2011 Tenure Attainment Video

This video highlights some of the most interesting moments of the 2011 Tenure Attainment and Promotion ceremony at UNCG. This event is put together every year the University Libraries and the office of the Provost to honor newly promoted and tenured faculty. As a part of the event, tenure honorees take photos with their favorite book. The photo is then turned into READ poster, which promotes literacy. This video features interviews with tenure honorees: Dr. Mark Rifkin, Dr. Christopher Cassidy, Dr. Jacquelin DeBrew, Dr. Mark Elliot, and Ms. Christine Fischer. For more information about this event visit the Tenure web page.

Get to know your Reference Librarian: Mark Schumacher [Part 5 of 5]

These podcast focus on letting you get to know your Reference Librarian a little better. In part five, Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher and MLS student Daniel Windham further discuss other aspects of his work, and how his mother positively influenced his decisions to become a librarian.


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Host: Daniel Windham, MLS Student
Time: 2:12

Get to know you reference librarian: Mark Schumacher [part 4 of 5]

These podcasts focus on letting you get to know you Reference Librarian a little better. In part four Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher and MLS student Daniel Windham discuss Mark's activities as an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War, participating in a fast. We also discussed his current feelings towards veterans of the Vietnam war, and his thoughts on current military operations in Afghanistan




Host: Daniel Windham, MLS student
Time: 6:30

Links:

Vietnam: A television history-Roots of a War.

Vietnam: a television history-Home Front USA

National Geographic presents: Restrepo

Institute for International Studies: Conversations With History- Thomas E Ricks
[Author of Fiasco and The Gable]

Get to know your reference librarian: Mark Schumacher [part 3 of 5]

These podcasts focus on letting you get to know your Reference Librarian a little better. In part three, Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher and MLS student Daniel Windham discuss Mark's interest in art, his like of Frisbee, and the importance of being physically fit.







Host: Daniel Windham, MLS Graduate Student.


Time: 6:00

Links:
Wassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso's official website
Jackson Pollock House and Study Center
Frisbee Fun

Get to know your reference librarian: Mark Schumacher [Part 2 of 5]

These podcasts focus on letting you get to know your Reference Librarian a little better. In part two, Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher and MLS Student Daniel Windham discuss rare books, Marks time growing up in France, and famous French authors.





Host: Daniel Windham, MLS Graduate Student.
Time: 5:42

Links:

Marks Library Page:
Interview with Jules Roy [In French]
Albert Camus Nobel Prize Biography

Get to know your reference librarian: Mark Schumacher

These podcasts focus on letting you get to know your Reference Librarian a little better. In part one, Reference Librarian Mark Schumacher and MLS student Daniel Windham discuss why Mark choose library science as a career, the work he does with rare books, how technology has changed his job, and what he likes best about his work.

Host: Daniel Windham, UNCG, MLS Graduate Student.

Time: 6:00 min

Trascript: pdf coming soon

Links:

• Mark Scumacher's Library Page
  
• The Amy Sacker Site

Get to know your reference librarian: Jenny Raabe

These podcasts focus on letting you get to know your Reference Librarian a little better. In this video Reference Librarian Jenny Raabe gives you information about her previous educational career, her life and Germany, and why she loves working at Walter Jackson Library.



Host: Daniel Windham, UNCG, MLS Graduate Student.
Time: 5:29
Transcript (pdf)

Links:

• Jenny Rabbe Library Page
• More about Willy Brandt
• Photos of the Berlin Wall
  

UNCG History on Display

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro: The First Hundred Years, 1891-1991

June 1 - September 30, 2011
Jackson Library Lobby

The Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives invites the UNCG and greater Greensboro community to witness the birth and development of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro through artifacts, documents, and images from the University Archives. This exhibit tells the story of how a small college, founded on ten acres of farmland in 1891, was able to overcome early setbacks to develop into the large, thriving University it is today. Divided into five eras corresponding to the names under which the University operated, the exhibit highlights important historical events including the Brick Dormitory fire of 1904, the death of founding president Charles Duncan McIver in 1906, and the growth of the College under Julius Foust. It also emphasizes the changes in student life including the introduction of college traditions such as Rat Day, the desegregation of the School in 1956, and the enrollment of male students in 1964.

Beth Ann Koelsch spoke with archivist Sean Mulligan to learn more:

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro: The First Hundred Years, 1891-1991 will be on display in the Jackson Library Lobby from June 1 – September 30, 2011.

You can find more information out about University Archives at :

http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/collections/university_archives/index.aspx

Meet new University Archivist Erin Lawrimore

In this podcast, Jennifer Motszko (Manuscripts Curator) and Beth Ann Koelsch (Curator of the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Collection) interview new University Archivist Erin Lawrimore. Erin discusses the responsibilities of a university archivist and shares her thoughts about and strategies for the future of the Archives. We also learn about what Erin did before coming to UNCG, her discovery of Greensboro parks and trails, and her history buff Pembroke Welsh corgis.

Hosts: Irma Minerva, Beth Ann Koelsch, and Jennifer Motszko


Time: 2:49 Size: 2.58 MB Download .mp3


Music: "ants........................" by Anchor Méjans (intro)


Links:

• University Archives



• About University Archives

Wildcrafting 01 - An Introduction

In this podcast, Stacey Krim will explain the art of wildcrafting and how wildcrafting is a vehicle for building a beneficial relationship between you and your environment.

This is the introductory video of the Green Library Group's YouTube series.

