Old News

In an enlightened move, The New York Times has decided to end its subscription program and to provide free access to their news archive from 1851-1980. As a result there are now 155 articles you can read which include the phrase "American School of Classical Studies at Athens"

Among these are such interesting things as an article which begins "We sincerely hope that the ardent but mistaken Hellenists who are trying to establish an American school of classical studies at Athens will take counsel of their good sense before it is too late and abandon the project..."

"The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World"

American School Carpenter Fellow William Rodney Caraher is blogging at The Archaeology of the Mediterranean World

Ambrosia in Propylaeum - Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Altertumswissenschaften

The monthly Recent Acquisitions Lists of the Ambrosia partners have been added to the Neuerwerbungen page of Propylaeum - Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Altertumswissenschaften

The Promise of Digital Learning

Panagiota Magouti, MSILM

I am pleased to report that Panagiota Magouti has recently earned the degree of Master of Science in Information and Library Management from the University of Central England in Birmingham.

It was while she was doing research at the Blegen Library for her dissertation project that she saw the advertisement for the vacancy on our staff. She applied for the position, we selected her and she is now an integral and important part of the Blegen team.

Please join me in congratulating Giota on this notable step in her career!