Auraria Library News For Humanities and Anthropology Faculty ~ October 2010
Newsletter for Anthropology, Communications, History,Journalism, Media Production, Philosophy, Religion, and Theatre.
Interlibrary Loan: Please check your contact information
Is Your Contact Information Up-to-Date?
All faculty, please check to confirm you have the correct e-mail on your interlibrary loan profile since e-mail is the way you're notified of resources being delivered digitally or in hard-copy format. Remember you may have switched Internet service providers in the last few years.
UCD faculty in particular are encouraged to check to be sure your 'ucdenver.edu' address is listed as opposed to the old 'cudenver.edu' address - which now goes nowhere. Unfortunately, the profiles cannot be updated automatically.
To update your information please log in to your ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan) account and update the account with your new/current email address and any other contact information that may have changed. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Kathy Honda. Thanks.
All faculty, please check to confirm you have the correct e-mail on your interlibrary loan profile since e-mail is the way you're notified of resources being delivered digitally or in hard-copy format. Remember you may have switched Internet service providers in the last few years.
UCD faculty in particular are encouraged to check to be sure your 'ucdenver.edu' address is listed as opposed to the old 'cudenver.edu' address - which now goes nowhere. Unfortunately, the profiles cannot be updated automatically.
To update your information please log in to your ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan) account and update the account with your new/current email address and any other contact information that may have changed. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Kathy Honda. Thanks.
Event: Open Access Scholarship Forum
Unlock Your Scholarship: A Forum on Open Access.
Full information and registration here for this free event is here.
Full information and registration here for this free event is here.
- When: October 29, 2010 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Registration begins at 11:00.
- Where: Reading Room, 3rd Floor, Health Sciences Library, Anschutz Medical Campus
- A light lunch will be served.
Speakers:
- Town Peterson, PhD, Biodiversity Institute & Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas. The University of Kansas Open Access Initiative: Lessons, Minefields, Traps, Opportunities, and Achievements
- J. J. Cohen, MD PhD, Department of Immunology, University of Colorado Denver. Open Learning: Out of Class, After Class, and in Someone Else’s Class
- Jeffrey Beall, MA, MSLS, Auraria Library. The Down Side of Open Access Publishing
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado: Films & Photos
The Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library (CC&W) has recently produced three short videos, linked below, on aspects of Colorado Latino/Hispanic history, including Denver's Displaced Aurarian community.
In addition, a 500-image photography collection offers unique insights into the varied historical experiences of Latinos/Hispanics throughout Colorado. This growing collection can be viewed at http://adr.coalliance.org/couda/fez/collection/couda:11.
Videos from CC&W include:
Salvaje y Libre (Wild and Free). This video illustrates one researcher’s experience of exploring information resources about the history and genealogy of Latinos in Colorado. Filmed on the Auraria Campus, the video features local actors and illustrates the value of a collection of 500 online images that document local Hispanic history for past, present, and future generations.
Westside Friends. This is a retelling, using music and still photographs, of the history of Denver's Auraria neighborhood, which was relocated through urban renewal in the 1970s for construction of the tri-institutional Auraria Higher Education Center. The video features a musical performance by award winning Chicano theatre musicians at El Centro Su Teatro in Denver, Colorado.
In Search of Displaced Aurarians. Displaced Aurarians refers to the former residents of Denver's Auraria neighborhood and their descendants. Because of a promise made when the community was evicted/relocated, Displaced Aurarians and their descendants are eligible for scholarships to attend the three institutions that now are located on the Auraria Campus. The video shows some scholarship recipients and provides contact information for the financial aid benefit.
These videos were produced by Daniel Salazar, internationally recognized Chicano videographer and CEO and founder of RAZALAS Studio, and Dana EchoHawk, King Fellow and Hispanics in Colorado project manager, with funding to the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the University of Colorado Office of the President Diversity and Inclusion Initiative.
In addition, a 500-image photography collection offers unique insights into the varied historical experiences of Latinos/Hispanics throughout Colorado. This growing collection can be viewed at http://adr.coalliance.org/couda/fez/collection/couda:11.
Videos from CC&W include:
Salvaje y Libre (Wild and Free). This video illustrates one researcher’s experience of exploring information resources about the history and genealogy of Latinos in Colorado. Filmed on the Auraria Campus, the video features local actors and illustrates the value of a collection of 500 online images that document local Hispanic history for past, present, and future generations.
