University Libraries Newsletter
February 2023
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New Resource: Digital Theatre + |
The USA University Libraries recently added a new resource, Digital Theatre+, to its collections. This database contains performances, dramatic texts, poetry, opera, musical theatre, and learning resources.
Digital Theater+ can be useful to faculty and students not only in the Department of Theatre & Dance but also to those in English and Music.
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Digital Theatre+ can be searched or browsed by titles, genres, themes, people, and series. The videos in this resource come with performance rights, so they can be shown to an audience as long as there is no charge.
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Marx Library Reaches Out to the College of Education and Professional Studies |
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Angela Rand kicked off outreach at the College of Education and Professional Studies Hospitality Huddle! Ashley Pate kindly collaborated with Angela and handed out 35 library related goodie bags and connected with over 50 students! They were happy to make contact with new CEPS faculty and even scheduled another instruction session. |
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St. Ignatius Art Club Visits the USA Libraries Art Galleries
& Glass Arts Program
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On January 27, 2023, Frank Martin, a USA professor in the Physics Department, arranged a tour for the St. Ignatius Art Club. They visited Matthew Patterson, Art Department, and the Glass Arts Program. They also enjoyed a tour of the USA Libraries Art Galleries current exhibits. |
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"Images of Science" Exhibit in the ArtSpace@BioMed |
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The Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, in partnership with the USA Archaeology Museum, was pleased to host an exhibit in the ArtSpace@BioMed: "Images of Science." This exhibit, from the Max Planck Society at Gesellschaft, is supported by the "Germany on Campus" initiative by the USA International Studies Program, led by its director, Dr. Christine Rinne, Associate Professor of German at South.
Each year, scientists from the more than 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society enter images showcasing their work from various research fields. The most spectacular ones form the basis of this travelling exhibit that provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of science. These images were on display in the ArtSpace@BioMed on the third floor of the Biomedical Library.
A reception was held on Thursday, January 19th with guest speaker Dr. Kara Burns, Director of the Archaeology Museum and Associate Professor of Art History. Her talk was titled "Mosaics: Fractured Beauty."
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University Libraries Publications & Staff Updates |
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Deborah Gurt - Interim Director, McCall Library, published a peer-reviewed article based on her grant funded project recording interviews in Mobile’s Jewish Community. "Community Oral History to widen the path: The Jewish Mobile Oral History Project," Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies: Vol. 9, Issue 1. Available at: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol10/iss1/2/
Deborah Gurt - Interim Director, McCall Library, was accepted into a new program offering certification in Judaica/Hebraica Librarianship offered by the Association of Jewish Libraries and the Jewish Theological Seminary. This program offers training in Judaica Cataloging and Collection Development as well as other areas relevant to the fields of Jewish and Holocaust Studies.
Angela Rand - Director, Marx Library, has an article accepted for publication, Gaston, J.P., Guffey, S. K., & Rand, A. D. (2022). Using video and written reflection to assess second-grade students' design thinking and conceptual understanding in an engineering design challenge. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (In Press).
Paula Webb - Paula Webb, Outreach & Communications Librarian University Libraries, was invited to speak at the Pensters Writing Group, February 11, 2023.
Paula Webb - Paula Webb, Outreach & Communications Librarian University Libraries, was invited to speak at Alabama Authors Day, February 19, 2023.
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USA Libraries Exhibits & Events
March/April 2023
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Explore Black Food and Memory with Visiting
Oral Historian, March 30 - April 1
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Join the Down the Bay project team for a 3 day symposium with visiting Oral Historian Andre Taylor, who will share his research on Memory and Black Foodways. We will have events on campus and in the community. This symposium is supported by the Center for Archaeological Studies and its work for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, The McCall Library, and the program in African American Studies.
On Thursday, March 30 at 3.30 pm join Oral Historian Andre Taylor at the Marx Library Rodning Gallery for a presentation titled, “What Momma Passed to Me: Black food as memory and history.” On Friday, March 31, Taylor will interview Down the Bay narrators about their food traditions. On Saturday, April 1 from 10 am-2 pm, visit the community day at the Texas Street Recreation Center (540 Texas Street), where we will share photos from the McCall Library, stories from our oral history interviews, artifacts from the archaeological work, and food!
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"Two Points of View" Exhibit in the ArtSpace@BioMed |
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The Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library will host a new exhibit in the ArtSpace@BioMed in March and April: "Two Points of View." The exhibit will feature paintings by local artist Stacey Boyd Howell and photography by Dr. Bill Dumas, a graduate of the inaugural class of the USA College of Medicine.
The exhibit will be on display from March 6th - April 28th in the ArtSpace on the third floor of the Biomedical Library. A reception will be held on Thursday, March 16th at
6 pm with light refreshments and an opportunity to visit with the artists.
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USA Libraries Social Media Links |
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