LibGuides: Nathaniel P. Hill Memorial Library: Library Home

Library Information

Hours
Contact

Monday	8 am - 10 pm
Tuesday	8 am - 10 pm
Wednesday	8 am - 10 pm
Thursday	8 am - 10 pm
Friday	8 am - 10 pm
Saturday	8 am - 12 pm
Sunday	2 pm - 10 pm

March Break:

Thursday 3/9: 8am - 4pm
Friday 3/10 - Wed 3/29: Closed
Thursday 3/30: resume regular hours

The Nathaniel P. Hill Memorial Library is not open to the general public, but materials may be requested by Ocean State Libraries patrons.

Circulation Desk
401-842-6691
library@stgeorges.edu

Laura Hooper, Director of Library Services
401-842-6690
laura_hooper@stgeorges.edu

Kate Fox, Associate Director of Library Services & Archives
401-842-6689
kate_fox@stgeorges.edu

Valerie Simpson, Archivist
401-842-6692
val_simpson@stgeorges.edu

Jessica Stachelhaus, Public Services Assistant
jessica_stachelhaus @stgeorges.edu

Kathleen McCoombs, Public Services Assistant
kathleen_mccoombs@stgeorges.edu

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Find What You Need

Search for books, ebooks, and movies available through the St. George's library and the public library system.

Use these databases to start your research and gather background information on topics of interest.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Use Credo Reference when starting your research to gather background information from topic pages and encyclopedia articles and develop ideas for your research topic.
What's included?
Thousands of reference and encyclopedia articles on all subjects, images, and mind mapping tools for topic development.
Infobase History Research Center This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Start here for background research for history classes! Includes four databases: World History, American History, African American History, and American Indian History.
What's included?
Primary sources, encyclopedia and reference articles, book chapters, timelines, images, maps, and helpful topic centers.
Access Science This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Gateway to key scientific areas including biology, earth and environmental sciences, chemistry, and physics.
What's included?
Articles, definitions, images, videos, biographies, and scientific news.

Attention, day students! Off-campus access usernames and passwords to library databases can be found here (must be logged into your SG Google account to view).

Access all of the library's research databases through the A-Z Databases list:

A-Z Databases

Attention, day students! Off-campus access usernames and passwords to library databases can be found here (must be logged into your SG Google account to view).

NoodleTools Citation Manager This link opens in a new window
Assists you in creating notecards and outlines and in formatting citations for papers and projects in MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian style. Access your individual account through the Google login option, using your SG credentials.

More help with citations

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Search and read high-quality academic and scholarly eBooks across all subjects.
What's included?
Over 140,000 full-text eBooks with the option to download chapters or entire books.

Ocean State Libraries eZone
Access ebooks, audiobooks, and streaming music and movies for free through the library's eZone. Check materials out with your valid RI Public Library card and download them to your preferred device or access them through the cloud reader on any electronic device with internet.

To access free ebooks, audiobooks, and streaming music and movies through eZone:

Browse or Search for materials on OSL Ezone, or download the Libby app for free to your mobile device. NOTE: When setting up the app, under library name enter "Ocean State Libraries", then enter your library barcode and PIN.
When you have located an available item, click on "Borrow" or "Place a Hold". This will prompt you to sign in (if you aren't already).
Click "Borrow". This will check the item out to you and take you to your "Bookshelf" where you can download the title or read it in your browser.
Download the materials by selecting a format from the dropdown box, and then following the prompts that appear. Kindle users will be taken to sign in to their Amazon account and then download from there.
For more detailed instructions for all types of devices, visit Libby | Help or ask a librarian.

Magazines in the Library:

Come in and browse the collection today! All back issues are available for check out.

Digital magazines are available through Flipster

Newspapers in the Library:

The library provides campus-wide digital access to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, as well as database access to additional newspapers listed below.

U.S. Major Dailies This link opens in a new window
U.S. Major Dailies provides access to the five most respected U.S. national and regional newspapers, including The New York Times and Washington Post, co-exclusive access to The Wall Street Journal, and exclusive access to Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune. The titles offer researchers thorough and timely coverage of local, regional, and world events with journalistic balance and perspective. The content is available by 8am each day and provides archives stretching as far back as 1985.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full digital access on school network of articles from 1851 to present, with the exception of articles within the date range 1923-1980 (which can be accessed through the U.S. Major Dailies database).
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to The Wall Street Journal via school username and password (see Remote Access spreadsheet in Student Portal).
New York Times (Historical) This link opens in a new window
Full digital access of articles from 1851-2007. Access to current articles can be found in the library's U.S. Major Dailies database.
Wall Street Journal (Historical) This link opens in a new window
Full digital access of articles from 1889-2004. Access to current articles can be found in the library's U.S. Major Dailies database.
Christian Science Monitor (Historical) This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
The Christian Science Monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global news coverage.
What's included?
Full digital access of articles from 1908-2007. Access to current articles can be found in the library's U.S. Major Dailies database.
Washington Post (Historical) This link opens in a new window
Full digital access of articles from 1877-2004. Access to current articles can be found in the library's U.S. Major Dailies database.
Flipster Digital Magazines This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
Flipster offers a huge selection of the most recent issues of popular magazines.
What's included?
Full-text recent issues of Consumer Reports, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and more.
EBSCO Discovery This link opens in a new window
Why search here?
EBSCO Discovery allows you to search all of the EBSCO databases at once, encompassing a wide range of topics and source types. One stop shopping!
What's included?
Scholarly articles, eBooks, primary sources, news, and more.

Women's History Month Spotlight

When Emily Diman retired in 1928, the faculty gave her a beautiful silver tea tray, which she bequeathed to her goddaughter, Elizabeth Wheeler, who then donated it back to SG in 1975. It lives in the archives and it's inscribed in lovely engraved lettering at the center:

Dux femina facti
Emily Diman
St. George's School 1896-1928
From her friends of the Faculty

A few years ago, I asked for a translation of the Latin from Dr. Patricia Moss who was the department head at the time. She explained that "Dux femina facti" is super famous among Latinists and that it describes Dido when she fled her native Phoenicia, gathered a group of tyrant-haters to go with her, made her way to North Africa, and founded Carthage. "A woman is the leader of the deed" is the literal translation. Dux stresses her leadership, transformation, resilience, and courage; facti stresses her concrete accomplishment. A little later, Dido was compared to the virgin goddess Diana leading a large chorus of mountain nymphs along a mountain ridge; Diana is described as inspiring, happy, a leader, an independent and free spirit, and a towering figure--so this is Dido at the pinnacle of her life. Emily, by the way, was fondly remembered for (among many other things) reading stories out loud to the younger students in the evenings, sharing with them her love of stories and literature.

-Mrs. Simpson, St. George's School archivist