Westside Friends. This is a retelling, using music and still photographs, of the history of Denver's Auraria neighborhood, which was relocated through urban renewal in the 1970s for construction of the tri-institutional Auraria Higher Education Center. The video features a musical performance by award winning Chicano theatre musicians at El Centro Su Teatro in Denver, Colorado.
In Search of Displaced Aurarians. Displaced Aurarians refers to the former residents of Denver's Auraria neighborhood and their descendants. Because of a promise made when the community was evicted/relocated, Displaced Aurarians and their descendants are eligible for scholarships to attend the three institutions that now are located on the Auraria Campus. The video shows some scholarship recipients and provides contact information for the financial aid benefit.
These videos were produced by Daniel Salazar, internationally recognized Chicano videographer and CEO and founder of RAZALAS Studio, and Dana EchoHawk, King Fellow and Hispanics in Colorado project manager, with funding to the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the University of Colorado Office of the President Diversity and Inclusion Initiative.
Finding Images
Images: How to find them
This guide presents the largest online image repositories containing images on multiple topics, art, architecture, and western United States history both free and from the Auraria library. Links to information on fair use of images are also included.
This guide presents the largest online image repositories containing images on multiple topics, art, architecture, and western United States history both free and from the Auraria library. Links to information on fair use of images are also included.
Political Science Database Added and JSTOR Updated
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
The Library now subscribes to Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. This collection provides access to the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.
(See announcements from earlier in the semester of other recently acquired databases here and other new online resources and database enhancements here).
JSTOR Enhancement
The JTOR platform has been updated. See information on the updates here. Auraria Library owns most JSTOR collections.
The Library now subscribes to Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. This collection provides access to the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.
(See announcements from earlier in the semester of other recently acquired databases here and other new online resources and database enhancements here).
JSTOR Enhancement
The JTOR platform has been updated. See information on the updates here. Auraria Library owns most JSTOR collections.
Web Sites of Interest
DIRT: Digital Research Tools Wiki. Site and software to help:
Analyze data • Analyze texts • Author an interactive work•Blog•Brainstorm/generate ideas • Build and share collections • Collaborate • Collect data • Communicate with colleagues • Compare resources • Conduct linguistic research • Convert/manipulate files • Create a mashup • Edit images • Find research materials • Focus • Make a dynamic map • Make a screencast • Manage bibliographic information • Manage tasks • Mine data • Network with other researchers • Organize my research materials • Perform qualitative data analysis • Search visually • Share bookmarks • Share information • Stay current with research • Take notes/annotate resources • Transcribe handwritten or spoken texts • Use mobile devices • Visualize data • Write a paper • Write collaboratively.
The Internet Scout Report. Published every Friday, the Report uncovers valuable Web resources, selected and annotated by librarians and subject experts. Visit on the web or sign up for a weekly dose of new sites. Thanks to John Brett of Anthropology for forwarding this venerable (around since 1994 which is, of course, ancient in Web years) and useful service.
Scholarometer. A social tool to facilitate citation analysis and help evaluate the impact of an author's publications. From Indiana University, Bloomington. Other free journal ranking/impact sites are listed here.
Europeana. Links to about 6 million digital items, some famous, some hidden treasures, culled from Europe's museums and galleries, archives, and libraries. Includes images (paintings, drawings, maps, photos and pictures of museum objects), texts (books, newspapers, letters, diaries and archival papers), sounds (music and spoken word from cylinders, tapes, discs and radio broadcasts) and videos (films, newsreels and TV broadcasts).
TDC: The Daily Climate. Each day this site aggregates climage change writings from the English language press.
FAMSI Research Materials: Explore Mesoamerica. This database covers Mesoamerica, a cradle of early civilization and a geographical area covering parts of Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. It was occupied by ancient cultures with shared religious beliefs, art, architecture and technology from about 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1519.--the time of European contact. The FAMSI bibliographic and image collections include the Bibliografia Mesoamericana; the Bibliography of Prehistoric and Early Historic Maya Human Osteology; the Catalogue of Zapotec Effigy Vessels; the Mayavase Database; the Schele drawing and photo collections, the Tikal Digital Access Project and more.
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design. High-quality scans of renderings and sketches produced by the Motley Group (Margaret Harris, her sister Sophia Harris, and Elizabeth Montgomery) from 1932 through 1976. More costume sites are here.
