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From the TCU Library blog What's New at the TCU Library?
American History in Video: New Content
American History in Video has added 1,623 new titles which is approximately 238 new hours of streaming video. In total, American History in Video now comprises 3,149 titles - 766 hours of streaming video.
Highlights:
New Partner: Pennebaker-Hegedus Films
Six films including the iconic films Monterey Pop and Jimi Plays Monterey; Town Bloody Hall, where Norman Mailer, Germaine Greer, and others debate women’s rights and politics; You’re Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You, the film of Timothy Leary’s wedding; and Chiefs, the film of the 1968 police chief convention where the police talk candidly about civil rights, riots, race relations, and more, all coming out of the demonstrations and protests of that year.
PBS
Many new titles including the balance of the Ken Burns Jazz series and The Nuremberg Trials.
Universal Newsreel
Added dozens of years starting in 1929. The series is almost complete!
Visit American History in Video's "What's New" section to see all of the new content.
From the TCU Library blog Arts & Humanities Lifeline
More Resources for History of Photography
Some of you may not be aware that the Amon Carter Museum, along with other museums in the area, have libraries and resources and are eager to assist TCU students with their work. The Amon Carter Museum Library offers a plethora of material in American art, photography, and history. The have a range of monographs, including specialized publications such as dissertations, a reference collection, biographical files of artist, serials and microfilm covering the early 19th century to the present day. The Carter Museum Library also offers research assistance, photocopy services, and Wi-Fi. The Cultural District Library Consortium is the catalog that searches Amon Carter's collection along with other area museum libraries. Below is some key contact information for the Carter Museum Library.Amon Carter Museum Library
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Wednesday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Other times by appointment
Reference desk: 817.989.5040
E-mail: library@cartermuseum.org
Library catalog: library.tcu.edu/cdlccat and worldcat.org
Have a good one,
Ammie E. Harrison
Arts and Humanities Librarian
From the TCU Library blog Special Collections at TCU
New Finding Aid Posted to Department's Website
The finding aid for the Henry B. Hardt Papers is now online. The collection was processed and the finding aid written by history graduate student, Jensen Branscombe, supervised by Senior Archivist Mike Strom.
Henry B. Hardt was born on June 6, 1897 in Hondo, Texas. Dr. Hardt was professor of
Chemistry at TCU from 1947 through 1967, serving as department chair from 1946 to 1961. Prior to that he held positions in the chemistry departments of Texas Women’s College, Columbia University, Westminster College, and Stephen F. Austin College. Hardt also spent many years on the Texas State Board of Examiners in the Basic Sciences. In 1967, Hardt resigned his teaching position at TCU and in 1969 joined the administration of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM). He retired in 1974.
In addition to his scholarly pursuits, Hardt was active in athletics administration, serving on TCU’s Athletic Council for 20 years and acting as the Faculty Representative and then President for the Southwest Athletic Conference. He was also active in the NCAA, serving as Faculty Representative, Vice President, President (1961-1962), and member of the Executive Committee.
The papers document Hardt’s scholarly pursuits as well as his support of, and service to, TCU and intercollegiate athletics. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, transcripts of Hardt’s talks, and a few samples of his publications.
From Ms Branscombe's finding aid
From the TCU Library blog Frog Triage
From the TCU Library blog Business Exchange
FIGCareerResearch
Annoyingly, you have to click the link twice.
Enjoy!
From the TCU Library blog Science is Meant to be Social
Wu begins his article with a fair-use case that is currently in the news: Shepard Fairey is the artist who created the poster of President Obama called "Hope" (You can see it here). He used an AP photo of President Obama to create this particular poster. Fairey is now accused of lying about which AP photo he used and is caught in a legal battle over whether his use of the photo constitutes "fair-use."
At the library, we are very concerned about copyright issues and plagiarism, which is why we try to provide access to all the writing style guides and links to citation guides on the web.
In this particular article in Slate, Wu does a great job of explaining how fair-use law works in terms of copyright issues and gives some good examples of how it can be applied.
If you're interested about learning more about copyright and fair-use, this article is worth a read.
From the TCU Library blog Government Information Connection
Collection Highlight for October- Economic Report of the President
Each year just after the budget is released, Congress receives the Economic Report of the President. It includes not only information about the activities of the Council of Economic Advisors, but also goals, trends, and objectives on a variety of economic topics.For example, this year's report includes economic data regarding housing markets, the environment, open trade, tax policy, entitlement spending, education and labor, and more.
The Economic Report of the President from 1995 on can be read online via GPO Access: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
These and earlier editions are available at the library. The latest edition is located at the IC desk. The rest will be located in the Government Alcove during October.