On November 9, 1989, the wall erected by the GDR that separated West Berlin from all of East Germany was cracked, beginning the reunification of Germany that took almost a year to complete. Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961. For a quick history, see Newseum's interactive site. For additional information, read Stanford Scholars Reflect on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

Both Green Library and Hoover have books, pamphlets, videos and other resources about the Berlin Wall and its importance during the Cold War.

As of November 9, Stanford graduate students can submit their dissertations digitally. This new program means less effort and expense for students and better access to the documents' content.

Speaking at the Oct. 22 Faculty Senate meeting (PDF), University Librarian Michael Keller said the digital world offers a "much greater palette of expression" to graduate students, because they will be able to include more graphics and content types in their dissertations than in paper copies.

Well, we all complained about how hard it was to find Life Magazine on Google Books. The cries have been heard and Google has created a browse site that allows you to look at all the magazine titles and runs in Google Books.
You can also get a full list by going to Advanced Search, clicking the Magazines radio button (don't put anything in any search box, and leave All Books checked); then hit Google Search. Again, you can switch between List View and Cover View (links in the top right of results page).

The story and the links are on the Google Books blog.