New Featured Collection - New Purchases

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The Libraries now has a new featured collection called New Purchases in the library, which includes three sub-collections: New Print Books, New E-Books, and New Media. 

To get there, from the library homepage (https://www3.uwsp.edu/library/Pages/default.aspx), click on Featured Collections and scroll down to the bottom.         

The collection will be updated at the beginning of each month. Besides just browsing, you can also search for specific titles, subjects, or keywords within each subcollection (see an illustration below). 

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