The third Monday in February has been named Presidents’ Day to honor the birthdays of all United States presidents. This year it falls on Feb. 18th. To mark this day, the Government Documents staff has assembled a display of documents related to various presidents of the United States. Included are Thomas Jefferson and the Education of a Citizen; Public Papers of the Presidents; the Impeachment Proceedings of former President Andrew Johnson, and the impeachment proceedings of former President William Clinton. We will also provide a list of links from American Memory pertaining to American presidents. While these items are on display, we ask that you do not remove them from the library.
When: February 18-February 22, 2008
Where: Government Documents, 2nd floor
News, Updates, and Information of Interest from Samford University Library
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Friday, December 21, 2007
BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC RESTORATION PROJECT
This is an especially interesting and important project with potential relevance for music, theatre, history, and the social sciences.
Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (Baylor University)
http://www.baylor.edu/lib/electrres/index.php?id=44987
This is an ongoing project that seeks to acquire, preserve and catalog rare and seldom-heard 78s, 45s and LPs dating from 1945-1970. The project's eventual goal is the creation of a digital audio archive. The site currently offers limited streaming material. Click on "browse a portion of the collection," then click on a vinyl disc thumbnail. Choose side one or side two, and then click on "access this item" from the top center of the page. The project's director, Robert Darden, was interviewed on the NPR program Fresh Air on December 20, 2007. Click here to listen to this interview and to learn more about how materials for this unique and important collection are being acquired.
Black Gospel Music Restoration Project (Baylor University)
http://www.baylor.edu/lib/electrres/index.php?id=44987
This is an ongoing project that seeks to acquire, preserve and catalog rare and seldom-heard 78s, 45s and LPs dating from 1945-1970. The project's eventual goal is the creation of a digital audio archive. The site currently offers limited streaming material. Click on "browse a portion of the collection," then click on a vinyl disc thumbnail. Choose side one or side two, and then click on "access this item" from the top center of the page. The project's director, Robert Darden, was interviewed on the NPR program Fresh Air on December 20, 2007. Click here to listen to this interview and to learn more about how materials for this unique and important collection are being acquired.
Monday, December 17, 2007
ADDITIONS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES
A World of Ideas Lectures Archive
http://www.lecturesarchive.com/4466.html
This site contains academic lectures in audio and video formats. The material originates on university websites and radio stations and covers a broad range of topics, including philosophy, religion, the arts, languages, and social sciences.
The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic http://www.suitcaseexhibit.org/indexhasflash.html
This is a deeply poignant collection. On December 7, 2007, the New York Times reported on an exhibit of artifacts recovered from abandoned suitcases and trunks that were discovered in the attic of the Willard Psychiatric Center in Finger Lakes New York in 1995 (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/arts/design/07suit.html?_r=1&ref=design&oref=slogin). A handful of the retrieved items are on display at the New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library through January 31. The beautifully-designed website preserves the exhibit's poignant images, and includes detailed biographical profiles of nine Willard Patients; historical information about the institution; and discussion about social issues related to mental illness and society's response to the mentally ill and marginalized.
http://www.lecturesarchive.com/4466.html
This site contains academic lectures in audio and video formats. The material originates on university websites and radio stations and covers a broad range of topics, including philosophy, religion, the arts, languages, and social sciences.
The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic http://www.suitcaseexhibit.org/indexhasflash.html
This is a deeply poignant collection. On December 7, 2007, the New York Times reported on an exhibit of artifacts recovered from abandoned suitcases and trunks that were discovered in the attic of the Willard Psychiatric Center in Finger Lakes New York in 1995 (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/arts/design/07suit.html?_r=1&ref=design&oref=slogin). A handful of the retrieved items are on display at the New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library through January 31. The beautifully-designed website preserves the exhibit's poignant images, and includes detailed biographical profiles of nine Willard Patients; historical information about the institution; and discussion about social issues related to mental illness and society's response to the mentally ill and marginalized.
Monday, November 19, 2007
DIGITAL RESOURCES PAGE
We would like to alert the Samford community to a new resource page that has been added to the library’s list of subject pages. The new page highlights digital resource collections: http://library.samford.edu/topics/digital.html.
The World Wide Web, in combination with scannning and digitization processes, have made possible the online publication of rare and valuable materials previously restricted to local users and professional researchers. These materials include manuscripts, books, letters, photographs, sheet music, and other types of primary source materials.
The materials now available electronically are fascinating to peruse for interest and enjoyment. For students and researchers, of course, the advantages are clear. Here at Samford, a number of faculty have been encouraging students to explore primary resources, and the digitization process can often facilitate this.
We are continuing to add resources to this page. If you would like to request a specific addition, please feel free to contact Naomi Gold, ngold@samford.edu.
The World Wide Web, in combination with scannning and digitization processes, have made possible the online publication of rare and valuable materials previously restricted to local users and professional researchers. These materials include manuscripts, books, letters, photographs, sheet music, and other types of primary source materials.
The materials now available electronically are fascinating to peruse for interest and enjoyment. For students and researchers, of course, the advantages are clear. Here at Samford, a number of faculty have been encouraging students to explore primary resources, and the digitization process can often facilitate this.
We are continuing to add resources to this page. If you would like to request a specific addition, please feel free to contact Naomi Gold, ngold@samford.edu.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHARLES PATRICK DAGG
The University Library is currently hosting an exhibition of the photography of Charles Patrick Dagg. Mr. Dagg began to study photography during the years he worked as a zoologist in the Department of Biology at UAB. He subsequently went on to teach photography in Special Studies at UAB.
He describes his work this way: "As a zoologist, my world contains great amounts of messiness, but [my] images appeared to indicate a wish to create order in a disorderly world...all these 'rules of photography' are just notions, not commandments...terms like 'messiness and 'disorder' are pejoratives, so why not be positive and consider another biological concept: Diversity? That's where I presently stand, using both concepts."
The majority of the works on display are gelatin silver prints or tinted gelatin silver prints. We invite and encourage you to visit the library and view these works.
He describes his work this way: "As a zoologist, my world contains great amounts of messiness, but [my] images appeared to indicate a wish to create order in a disorderly world...all these 'rules of photography' are just notions, not commandments...terms like 'messiness and 'disorder' are pejoratives, so why not be positive and consider another biological concept: Diversity? That's where I presently stand, using both concepts."
The majority of the works on display are gelatin silver prints or tinted gelatin silver prints. We invite and encourage you to visit the library and view these works.
Monday, October 29, 2007
FAVORITE SEARCH ENGINES
We have our favorite search engines, and we know you do, too. But did you know that not all search engines are the same? Search engines like Google, Ask, Yahoo!, and AlltheWeb search different sets of information, and retrieve different results. Metasearch engines search several other search engines at once. Specialized search engines search subsets of information, like government publications. There are even search engines that you can use to find scholarly materials and digitized historical photos.
Next time you need to search the 'net effectively, try some of the search engines on our web page. From the library's home page, click on Quick Reference, then select Searching the Web. Happy searching, and remember: If you ever need a refresher in effective Internet searching, come by the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.
Next time you need to search the 'net effectively, try some of the search engines on our web page. From the library's home page, click on Quick Reference, then select Searching the Web. Happy searching, and remember: If you ever need a refresher in effective Internet searching, come by the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor.
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