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The Future of Reading: The Importance of Preserving Hybrid Collections in the Digital Age
(2012-05-11)
As e-books continue to grow in popularity and usage, it appears quite possible that they will one day not just supplement but outright replace print books. A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that reading off a ...
HUAC Investigates North Carolina: How Federal Documents Can Help Uncover State and Local History
(2016-06-29)
Federal government documents tend to be all too often overlooked when providing general reference assistance, especially on topics involving state and local history. Reasons include the unique and often arcane nature of ...
Know your FSB from your KGB: Researching Soviet/Russian Intelligence in America
(2017-10-19)
In light of last year’s election-related hacking, and the popularity of programs such as The Americans, the topic of Russian intelligence activity in America is once again prominent in the news and in popular culture. This ...
Accident at Compound 19: Unraveling a Cold War Medical Mystery
(2020-01-27)
In April 1979, an anthrax outbreak in the Soviet city of Sverdlovsk claimed at least 68 lives. After news of the incident spread, the US government argued that it was the result of an accident at a biological warfare ...
Active Measures: Then and Now
(2020-06-25)
A term used to refer to Soviet efforts to influence and manipulate public opinion in other countries during the Cold War, Active Measures has gained a newfound currency in light of the 2016 election influence campaign by ...
HUAC vs. the “Greenville Benevolent Association”: Investigating the Klan in Eastern North Carolina, 1965-66
(2020-10-15)
In 1965, with the civil rights revolution at its height, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) opened an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The committee found that the Klan’s largest presence was in ...
The Future of Reading and Academic Libraries
(2015-01)
The e-book is raising fundamental questions around the dynamics and habits of reading; the role of books in the academic library; and the role of librarians in addressing new realities of reading and learning. Print and ...
The Future of Reading and Academic Libraries
(2014-11-07)
The rise of the ebook is raising fundamental questions around the dynamics and habits of reading, and a perennial question - the importance of books in the academic library. Print and digital texts foster different styles ...
A Favorite Pastime: Disease and Disinformation in the Cold War
(2022-11-16)
Disinformation and political warfare were key components of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, and a number of the most notorious of these campaigns centered around allegations involving ...
Congress and Countersubversion in the 20th Century: Aspects and Legacies
(2023-06)
The core of this book consists of essays originally posted on the blog of the Cold War and Internal Security (CWIS) Collection, belonging to Academic Library Services, East Carolina University. The end result is a collection ...