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Both O’Shaughnessy-Frey and Ireland libraries will be having their annual book sale, featuring donated and withdrawn material.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

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

Arthur Rubinstein

In need of an invigorating musical performance this summer? Visit The Music and Media Collections on the first floor of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library and pick up one of our Deutsche Grammophon video recordings. At the age of 88, world-renowned Polish American classical pianist Arthur Rubinstein performs classical piano compositions by Edvard Grieg, Frederic Chopin, and Camile Saint-Saens. Andre Previn conducts this beautifully powerful performance.

Rubenstein: Piano Concertos: M1010 .R897 P53 2006 DVD

Additional classical concerts can be found streaming on the classical music collection Medici.tv. In addition to opera, Medici has many instrumental performances like the excellent chamber music group The Psophos Quartet. This French-based group performs string compositions by Edvard Grieg and Claude Debussy with great energy and poise.

By Sarah Pavey

March 12, 2019 by

Database Highlights & Trials, Latin America, Libraries, Media/Music Collections, News & Events, Political Science

Database Trial: TUGG Films

During the month of March, the University of St. Thomas Libraries is conducting a trial for TUGG. This is a platform that offers content of academic videos in different subjects including:

Human Rights
Education
Environmental Studies
Arts and Culture
Jewish Studies
Politics
Asian & Asian American Studies
Israel/Palestine Studies
Gender Studies
Race Studies
Technology
Psychology

Please send your comments about this resource to Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Head of Music & Media Collections.

Thank you!

February 25, 2019 by

Libraries, Media/Music Collections, News & Events

Welcome Back! Music & Media Collections

Have you stopped into UST’s Music and Media Collections? If you haven’t already, now is the best time whether you’re preparing for a class or just taking a break from the chilly temps! We’re located to the far right of main circulation desk at O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library.

There are so many ways to utilize the Music & Media collection. If your professor assigns films or documentaries, come in to Music and Media and you can watch the course reserve title at a viewing station. Are you working on a group project and need to watch the same film? You can request a viewing room for a group of two or more people. Need to watch a DVD on your computer? You can borrow DVD drives from us! They connect right to your computer from a USB port.
Whether you’re looking for a theology documentary, a television mystery series, an opera film, or a foreign classic, there’s something here for you! Another great feature of Music and Media is our music collection. We have classical and world music as well as jazz and soundtracks to popular musicals. It’s a great place to find tracks to listen to while you’re studying!

In addition to our collection of over 15,000 DVDs and CDs, we have many streaming options available. Check out current feature films on Swank, a huge selection of foreign films on World Cinema, and exciting documentaries from Films on Demand to name a few! You can also search films by country or by popularity. Visit our Films Page for the full list of streaming links! We always have new additions to our collection, so drop in and check them out! All are welcome to stop by and browse! Follow UST libraries on Twitter and Instagram for additional updates!

By Sarah Pavey

February 8, 2019 by

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

Musicals

Experience the magic of musicals with the Music and Media Collections! We’re located on the first floor of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library to the right of the Main Circulation desk.

If you want a close-up look at the history of musicals in America, check out Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. This feature-length documentary charts the significant contribution to Broadway by famous Jewish composers like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and the Gershwins. It also features classic performances by Barbara Streisand, Joel Grey, and Nathan Lane of this uniquely American art form.
ML1711.8 .N3 B76 2012 DVD

Go on a thrilling ride with My Fair Lady, Lerner and Loewe’s adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s original play. The film stars a young Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, a penniless flower girl in the dirty streets of London taken in by Professor Higgins for the sake of a linguistic experiment. Don’t miss this Academy Award-winning feature musical!
M1500 L64 M9 2004 DVD

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) is a remarkable French musical in which every word of dialogue is sung! Catherine Deneuve stars in this stylish film about the life and loves of a young woman working in an umbrella boutique in Normandy. It’s a film full of romance and heart.
PN1997 .P376 2004 DVD

This is only a selection! We have titles such as Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd with Angela Lansbury, The Music Man, Roger and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and many others!

By Sarah Pavey

November 27, 2018 by

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

Kanopy Changes October 20/2018

Kanopy changes. On October 20 access to Kanopy will be limited due to high cost. We will continue having access but will be limited to faculty use and student research only. If you find a video in CLICSEARCH that is from Kanopy and you need it for class click the link and follow the instructions. In the future, if we are able to renegotiate a different price model we may be able to offer full access again.

Faculty: if you have used titles from Kanopy to show in class and cannot find them, please contact the Music & Media Collections, libmedia@stthomas.edu or 651-962-5447 for help.

In the meantime, I encourage you to use other excellent databases that have movies and documentaries. These include:

Popular Films Online and DVD Explore this guide, it will show you different movie collections.
Swank
Swank Digital Campus is a collection of more than 200 major motion pictures. Swank works best with Chrome or Firefox version 47 and up.
Digitalia Films
Digitalia Film Library is a multilingual, multi-national collection of films and documentaries from Spain, France, other European countries, North America (Classic) and Latin America (especially Mexico, Cuba, Argentina and Brazil).
World Cinema
The World Cinema Collection includes more than 350 movies from directors across the globe; it includes the silent era, American and European films from the mid-20th century, and award-winning contemporary films.

October 17, 2018 by

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

Database Trial – Feature Films for Education

During the month of October, the University of St. Thomas Libraries is conducting a trial for Feature Films for Education.
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. Brought to you in partnership with Global Eagle, this outstanding 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. 637 Films.

Please try it out and provide comments. Click here to access the database and use this username and password when prompted:
Password: willow
Username: 000001

If you are using this database off campus, follow these instructions:

Use these credentials to Login:

Username: stthomas
Password: digital

Then enter these other credentials:
Password: arrow
Username: 000001

Please send your comments about this resource to Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Head of Music & Media Collections.

Thank you!

October 15, 2018 by

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