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New - The CSE Manual Online

November 10, 2025 | by Gretchen Kenet

Middlebury College students, faculty, and staff now have access to The CSE Manual Online, the authoritative reference for authors, editors, and publishers in all areas of the sciences.

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Airwaves to Archives: Using ChatGPT to make WRMC recordings more accessible online

October 28, 2025 | by Kaitlin Buerge

Using AI tools like ChatGPT and Whisper, Middlebury Libraries transcribed and summarized 423 historic WRMC radio recordings now available at the Internet Archive. Then we brought those summaries into ArchivesSpace, improving searchability and connecting each program directly to its audio and transcript online.

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Don't get "spooked" by midterms!

October 22, 2025

Midterms are coming, but have no fear!

Ask a librarian for help choosing a research topic, finding resources, writing a citation, and more.

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Artificial Intelligence + Internet Archive, or AI and IA: New Technology for Old Stuff

October 20, 2025 | by Patrick Wallace

On the 10th anniversary of Middlebury’s first upload to the Internet Archive, we’re celebrating 52,000+ items in IA and new AI integrations for access.

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Staff Picks: "A Discovery of Witches" by Deborah Harkness

October 13, 2025

Find out what the Davis Family Library is reading! Staff Picks features recommendations from people working in Davis. In this post, Kimberly Marshall, Library/Circulation Supervisor, features “A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness.

^{We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.}

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Celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Book Week: October 5 – October 11

October 5, 2025

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

— Haruki Murikami

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An update on Wiley Online Library Access

October 1, 2025 | by Gretchen Kenet

You might encounter a new message about “tokens” when using Wiley online content in your research. Read on to learn what it means and why you’re seeing it!

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What are MiddKids reading?

September 10, 2025 | by Laksamee Cave

Librarians at the Community Care Fair asked Middlebury students to share some of their favorite books. Check out a few of them highlighted here or come by the Davis Family Library to see a display of titles in the Lobby!