Stagework. "The site is a rich mine of information on all aspects of theater, from the play text to dramaturgy, from theatrical architecture to final performance. One of its special features is an informative video tour of the National Theatre, which looks at the theater's architecture and at the role of the technicians and administrators in running actual productions." A neat feature is an "interactive" interview with Sir Ian McKellen, in which the actor discusses his thoughts on Shakespeare's Richard III, a play he has performed many times. What makes this feature interesting is that the user gets to pick the questions and has the opportunity to read the words of Shakespeare's text before McKellen discusses his interpretations as an actor.
Analyze data • Analyze texts • Author an interactive work•Blog•Brainstorm/generate ideas • Build and share collections • Collaborate • Collect data • Communicate with colleagues • Compare resources • Conduct linguistic research • Convert/manipulate files • Create a mashup • Edit images • Find research materials • Focus • Make a dynamic map • Make a screencast • Manage bibliographic information • Manage tasks • Mine data • Network with other researchers • Organize my research materials • Perform qualitative data analysis • Search visually • Share bookmarks • Share information • Stay current with research • Take notes/annotate resources • Transcribe handwritten or spoken texts • Use mobile devices • Visualize data • Write a paper • Write collaboratively.
The Internet Scout Report. Published every Friday, the Report uncovers valuable Web resources, selected and annotated by librarians and subject experts. Visit on the web or sign up for a weekly dose of new sites. Thanks to John Brett of Anthropology for forwarding this venerable (around since 1994 which is, of course, ancient in Web years) and useful service.
Scholarometer. A social tool to facilitate citation analysis and help evaluate the impact of an author's publications. From Indiana University, Bloomington. Other free journal ranking/impact sites are listed here.
Europeana. Links to about 6 million digital items, some famous, some hidden treasures, culled from Europe's museums and galleries, archives, and libraries. Includes images (paintings, drawings, maps, photos and pictures of museum objects), texts (books, newspapers, letters, diaries and archival papers), sounds (music and spoken word from cylinders, tapes, discs and radio broadcasts) and videos (films, newsreels and TV broadcasts).
TDC: The Daily Climate. Each day this site aggregates climage change writings from the English language press.
FAMSI Research Materials: Explore Mesoamerica. This database covers Mesoamerica, a cradle of early civilization and a geographical area covering parts of Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. It was occupied by ancient cultures with shared religious beliefs, art, architecture and technology from about 1500 B.C. to A.D. 1519.--the time of European contact. The FAMSI bibliographic and image collections include the Bibliografia Mesoamericana; the Bibliography of Prehistoric and Early Historic Maya Human Osteology; the Catalogue of Zapotec Effigy Vessels; the Mayavase Database; the Schele drawing and photo collections, the Tikal Digital Access Project and more.
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design. High-quality scans of renderings and sketches produced by the Motley Group (Margaret Harris, her sister Sophia Harris, and Elizabeth Montgomery) from 1932 through 1976. More costume sites are here.
Stagework. "The site is a rich mine of information on all aspects of theater, from the play text to dramaturgy, from theatrical architecture to final performance. One of its special features is an informative video tour of the National Theatre, which looks at the theater's architecture and at the role of the technicians and administrators in running actual productions." A neat feature is an "interactive" interview with Sir Ian McKellen, in which the actor discusses his thoughts on Shakespeare's Richard III, a play he has performed many times. What makes this feature interesting is that the user gets to pick the questions and has the opportunity to read the words of Shakespeare's text before McKellen discusses his interpretations as an actor.
Films Now in the Library Collection
18th and 19th Century Educational Philosophers. LB14.7.E55 2008. 17 Minutes. This program examines 18th- and 19th-century educational philosophies and profiles the key figures that influenced educational thinking during this era. It defines the philosophy of education; details influences on 18th- and 19-century education; and describes the philosophies of such thinkers as Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Pestalozzi, Spencer, Bronson Alcott, Froebel, and Harris. Addressing the late 19th- and early-20th-century, the DVD also discusses pragmatism and John Dewey.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. PN1995.9.C55 A8 1997. Austin Powers in Goldmember. PN1995.9.C55 A973 2002. Austin Power: The Spy who Shagged Me. PN1997 .A8653 1999. James Bond spoof films starring Mike Myers.
