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How to: Create a Database Bookmark

To bookmark the Library's databases correctly, you need to use the friendly URL and NOT the URL it redirects to. It's simple to do; you just need to do it in a specific way.

  1. Start from the Library's Databases A-Z.
  2. Locate the database you want to bookmark.
  3. Click-and-drag the link to your bookmarks bar.

If you already have a bookmark to a database, and it's not working properly, replace it with a new bookmark.

Library News

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Now Available: EIU Viewpoint

Available to the staff of HCHB and ITA everywhere.

Viewpoint provides global, regional, and country-level analysis for over 200 markets, including a global outlook with daily insights spanning politics, economics, and market-moving topics, including macroeconomic data on forecasts and historical trends.

Register for the webinar, Introducing EIU Viewpoint, on Thursday, September 9th, 2021, at 11 AM ET to learn more about Viewpoint.

New Digital Exhibit: Lighting America's Beacons

The Bureau of Lighthouses

In 1910, Congress established the Bureau of Lighthouses under the Department of Commerce. For 29 years, the Bureau—commonly known as the Lighthouse Service—managed the nation’s lighthouses, fitting them with updated technology and supervising the lighthouse keepers who kept lights burning through the night, often heroically coming to the aid of vessels in distress.

Check out our latest booklist! With image of multiple people looking at graphs

Our latest booklist Data Analysis & Visualization is available now! Conveniently every title is hyperlinked to the catalog, and from there, you may login with your OpenAthens account and request the book. Check out our entire collection of booklists here.

Introducing: PressReader Accessibility

PressReader recently launched accessibility mode which improves readability for all readers. Visit the PressReader Accessibility feature guide to learn more.

Access PressReader with your OpenAthens account. Request an OpenAthens account if you don't already have one. Visit our guide to learn more about Database Access via OpenAthens.

Our latest booklist Organizational Change Management is available now! Conveniently every title is hyperlinked to the catalog, and from there, you may login with your OpenAthens account and request the book. Check out our entire collection of booklists here.

What's New? Leadership Connect

The Leadership Connect mobile app now helps you easily identify Majority Staff, a Presidential Appointee, Schedule C, or Career SES. To learn more about what's new from Leadership Connect, visit their website.

Access Leadership Connect with your OpenAthens account. Request an OpenAthens account if you don't already have one. Visit our guide to learn more about Database Access via OpenAthens.

New eBooks