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More Than Chocolate: Explore the Literature and Art of Lady Godiva in the Databases and the Library

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As we know, Godiva is a chocolate brand from Belgium. Godiva is undoubtedly a symbol for high quality chocolate, and the origin of its name was from Lady Godiva, wife of Lord Leofric. She made a famous ride through the streets of Coventry and the taxes were reduced, making her a legend throughout the centuries. Inspired by the legend, the chocolate making family named their company after her and kept the associated values such as boldness, generosity, and a pioneering spirit.

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How to Download E-books from EBSCOhost eBook Collection

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Last updated: December 17, 2025

EBSCOhost eBook Collection is an E-book platform, and it provides abundant e-books. There are four ways to browse or download e-books in this platform. (not all four are valid to every e-book)

EBSCO eBooks is a sub-database within the EBSCO database. If the screen shows EBSCO eBooks, it indicates that you are searching for e-books within this category.

1. PDF of individual chapters or specific page ranges: download some parts in PDF form.

2. PDF Full Text: download the entire document in PDF format. (documents can be saved permanently)

3. EPUB Full Text: use a browser to read.

4. Use App in Mobile Devices to Read E-books

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MLA – International Bibliography: Modern International Language and Literature Index Database

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MLA – International Bibliography: “Modern International Language and Literature Index Database” is made by Modern Language Association, and it provides journal articles, books, and the elaborated bibliography of dissertations. The source of the index included peer reviewed academical journals, doctoral thesis, monographs, published reference materials, proceedings, textbooks, teaching anthologies and more. The themes cover multilingual academic research fields, such as linguistics, literature, folkloristics, literary criticism, drama and theater arts. Most of the documents are in English, and also includes French, Spanish, Portuguese and some 60 languages. There are up to 4,400 types of journals, and the database also provides related information of them. In this article, you will be briefly guided through the basic functions of this database.

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iBiology: Free website of biology-related videos

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iBiology, former iBioEducation, iBioSeminars, and iBioMagazine, is a free website of biology-related pedagogic video, established by professors of cellular and molecular pharmacology of UCSF, Ron Vale. Found as a  project and sponsored by National Academy of Sciences of America, iBiology provides more than 600 videos regarding lessons and interviews of researchers devoting to fields related to biology.

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Introduction to SLIM: How to extend the due date?

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I would like to extend the due dates of books borrowed, how to do a renewal of my items online? How long would the due date be extended?

In this introduction, we will show how to extend the due date of borrowed books, on what occasion you can renew your borrowing online, what situations would there be afterwards, and guide you through these functions on SLIM system.

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