Blacking Up: Hip hop's Remix of Race and Identity. ML3918.R37 B53 2010. 57 Minutes. Hip-Hop was created by urban youth of color more than 30 years ago amid racial oppression and economic marginalization. It has moved beyond that specific community and been embraced by young people worldwide, elevating it to a global youth culture. This documentary looks at the popularity of hip-hop among America's white youth. It asks whether white identification is rooted in admiration and a desire to transcend race or is it merely a new chapter in the continuum of stereotyping, mimicry and cultural appropriation? The film interweaves portraits of white hip-hop artists and fans with commentary by cultural critics such as Amiri Baraka, Nelson George, Greg Tate, comedian Paul Mooney and hip-hop figures Chuck D., Russell Simmons, M1 of Dead Prez, and DJ Kool Herc.
Collapse. HB3722 .C65 2010. 80 Minutes. Based on a book by Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter. Ruppert predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness, at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has shown an affinity for outsiders in films like American Movie and The Yes Men.Fight Club. PS3566.A4554 F54 1996. 139 Minutes. When a ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a soap salesman channel their aggresion into therapeutic "fight clubs", an eccentric woman gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
From Mambo to Hip Hop. ML3475 .F76 2009. 56 Minutes. An "hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm"--Container.
Mythos I: The Shaping of our Mythic Tradition. BL304 .M98 2007. 2 Discs - 280 Minutes total. A series of lectures on various aspect of myth presented by Joseph Campbell. Disc 1: Psyche and symbol: the psychological sources of myths and dreams. The spirit land : how a living myth imbues the world with meaning. On being human: the emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies -- Disc two. From goddesses to God : ancient personifications of divinity. The mystical life: mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit.
New World (b)Order. PN1995.9.E96 N3 2000. 40 Minutes. "McCarther Award winning performance artist and NPR commentator, Guillermo Gomez Peña, writer Coco Fusco and media artist Daniel Salazar with a little help from El Santo team up to expose the excesses of the Reali-TV in this Chicano science fiction for the new millennium"--Container insert.
Temple Grandin. PN1992.77 .T46 2010. 109 Minutes. An engaging portrait of an autistic young woman who became, through timely mentoring and sheer force of will, one of America's most remarkable success stories.
Through the Years of Hip Hop: Volume 1, Graffiti. GT3913.A2 T48 2001. 90 Minutes. Part one of a four part documentary series called "The Architects." In this series the pioneers of hip hop music tell the story of how it all began. Part 1 explores the first element of Hip hop -- Graffiti, taking us back to the streets of Philly and NYC during the 1970's. Through narratives and testimonies, the artists tell their story of late night battles in the train yards, taking over cities and run-in's with the law and rival crews. Also features a collection of hip hops greatest classic videos.
Films are at the AskUs Desk.
When you'd like to book a film for class or home viewing, please use the booking request form at least 24-hours in advance to confirm availability of the film: http://library.auraria.edu/sites/default/files/reserves_forms/VideoReq070709.pdf
Booking questions? Please contact Farhad at Farhad.Vakilitabar(at)ucdenver.edu or 303-556-5275.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. PN1995.9.C55 A8 1997. Austin Powers in Goldmember. PN1995.9.C55 A973 2002. Austin Power: The Spy who Shagged Me. PN1997 .A8653 1999. James Bond spoof films starring Mike Myers.
Blacking Up: Hip hop's Remix of Race and Identity. ML3918.R37 B53 2010. 57 Minutes. Hip-Hop was created by urban youth of color more than 30 years ago amid racial oppression and economic marginalization. It has moved beyond that specific community and been embraced by young people worldwide, elevating it to a global youth culture. This documentary looks at the popularity of hip-hop among America's white youth. It asks whether white identification is rooted in admiration and a desire to transcend race or is it merely a new chapter in the continuum of stereotyping, mimicry and cultural appropriation? The film interweaves portraits of white hip-hop artists and fans with commentary by cultural critics such as Amiri Baraka, Nelson George, Greg Tate, comedian Paul Mooney and hip-hop figures Chuck D., Russell Simmons, M1 of Dead Prez, and DJ Kool Herc.
