This is some cool news from The Chronicle.com Oct. 29th 2007
Can Open Access Revive Out-of-Print Books?
"Like most institutional imprints, the Universite Libre de Bruxelles has published plenty of books that have long since gone out of print, left to languish in campus libraries and professors' private collections. Until now, that is: The university is giving those texts second lives by recasting them as open-access e-books.
About 20 books are already available on the press's Web site, and more are forthcoming."
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Online library offers 1.5 million works and counting
From C/Net News.com:
The Universal Digital Library, a book-scanning project backed by several major libraries across the globe, has completed the digitization of 1.5 million books and on Tuesday made them free and publically available.
The online library offers full text downloads of works that are in the public domain, or for which the copyright holder has been given permission to make available. Having the backing of prominent institutions such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt, however, the collection goes far beyond the widely available classics, though those are there, too.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Medical Search
From ResearchBuzz:I was very interested to read about SearchMedica's 'Clinical Search Terms' reports. this quarterly report will show the list of top searches used at SearchMedica.com, ostensibly by medical professionals. (As using the search engine seems to require no registration, I'm not sure how the users are being identified as medical professionals.)
Top searches include breast cancer and lung cancer, which surprised me because those searches are essentially layman's vocabulary. Then I saw vertebroplasty metastases and aphthous ulcers. Alrighty then.
SearchMedica.com divides its search into three tabs -- general, psychiatry, and oncology/hematology. You can get the press release, with the announcement of the top searches in the preliminary Clinical Search Terms report, here.
Check it out at: http://searchmedica.com/home.html
Top searches include breast cancer and lung cancer, which surprised me because those searches are essentially layman's vocabulary. Then I saw vertebroplasty metastases and aphthous ulcers. Alrighty then.
SearchMedica.com divides its search into three tabs -- general, psychiatry, and oncology/hematology. You can get the press release, with the announcement of the top searches in the preliminary Clinical Search Terms report, here.
Check it out at: http://searchmedica.com/home.html
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Thanksgiving
Cranberries that bounce four inches high, one billion pounds of pumpkin, and oodles of turkey all help to make Thanksgiving be remembered for its food, but Thanksgiving has its' own, independent, history. Even in Minnesota, this holiday predates Abraham Lincoln's presidency. The Library of Congress created this Thanksgiving Day Timeline to help share the history of Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Norman Mailer
The Works of Norman Mailer
Companion to a fall 2007 exhibition of materials associated with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, who died in November 2007. It "highlights some of the major works of Norman Mailer housed in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Thomas Cooper Library [University of South Carolina]." Includes images of book jackets (such as for "The Naked and the Dead"), and a self-portrait. From the University of South Carolina.
The Works of Norman Mailer from our friends at Librarians' Internet Index
New York State Writers Institute
New York Times Archives about Norman Mailer
Companion to a fall 2007 exhibition of materials associated with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, who died in November 2007. It "highlights some of the major works of Norman Mailer housed in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Thomas Cooper Library [University of South Carolina]." Includes images of book jackets (such as for "The Naked and the Dead"), and a self-portrait. From the University of South Carolina.
The Works of Norman Mailer from our friends at Librarians' Internet Index
New York State Writers Institute
New York Times Archives about Norman Mailer
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
1851 : Moby-Dick published
On this day in 1851, Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville about the
voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers
in New York. Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American
literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in
fiction: "Call me Ishmael." Initially, though, the book about Captain
Ahab and his quest for a giant white whale was a flop.
Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819 and as a young man
spent time in the merchant marines, the U.S. Navy and on a whaling
ship in the South Seas. In 1846, he published his first novel, Typee,
a romantic adventure based on his experiences in Polynesia. The book
was a success and a sequel, Omoo, was published in 1847. Three more
novels followed, with mixed critical and commercial results.
Melville's sixth book, Moby-Dick, was first published in October 1951
in London, in three volumes titled The Whale, and then in the U.S. a
month later. Melville had promised his publisher an adventure story
similar to his popular earlier works, but instead, Moby-Dick was a
tragic epic, influenced in part by Melville's friend and Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, neighbor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose novels include The
Scarlet Letter.
