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HIST 337 - Oral History - Ashmore

Students looking for help with Professor Ashmore's Oral History course should check here for research help and recommended resources.

Welcome to Your History 337 Guide!

This guide is your starting point for research. You will find information on this guide about how to access and use library resources for this course.

 

Course Reserves for Students

Course reserves are materials that your professor has requested the Oxford College library to reserve for student use.  These materials are kept in a special area (just behind the circulation desk) at the Oxford College library.

For Hist 337 you have the following book on physical reserves:

Doing Oral History by Donald A. Ritchie, third edition

To check it out just come to the circulation desk and give staff member the course number and the title of the book.

Physical course reserves are physical materials that will be located just behind the Oxford College Library Circulation desk.  In order to check these items out, visit the Oxford Library Service Desk and give the course name, instructor, and item title to the staff member. (example: Eng 381RW, Professor Ivey, "Women Writers in America.")  

All physical reserve items check out for a 3 hour period.  There is an overdue fine of $1 per hour.  Text 770-415-8963 to see if your item can be renewed.

To find an item that is on phyiscal reserve, you should see the following: 

Click on Show Details to bring up details about the item:

 

 

Electronic items do not circulate in the same way physical items circulate.  You do not have to "check out" an electronic item that is on course reserve and no fines will accrue.

Electronic reserves will have a "View Item" option.  Click on "View Item," and the item (website, pdf, streaming film) will open up in a new tab or window.  You may have to log in with your Emory Net ID and password in order to view the item.

If you are accessing course reserves off-Emory campus, you may need to log in to the Emory VPN to access databases. Visit https://it.emory.edu/security/vpn.html for more information.

  1. Visit Emory’s NYT Digital Access page (you will be prompted to authenticate using your Emory NetID and password)
  2. Click Create Account to set up your NYTimes account.
  3. Fill out the Create Your Account form using your Emory.edu email address
    • Within an hour of clicking Sign Up, you will receive a confirmation email from NYTimes. Click on the link embedded in the email to complete your account activation.
  4. You can now download the app for your mobile devices, sign in, and start reading the NYTimes. You can also log in directly to the nytimes.com website.

FAQs

  1. What if I already have a NYTimes.com account via Emory, but I am hitting a paywall (e.g. articles are “locked”)?
    • If you have a NYTimes.com account via Emory, you will need to reauthenticate once a year for online and mobile device access. To reauthenticate, click “Already have an account? Log in here” on Emory’s NYT Digital Access page, log in using your Emory.edu email and indicate your current status at Emory (i.e. student, faculty/staff/administrator or other).
  2. Once I graduate, when will my account be turned off?
    • September 30 of your graduation year.