Collapse. HB3722 .C65 2010. 80 Minutes. Based on a book by Michael Ruppert, a former Los Angeles police officer turned independent reporter. Ruppert predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness, at a time when most Wall Street and Washington analysts were still in denial. Director Chris Smith has shown an affinity for outsiders in films like American Movie and The Yes Men.Fight Club. PS3566.A4554 F54 1996. 139 Minutes. When a ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a soap salesman channel their aggresion into therapeutic "fight clubs", an eccentric woman gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
From Mambo to Hip Hop. ML3475 .F76 2009. 56 Minutes. An "hour-long documentary that tells a story about the creative life of the South Bronx, beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York salsa sound; continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; chronicling the rise of hip hop from the ashes; and ending with reflections on the power of the neighborhood's music to ensure the survival of several generations of its residents, and, in the process, take the world's pop culture by storm"--Container.
Mythos I: The Shaping of our Mythic Tradition. BL304 .M98 2007. 2 Discs - 280 Minutes total. A series of lectures on various aspect of myth presented by Joseph Campbell. Disc 1: Psyche and symbol: the psychological sources of myths and dreams. The spirit land : how a living myth imbues the world with meaning. On being human: the emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies -- Disc two. From goddesses to God : ancient personifications of divinity. The mystical life: mythic strains that helped shape the Western spirit.
New World (b)Order. PN1995.9.E96 N3 2000. 40 Minutes. "McCarther Award winning performance artist and NPR commentator, Guillermo Gomez Peña, writer Coco Fusco and media artist Daniel Salazar with a little help from El Santo team up to expose the excesses of the Reali-TV in this Chicano science fiction for the new millennium"--Container insert.
Temple Grandin. PN1992.77 .T46 2010. 109 Minutes. An engaging portrait of an autistic young woman who became, through timely mentoring and sheer force of will, one of America's most remarkable success stories.
Through the Years of Hip Hop: Volume 1, Graffiti. GT3913.A2 T48 2001. 90 Minutes. Part one of a four part documentary series called "The Architects." In this series the pioneers of hip hop music tell the story of how it all began. Part 1 explores the first element of Hip hop -- Graffiti, taking us back to the streets of Philly and NYC during the 1970's. Through narratives and testimonies, the artists tell their story of late night battles in the train yards, taking over cities and run-in's with the law and rival crews. Also features a collection of hip hops greatest classic videos.
Films are at the AskUs Desk.
When you'd like to book a film for class or home viewing, please use the booking request form at least 24-hours in advance to confirm availability of the film: http://library.auraria.edu/sites/default/files/reserves_forms/VideoReq070709.pdf
Booking questions? Please contact Farhad at Farhad.Vakilitabar(at)ucdenver.edu or 303-556-5275.
Tech News: QR Codes, Mobile Interfaces & RUOK?
The Prevalence of Smart Phones Brings Information Access Changes
QR Codes. Lately, Auraria Library users have seen signs with what look like bar codes on them, each code above a word or phrase describing what information the code represents.
These QR codes are designed to work with smart phones with cameras and bar code software. When a picture is taken of the QR code the phone translates the code and brings the user to a website for the information they're seeking. In the library, QR codes lead to such sites as the book renewal page. An Auraria Library-specific informational web page will be available soon. Meanwhile, for more information about QR (Quick Response) codes, also known as 2-D codes, hard links, or physical world links, here are some explainations:
Wassup? Ruok? In case the texting bug has not bitten you, here's a link to tiny lingo. (Articles report that variations in texting abbreviations are common; different sites show wide variations. We obviously need an Oxford Texting Abbreviations Dictionary.) With due respect to civility, grammar, and punctuation, these abbreviations can be handy when needing to type on an uncomfortable keyboard onto a tiny screen.
QR Codes. Lately, Auraria Library users have seen signs with what look like bar codes on them, each code above a word or phrase describing what information the code represents.
These QR codes are designed to work with smart phones with cameras and bar code software. When a picture is taken of the QR code the phone translates the code and brings the user to a website for the information they're seeking. In the library, QR codes lead to such sites as the book renewal page. An Auraria Library-specific informational web page will be available soon. Meanwhile, for more information about QR (Quick Response) codes, also known as 2-D codes, hard links, or physical world links, here are some explainations:
- QR codes explained.
- Examples of QR code use
- YouTube Video on QR Codes. This 'home-made' video makes QR codes understandable in 54 seconds.
Wassup? Ruok? In case the texting bug has not bitten you, here's a link to tiny lingo. (Articles report that variations in texting abbreviations are common; different sites show wide variations. We obviously need an Oxford Texting Abbreviations Dictionary.) With due respect to civility, grammar, and punctuation, these abbreviations can be handy when needing to type on an uncomfortable keyboard onto a tiny screen.
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