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!