During the month of February, the University of St. Thomas Libraries is conducting a trial for the Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online (IEDO). IEDO reconstructs the lexicon for the most important languages and language branches of Indo-European. It is a rich and voluminous online reference source for historical and general linguists.
To access to the trial click this link
Please send comments to Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Head of the Music & Media Collections.
During the month of February, the University of St. Thomas Libraries is conducting a trial for the Database Platino Educa. This platform offers unlimited access to hundreds of Spanish and Ibero-American movies and documentaries. It is classified by subjects and covers themes including Environment, Social Sciences, Language and Literature, Arts, and Social Justice.
To access to the trial click this link
Please send comments to Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Head of the Music & Media Collections.
The entirety of the MLA (Modern Language Association) Handbook is online! St Thomas is trialing it for quality and ease of use. If we subscribe to the MLA Handbook Online, you and your students would no longer need to purchase a personal copy while associated with St Thomas.
Please give feedback to Merrie Davidson about the MLA Handbook Online.
Exciting places may be thousands of miles away but learning about them only takes one trip to the Music and Media Collections located on the first floor of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library. Our extensive selection of travel-related DVDs covers all continents and all countries. For additional options, check out our films by country of origin.
Prepare to look at Machu Picchu in a whole new way with the PBS documentary Time Scanners. Using the latest 3D laser-scanning technology, structural engineer Steve Burrows and his team scan this sacred Incan city in the heart of the Peruvian Andes.
F 3429.1 .M3 M3 2016 DVD
Journey with famed travel expert Rick Steves to Greece and Turkey. His documentary takes you from vibrant Athens to the hauntingly beautiful Delphi in Greece. Lose yourself in the unique city of Istanbul, wander through the Grecian temples of the western region, and experience folk dancing in Central Turkey. Steves concludes this trip with Mount Ararat and Mount Nemrut in the East.
DF 728 .G74 2009 DVD
In need of a longer expedition? A History of Scotland is a ten-part series hosted by archeologist Neil Oliver that charts Scotland’s past through battles, religious conflicts, and political intrigue. This comprehensive documentary features remarkable, award-winning cinematography.
DA 757.5 .H57 2010 disc 1-2 DVD
By Sarah Pavey
All are cordially invited to attend a first of its kind on the St. Thomas campus International Film Festival 2018. This collaborative effort represents five departments (Modern & Classical Languages, St.Thomas Libraries, Office of Student Affairs, Student Diversity & Inclusion Services, and Film Studies) who have chosen the theme Cultural Placements and Displacements: Perceptions and Self Perceptions of a Cultural Identity.
The opening film, “Faces Places” was nominated for an Oscar this year in the Best Documentary – Feature category.
Schedule of Events – all films will be shown in the OEC Auditorium beginning at 6:30 pm
Thursday, March 15 “Faces Places” from France (Opening Reception follows)
Thursday, March 22 “Who is Dayani Cristal?” from Mexico
Thursday, April 12 “Shun Li and the Poet” from Italy
Thursday, April 19 “North Face” from Germany (Closing Reception follows)
Discussion sessions will be held after most films.
The St. Thomas International Film Festival 2018 is free and open to all. The entire university community and the general public are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please plan to join us!
OEC Auditorium Building # 5 https://www.stthomas.edu/_media-library/_documents/main/st-paul-campus-map-by-building-name.pdf
The O’Shaughnessy Educational Center (OEC) Auditorium is on the University of St. Thomas campus at 2115 Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota. The nearest cross street is Cleveland and Portland.
Parking: Morrison Ramp #19 https://www.stthomas.edu/_media-library/_documents/main/st-paul-campus-map-by-building-name.pdf
The UST Libraries is pleased to announce the new subscription to the Foreign Language Films , a streaming movie collection delivered by “Kanopy.” We have over 40 foreign films available via any computer on campus or from your home computer.
Access to these films through the Library Catalog CLICnet, or you can go through the above link and browse.
If you have questions about this streaming film collection, please feel free to contact Cindy Badilla-Meléndez, Media Resources Librarian at cbadillame@stthomas.edu
The UST Libraries is pleased to announce the new subscription to the World Cinema Video Database, a streaming movie collection delivered by “Films on Demand.” We have over 400 foreign films available via any computer on campus or from your home computer.
Access to these films through the Library Catalog CLICnet, or you can go through the above link and browse by country. To watch a film, click on the “title of film.” .
If you have questions about this streaming film collection, please feel free to contact Cindy Badilla-Meléndez, Media Resources Librarian at cbadillame@stthomas.edu
Welcome back to campus, everyone! It was so fun to cheer on the class of 2018 as they marched through the arches yesterday, and today it’s great to see the Quad filled with smiling faces as we all reconnect and get geared up for a wonderful academic year.
We hope you had a fun summer! Things were busy around here at the library and, as usual, we have some fun news to share.
As you gear up for your fall research projects, remember to check out our handy Subject Guides – what I like to call handy “mini library websites” geared specifically towards your course and subject content (and I’m not making that up – we work with your professors to make sure we have what you need to do your assignments!).
We’re also happy to report that Summon, our popular library search engine, has received an upgrade that we hope will make it easy to use. Some highlights we’ve heard students liking already include: recommendations of subject specialists based on what you’re searching, automatic breakdown of content by type (like Google does), and more. Check it out and let us know what you think!
We’ve also added many more online resources, including these favorites of mine:
And, of course, we have much more!
As I like to joke, you can stick a quarter in me and I’d go on and on about all of the wonderful resources we have here at the UST Libraries, but I know we’re all busy so I’ll stop here. Instead, make an appointment with your favorite librarian today find out more about what we have to help you with your research today!