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April 2019

Libraries, Media/Music Collections, News & Events

New Database: Film Platform

FILM PLATFORM serves as a bridge between academia and documentary film, bringing students and professors the most relevant and highly regarded films from the festival circuit. The collection is curated by film experts and leading academics to showcase critically-acclaimed documentaries of social, political and cultural importance, and the catalogue is continually growing. Some of the topics included are:

Human Rights
Legal Studies
Environmental Studies
Arts and Culture
Jewish Studies
Urban Studies and Architecture
Politics
Asian Studies
Israel/Palestine Studies
Gender Studies
LGBT Studies
Technology
Psychology

April 9, 2019 by

Archbishop Ireland Library, Charles J. Keffer Library, Libraries, Library Week, Media/Music Collections, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library

Happy National Library Week!

This week, April 7-13, 2019 is National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library workers and to promote library use and support. This year’s theme is Libraries = Strong Communities

Want to celebrate with us? The University libraries have events all week long:

Check out our Library Week page for details on all the events.

Online Trivia Contest:

New trivia questions posted each day!

Books Sales:

Both O’Shaughnessy-Frey and Ireland libraries will be having their annual book sale, featuring donated and withdrawn material.

This year, Fallon Advertising Agency donated their entire print library. This includes hundreds of beautiful art and photography books and other books for visual inspiration. Do not miss this!

O’Shaughnessy-Frey book sale: Monday – Friday, noon – 6 pm, OSF 108
Ireland Library book sale and silent auction: Monday – Friday, normal business hours, in the reference room.

Other Celebrations:

Saturday, April 6:

Game night at Ireland library, 6 – 9 pm

Monday, April 8:

Find librarians and donut holes at the CSA (1st floor Murray-Herrick) where you can ask for advice on holes in your research.
Find librarians at a pop-up at ASC Dorsey Way

Tuesday, April 9:

Music and Media open house in the OSF rotunda, 9 am – 3 pm
Cadenza Mini-concert in the OSF rotunda, 12:30 pm

Wednesday, April 10:

Japanese book binding demonstration, OSF 302, 10 – 11 am
Author event: Scott Wright reads from his book, “Windows: Japan and the U.S. in the 1980s.”

Thursday, April 11:

Mini-golf in the Minneapolis Skyway between Keffer and Schoenecker libraries
Late Night Scavenger Hunt, in OSF library, 10:30 pm. Preregistration requested.

April 8, 2019 by

Libraries, Media/Music Collections, New Materials, News & Events

New Database: Feature Films for Education

The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. The Collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more.

NOTE: This Collection is limited to classroom use and personal use. This Collection cannot be used for Campus Screening (Not for Public Events)

NOTE: If you have issues playing a film, clean all your browse history, cache and cookies.

April 4, 2019 by

Database Highlights & Trials, Libraries, Media/Music Collections, New Materials, News & Events

New Audiobook and Video Database Hoopla

Hoopla provides streaming video (movies and TV shows) and audiobooks. Popular titles and classics, fiction and nonfiction are available.

NOTE: You must create an account for access. You can check out up to 7 titles per month. This Collection is limited to classroom use and personal use. This Collection cannot be used for Campus Screening (Not for Public Events)
For information about devices and more visit Hoopla help.

April 1, 2019 by Andrea Koeppe