Hosts: Stacey Krim

Time: 7:01
transcript (pdf)

Links:

• UNCG Libraries Sustainability Libguide


• Openculture Online Courses

WAVES documentary filmmaker at the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project

Filmmaker Kathleen Ryan and WVHP curator Beth Ann Koelsch


In early May 2011 Dr. Kathleen Ryan, an Associate Professor at School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado, came to UNCG to conduct research for her upcoming documentary film Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II.


Dr. Ryan won the Special Collections and Archives 2010 travel grant which helped fund her research trip. During her four days Ryan pored through 28 manuscript collections and photographed 7 U.S. Navy WAVES uniforms and 4 hats.


Letter from the Janet Muriel Mead (WV#0389) Papers



1943 WAVES Officer's Wool Coat


Beth Ann Koelsch interviewed Dr. Ryan about her film project and her research with the collections of the Women Veterans Historical Project:




Homefront Heroines: The WAVES of World War II is scheduled for August 2012 release.

You can find more information out about the film at

• http://homefrontheroines.com/
• http://hingesofhistory.com/
• "Homefront Heroines" on Facebook
  

Meet Sonia Haga, the 2011 Winner of the Libraries Undergraduate Research Award

Did you know there were 18 camps of German POWs in North Carolina during WWII? Do you wonder about people's reactions and cultural influences these POWs had on NC communities during this time? Learn more in this podcast, when Beth Filar Williams interviews Sonia Haga, the 2011 Winner of University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award for her Senior Honors Thesis "A Comparative Study of the Perceptions of German POWs in North Carolina." Sonia's research was possible only with the expert help from Government Information librarian Lynda Kellam and History Subject Specialist Librarian Stephen Dew, as well as the staff in Interlibrary Loan for borrowing much needed materials from other libraries.

The University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award is given in recognition of an outstanding UNCG undergraduate research project that best demonstrates the ability to locate, select, and synthesize information from library resources and uses those resources in the creation of an original research project in any media. The winning entry will receive a $500 cash prize funded by the University Libraries and awarded April 8, 2011 at the Undergraduate Honors Convocation.


Hosts: Irma Minerva, Sonia Haga, and Beth Filar Williams

Time: 9:38 | Size: 8.82 MB | Download .mp3 | transcript

Music: "ants........................" by Anchor Méjans (intro)

Links:

• Click here for details on how to apply for the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award.
• Sonia's research thesis will soon be available in the UNCG Institutional Repository, NCDOCKS .
• Read the book Sonia mentions: Nazi POWs in the Tarheel State by Robert D. Billinger
• Find out more about Interlibrary Loan
  
• Lynda Kellam's Contact Info
  
• Stephen Dew's Contact Info
  
• Contact a library subject specialist in your area!

New Student Art Exhibit: Shifting Grounds

Jackson Library is currently displaying a student art exhibit in the first floor reading room. UNCG's Art Department students collaborated on this exhibit which explores the history of the university using visual imagery. The students used the library's resources (Special Collections and Archives) to create their works. The students’ art re-imagines the history of the campus and connects it to the present by incorporating photographs, historical objects, letters, documents, and oral history into their individual artistic narratives.



The music in this video was obtained from (http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/176446) via creative commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-­nc-sa/2.0/)

Game Night X Video

These are some of the highlights from Game Night X at UNCG's Jackson Library. January 21, 2011.

The music in this video was obtained from (http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/8860) via creative commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-­nc-sa/2.0/)

The University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award--Get Inspired!

What does it take to win the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award? For Mary Robinson, the first student to win the prize, it took a great subject, an encouraging professor, helpful librarians, and a lot of hard work. In this podcast, Kimberly Lutz interviews Mary to learn more about the paper on the legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt that won not only the libraries' award but many other accolades as well. Professor Woodworth, Theatre, joins the conversation to discuss the research process and why she nominated Mary last year.

Irma Minerva wants you to get inspired by Mary's story and apply for this year's award. The University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award is given in recognition of an outstanding UNCG undergraduate research project that best demonstrates the ability to locate, select, and synthesize information from library resources and uses those resources in the creation of an original research project in any media. The winning entry will receive a $500 cash prize funded by the University Libraries and awarded April 8, 2011 at the Undergraduate Honors Convocation.

Hosts: Irma Minerva, Kimberly Lutz, Cheryl Cross

Time: 10:40 | Size: 9.79 MB | Download .mp3 | transcript

Music: "ants........................" by Anchor Méjans (intro)

Links:

• Click here for full details on how to apply for the University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award.
• Read more about Mary and Sarah Bernhardt in Library Columns.

Randall Jarrell on "The State of Things"

Every now and again, Irma Minerva tunes into other podcasts, and she was excited on Wednesday, January 19, to run across an entire hour on WUNC's "The State of Things" devoted to a legendary UNCG professor--Randall Jarrell (1914-1965). A portrait of the professor and poet hangs not far from Irma's desk, right outside the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). Irma frequently looks through his papers, housed in SCUA, and invites you to check out the Jarrell finding aid.

Who was Randall Jarrell? He was a poet, novelist, critic, and beloved teacher. He began teaching at The Women's College (now UNCG) in 1947, and returned to teaching in Greensboro after serving as the 11th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress.

The panel of Jarrell experts who discussed the poet's influence and legacy on "The State of Things" included one of Jarrell's former students, Heather Ross Miller. Miller, a renowned poet in her own right, has also given her papers to SCUA, and the finding aid is available here.

To learn more about Jarrell, read his bio posted on SCUA's website and listen to the podcast available from WUNC.