After Moby-Dick's disappointing reception, Melville continued to
produce novels, short stories (Bartleby) and poetry, but writing
wasn't paying the bills so in 1865 he returned to New York to work as
a customs inspector, a job he held for 20 years.
Melville died in 1891, largely forgotten by the literary world. By the
1920s, scholars had rediscovered his work, particularly Moby-Dick,
which would eventually become a staple of high school reading lists
across the United States. Billy Budd, Melville's final novel, was
published in 1924, 33 years after his death.
From The History Channel
Read Moby Dick and other classics online.
voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers
in New York. Moby-Dick is now considered a great classic of American
literature and contains one of the most famous opening lines in
fiction: "Call me Ishmael." Initially, though, the book about Captain
Ahab and his quest for a giant white whale was a flop.
Herman Melville was born in New York City in 1819 and as a young man
spent time in the merchant marines, the U.S. Navy and on a whaling
ship in the South Seas. In 1846, he published his first novel, Typee,
a romantic adventure based on his experiences in Polynesia. The book
was a success and a sequel, Omoo, was published in 1847. Three more
novels followed, with mixed critical and commercial results.
Melville's sixth book, Moby-Dick, was first published in October 1951
in London, in three volumes titled The Whale, and then in the U.S. a
month later. Melville had promised his publisher an adventure story
similar to his popular earlier works, but instead, Moby-Dick was a
tragic epic, influenced in part by Melville's friend and Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, neighbor, Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose novels include The
Scarlet Letter.
After Moby-Dick's disappointing reception, Melville continued to
produce novels, short stories (Bartleby) and poetry, but writing
wasn't paying the bills so in 1865 he returned to New York to work as
a customs inspector, a job he held for 20 years.
Melville died in 1891, largely forgotten by the literary world. By the
1920s, scholars had rediscovered his work, particularly Moby-Dick,
which would eventually become a staple of high school reading lists
across the United States. Billy Budd, Melville's final novel, was
published in 1924, 33 years after his death.
From The History Channel
Read Moby Dick and other classics online.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Veterans Day
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day has evolved into also honoring living military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
More Facts about Veterans Day
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans of US War
More Facts about Veterans Day
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans of US War
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Change to The Tournees Film Festival!
Hi Everyone,
We have had a slight change to the rooms for some of the nights of the festival. They are as follows:
Wednesday-we will be in room C118
Thursday-we will be in the Auditorium as previously announced
Friday-we will be in room C118
Saturday-we will be in room C118
Once again, these will be shown at the MSCTC-Moorhead Campus @ 1900 28th Ave South in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Thanks!
We have had a slight change to the rooms for some of the nights of the festival. They are as follows:
Wednesday-we will be in room C118
Thursday-we will be in the Auditorium as previously announced
Friday-we will be in room C118
Saturday-we will be in room C118
Once again, these will be shown at the MSCTC-Moorhead Campus @ 1900 28th Ave South in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Thanks!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Tournees Festival @ MSCTC-Moorhead!
Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Moorhead Campus Library and Student Life
PRESENT
The Tournées Festival
The Tournées Festival
(click above to see invitation)
Titles and Showtimes
De Battre Mon Coeur S'Est Arrette (The Beat That My Heart Skipped)
Monday, November 5, 2007 @ 7pm in the Auditorium
Les Triplettes de Belleville (The Triplets of Belleville)
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 @ 7pm in the Auditorium
L’Enfant (The Child)
Thursday, November 8, 2007 @ 4:30pm in the Auditorium
Brodeuses (Sequins)
Friday, November 9, 2007 @ 3:30pm in the Auditorium
Moolaade
Saturday, November 10 @ 10am in the Auditorium
Admission is free on a first-come basis.
*Popcorn will be provided by Student Life.
For more information, contact the Moorhead Campus Library at (218) 299-6530.
The Tournées Festival was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture (CNC). It is sponsored by The Florence Gould Foundation, the Grand Marnier Foundation, highbrow entertainment, agnès b. and the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
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