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.