citation Connection Databases Added to Web of Science Platform (Clarivate, formerly Thomson-Reuters)
Book Citation Index, Data Citation Index, Biosis Citation Index, Derwent Innovations Index, Current Chemical Reactions and Zoological Record and others. Purchase Funded by The Josephine E. Chiles ’03 Library Fund, The Grace C. Elbery Library Fund, The Class of 1927 Book Fund, The Class of 1933 Book Fund, The Class of 1934 Book Fund, and the National Endowment for the Humanities Endowment Fund.
For more information:  Sally Wyman, Head of Collection Development and Research Services, O’Neill Library

Latin American Newspapers, 1805-1922 (Readex)
Part of the World Newspaper Archive Collection, this title offers access to historic newspapers from more than 20 Latin American countries in Spanish, English and Portuguese. The newspapers are full-text and include editorials, obituaries, poetry, advertisements and more.  Purchase Funded by The Rubin and Sarah Garber Library Fund and The Yen-Tsai Feng-McNi Book Fund
For more information:  Julia Hughes, Bibliographer for African and African Diaspora Studies, Asian Studies, Government Documents, Islamic Civilization and Societies, Latin American Studies and PoliticalScience, O’Neill Library

International Encyclopedia of Public Health, 2^nd ed.
Demography, behavior, ethics, methods and much more, this interdisciplinary resource benefits the new Global Public Health Program at Boston College, as well as courses offered by the Connell School of Nursing and the School of Social Work.
Purchase Funded by The Pope John XXI Library Fund
For more information:  Wanda Anderson, Nursing Librarian, O’Neill Library