http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:27:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Attention TCU faculty, staff and students! Here’s your chance to thank a library staff member who has been especially helpful to you or to honor someone who has distinguished himself/herself as an outstanding library employee. Mary Couts Burnett Library is currently accepting nominations for its 12th annual TCU Library Staff Excellence ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/11/19/tcu-library-staff-excellence-recognition-award/ Ebrary has created a publicly available research center featuring a highly interactive, searchable database of documents pertaining to the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Available today at http://h1n1.ebrary.com, the new site contains a growing selection of reports, papers, newsletters, posters, and other important materials from government agencies and other trusted sources. http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/11/16/want-to-know-more-about-h1n1/ The Friends of the TCU Library presents it's Fall FacultySpeak event, "Iran After the Disputed Presidential Election of 2009," Monday, November 16th at 5 pm in the Library Conference Room. Light refreshments will be served. Dr. Manochehr Dorraj of the Political Science is a frequent commentator on global and Middle Eastern ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/11/11/facultyspeak-november-16th-at-5pm/ 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 ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/10/29/american-history-in-video-new-content/ The TCU Library now subscribes to OnePetro, a full-text database of over 80,000 documents relating to the oil and gas exploration and production industries. Ten professional organizations have included their technical literature in this important database: American Petroleum Institute (API) American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Offshore Technology ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/10/23/new-resource/ Celebrate Archives Month with us! Dr. David B. Gracy II, the Governor Bill Daniel Professor in Archival Enterprise at UT-Austin will speak about the importance of archives and the historical record from 4-5pm on Thursday, October 22, in the library conference room. To gain a greater appreciation of archives, ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/10/12/243/ TCU Press is proud to announce the September publication of Calvin Littlejohn: Portrait of a Community in Black and White. Littlejohn was for many years the only photographer for the black schools, churches, and businesses in Fort Worth, and he documented a vibrant community during the Jim Crow era. Bob ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/09/23/tcu-press-new-publication-and-event/ Amon G. Carter was a big booster of TCU football as well as publisher and founder of the Fort Worth-Star Telegram. He started life poor, but with wit and drive, he became a person of renown and influence, meanwhile amassing a great fortune. He spearheaded the building of the Amon ... http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/09/17/amon-g-carter-tcu%e2%80%99s-man-in-the-field/ The library will host a Graduate Student Orientation on September 10th from noon-1pm in the Library Conference Room (B29). Come learn about special library services for graduate students, meet your subject liaison librarian, munch on light snacks, and tour the library building. http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/09/03/grad-student-orientation/ Interested in learning more about the Library's priorities and plans for the future? Click here to see our TCU Library Strategic Plan 2009-2012. http://blogs.lib.tcu.edu/blogs/whatsnew/2009/09/02/library-strategic-plan/