Find out what your professors have been up to. Search the Faculty Bibliography to find articles, chapters and books written by Haverford faculty past and present. The Bibliography contains over 2,500 citations (some with full-text links) dating back to 1986.

Smithsonian Global Sound contains an exciting wealth of streaming sound files from all over the world. Listen to traditional music from Ghana, popular music from Indonesia, bluegrass from right here in the U.S., or even recorded oral histories from several different countries. The entire Haverford community can listen for free online.

Is the book you want checked out, or maybe we don't have it? EZBorrow is a fast solution to these problems - simply log in and request a copy from another academic library in Pennsylvania. Unlike recalls, which can take up to two weeks to be filled, EZBorrow books usually arrive within two or three days from placing the request. So try EZBorrow today!

Magill Library has an IM account! Stop by the Ask Us page and use the embedded IM client to chat. No need to have an IM account - the service allows you to talk with us as a guest. If we're online, we'll be happy to answer questions right away. Otherwise, leave your name or email address and we'll get back to you the next time we log in.

When the Nazis occupied Paris in June 1940, thousands of European refugees fled to the south of France. In August of that year, the young American journalist Varian Fry arrived in Marseilles with a list of imperiled refugees taped to his leg. Over the course of the next year Fry, on behalf of the Emergency Rescue Committee, arranged for the escape of over 1,200 artists, politicians and intellectuals, most to the United States. His work was secretive and dangerous, and ultimately he was expelled from France for protecting Jews and anti-Nazis.

In the mid-1960s, in order to raise funds for what by then had become known as the International Rescue Committee, Fry began assembling a collection of prints on the subject of refugee flight. Twelve artists contributed to the project including several whom Fry had saved during the war: Eugene Berman, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Viera da Silva, Adolph Gottlieb, Wifredo Lam, Jacques Lipchitz, André Masson, Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, Edouard Pignon, and Fritz Wotruba. 300 copies of the portfolio were produced in 1971 before the artists destroyed the plates.

The 1926 diary of Haverford professor and Quaker luminary Rufus M. Jones chronicles his journeys across the Pacific, to Japan, China, the Philippines and India, between June and December of 1926. While in Asia, Jones gave lectures at educational and spiritual gatherings and met with prominent political and spiritual leaders of the time, including Mahatma Gandhi, Silas Strawn, Eiichi Shibusawa and W. W. Yen. In Japan he visited houses built by the American Friends Service Committee after the devastating earthquakes of 1923 and he and his family survived a cholera epidemic and marshall law in China. Jones was a founding member and the first chairman of the A.F.S.C. and devoted much of his life to promoting peace and understanding among the world's peoples. Haverford holds the complete writings of Jones, his extensive mysticism collection, his complete papers, and a replica of his study at 2 College Circle.

"The Haverford Hebrew Bible" was a gift of J. Rendel Harris, 1890. Part of the J. Rendel Harris "Oriental" Manuscript Collection, the Bible is the oldest Hebrew Bible located in North America and one of the treasures of Special Collections. In addition to the standard columns of biblical text, each page of the Haverford Hebrew Bible is bordered by intricately woven lines of textual marginalia that serve as a concordance on selected passages of the main text. Side margins are decorated with colorful abstract ornaments and at the beginning and end of the volume are "carpet pages," richly colored patterns of diamond shapes and interlocking chains that resemble the patterns of carpets.

This exceptional bible was copied in Spain in 1266 by "Solomon, son of Moses." Remaining in Spain until the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, the Bible then made its way to Egypt. Three further changes of ownership are documented in the Bible itself: one in 1714-15, one in 1755-56, and the last in 1890 when it was acquired by J. Rendel Harris, professor of Ecclesiastical History at Haverford. Harris’s gift of the Bible plus 46 additional Semitic language manuscripts form the nucleus of the J. Rendel Harris "Oriental" Manuscript Collection.

As the Library Administrative Assistant, Heidi Scott spends much of her time making sure that the library's physical facilities are in order, coordinating repair work and problem-solving issues both big and small. She also handles scheduling for the Librarian of the College, coordinates reservations for the many meeting rooms within the library, and orders all of the supplies for the library so that library staff have the resources they need on a daily basis. In addition to facilities and scheduling responsibilities, Heidi also organizes the hiring of library student employees and supervises payroll for all library staff.

Store and manage your research citations using EndNote Web. This web-based application allows you to import citations directly from Web of Science or via a download process from almost any other online database and create a bibliography in any of hundreds of styles. You can read more about EndNote Web here.

Bruce Bumbarger has served as the Library's Conservator for about 20 years. He is responsible for the care of the physical collection. Bruce oversees the rebinding of books from the general collection as well as the conservation of materials from Special Collections. To accomplish all this, Bruce typically has 5 students working for him on various projects.

In 2007, the Haverford libraries started a mural program. The initiative is designed to enhance the appearance of our libraries, to provide a more welcoming atmosphere, and to highlight the arts at Haverford. The first mural, a colorful landscape depicting the seasons on our campus, is now complete and installed on the third tier of Magill Library, just around the corner from the elevator. This project was overseen by visiting faculty Elizabeth Whalley and Owen Schuh. Many students worked on the project, from introductory level students to art majors.

The Library maintains an archive of theses written during semester or year-long courses in which seniors develop and conduct an original research project. Their projects are then collected and preserved in paper or digital form at the library where we catalog and house the materials on the fifth tier or in our online collection.

If you have a VHS or PAL-formatted video to watch, and can't play it at home, stop by Magill Library's Video Viewing Room. Located at the base of the entry staircase on the first tier, the viewing room is equipped for efficient watching of reserve videos, or for students who would just like to take a video viewing break without leaving the library.

As Manuscripts Librarian and College Archivist, Diana is responsible for all of the non-book treasures in the Special Collections Department as well as every item relating to the College's long history. She helps researchers from around the country find the photographs, letters, or artwork they need. Increasingly she creates access to these materials by building digital archives that may be accessed around the world. Diana keeps everything organized and preserved properly so that scholars will continue to be able to use Haverford's collections far into the future. If you have a burning question about some aspect of College history or its manuscript and art collections, Diana can probably point you in the right direction!

The next time you need a break, consider visiting Magill Library's fountain area, where current newspapers, magazines, a selection of leisure reading, and featured items from the local DVD and comic book collections have been arranged for your browsing pleasure. You can check out the DVDs, magazines, or books and take them home, or you can simply grab a seat in one of the nearby armchairs or downstairs in the video viewing room and peruse them on the spot.

Rob Haley, Interlibrary Loan Specialist, has one of the busiest jobs at the Library. Working just behind the back wall of the Information Hub, he and his team of student assistants handle every interlibrary loan and article request, locating hard-to-find materials and getting them into your hands as quickly as possible. Last year, Rob's department processed over 6400 requests for Haverford students and faculty. In the most hectic weeks of the semester, he receives more than 100 requests per day. In addition to serving local users, his team locates, packs, and sends out thousands more books and articles from our collection for researchers working in other libraries.