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]]>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:47:01 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/neweb_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>A Survey of the History of Jewish Music from Biblical Time to Contemporary Blues and Hip Hop.
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Presenter: Rabbi Uri Barnea
Date: August 11, 2011
Time: 5:30-6:30
Location: Cook 105A (Next to Starbucks)
Description: The second event connected to the traveling exhibit In a Nutshell: the Worlds of Maurice Sendak takes place August 11 in Cook Library. Local Rabbi Uri Barnea will discuss and demonstrate the rich tapestry of Jewish music and its development over 4,000 years. Barnea, who holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Conducting and Composition, will use rare recordings and live performance on the violin, recorder, and vocals to explore the heritage of Jewish music. The Rabbi is currently with Congregation B’nai Israel in Hattiesburg, MS.
For more on Barnea visit www. http://hattiesburgsynagogue.org/wordpress/bio/.
The event is free and open to the public.
The traveling exhibition In a Nutshell: the Worlds of Maurice Sendak explores the influence of Jewish culture and history in the work of renowned children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Sendak is best known as the illustrator of over 100 children’s books, including Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. University Libraries enhances the exhibit with key pieces drawn from the internationally-known de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection. Original works from such Jewish authors and illustrators as H.A. and Margret Rey, Ezra Jack Keats, Nonny Hogrogian, and Tana Hoban will be on display in the de Grummond Exhibit Room, Cook Library.
In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak was organized by the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, and developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life.
]]>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:45:00 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/hiphoprabbi_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Opening of Bear Point Woodworks
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The Gulf Coast Libraries are pleased to announce the opening of Bear Point Woodworks, a display of distinctive bowls created from fallen trees during Hurricane Katrina by Frank Reed.
Exhibit Dates: August 3 - September 9, 2011
Reception and Artist Q&A: Wednesday, August 3 at 12 p.m.
]]>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:23:29 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/bearpoint_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Item of the Month - <i>The Alphabet of Fairy Tales</i>
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Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:10:37 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/iotm_july_11_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Exhibit Opening Talk & Reception for <i>In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak.</i>
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Exhibit opening reception for In a Nutshell: the Worlds of Maurice Sendak. Rabbi Uri Barnea will open the evening with a sample of Jewish music and will play the violin during the reception. The Rabbi holds a doctorate in Conducting and Composition from the University of Minnesota and was a professional musician before attending Rabbinical School. The exhibit opening will also feature a talk by Vicki Reikes Fox on the Jewish influence in Sendak’s writings and illustrations as well as her own creative work. Ms. Fox, the founding director of the Mississippi’s Museum of Southern Jewish History, is a museum consultant and author of Shalom Y’all, Images of Jewish Life in the American South.
The traveling exhibition In a Nutshell: the Worlds of Maurice Sendak explores the influence of Jewish culture and history in the work of renowned children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak. Sendak is best known as the illustrator of over 100 children’s books, including Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. University Libraries enhances the exhibit with key pieces drawn from the internationally-known de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection. Original works from such Jewish authors and illustrators as H.A. and Margret Rey, Ezra Jack Keats, Nonny Hogrogian, Tana Hoban, and others will be on display.
The exhibit will run July 9 – August 18, 2011.
In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak was organized by the Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia, and developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. The national tour of the exhibit has been made possible by grants from the Charles H. Revson Foundation, the Righteous Persons Foundation, the David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous donor, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life
Contact: Ellen Ruffin, Curator, de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection / 601.266.4349 / ellen.ruffin@usm.edu Exhibit Opening Talk & Reception for In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak.
Cook Library 105A (next to Starbucks)
Saturday, July 9, 7:00-9:00pm
]]>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:20:06 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/news_nutshell.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Things in Our Closet exhibit in the Gallery at Cook Library
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Southern Miss sculpture major MJ Hill presents Things in Our Closet, an exhibit of paintings and sculpture currently on display in the Gallery at Cook Library. According to Hill, “This show is about being an art student at USM. It is meant to provide insight into what we learn and how I live. I am showing the changes and development that happened in several bodies of work over a one year period. I hope to entertain with not only an art show, but a record of how things have come to be.” Things in Our Closet runs through August 19, 2011.
]]>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:19:26 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/things-in-our-closet-exhibit-in-the-gallery-at-cook-library.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu><i>Developing Home</i> photography exhibit at Cook Library
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Southern Miss advanced photography students Jill Johnson and Jesse McDonald exhibit their photographs for the first time with a show they curated called “Developing Home.” Photography professor Betty Press wanted to give her students the opportunity to prepare and present their own exhibit as a final project. Jill Johnson, who grew up in Florida, writes of the show, “The title of the exhibit is ‘Developing Home,’ which has such a significant meaning to me. I have been away from the place I have always called home for almost five years now. I miss it every day. I have tried with this group of photographs to make Mississippi feel more like home.” The exhibit will be on display in the Gallery at Cook Library until June 10.
For information on the exhibit contact Betty Press.
]]>Thu, 05 May 2011 19:07:01 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/develophome.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Library Focus - Spring 2011
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Tue, 03 May 2011 12:30:14 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/libfocus_11.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Turnitin Administered by Institutional Effectiveness
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IE’s Turnitin Web page.]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:59:47 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/turnition_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>April Science Café Features Intelligence of Dolphins
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Dr. Stan Kuczaj, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Southern Miss Marine Mammal Behavior and Cognition Laboratory, will discuss research on dolphin cognition and communication, as well as correlations between dolphin and human behavior at the next Science Café Monday, April 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Guests will view “How Smart are Dolphins,” a Nova Science episode that aired February 9, 2011 that featured Dr. Kuczaj and his research.
Off the coast of Honduras, on Roatan Island, a legendary experiment in dolphin communication is being attempted for the first time in 20 years—one that could prove that dolphins can, in effect, "speak" with one another to coordinate their behavior. Other studies reveal that these playful marine mammals can plan ahead and problem-solve in ways few other animals can.
Held in the Starbucks coffee shop at Cook Library, The Science Café series offers those with minimal or no background in science the chance to meet and discuss scientific issues in layman’s terms in a relaxed social setting. A member of the Southern Miss faculty shares his or her expertise at each session with a presentation and short NOVA video. Admission is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Tracy Englert at 601.266.6396 or via e-mail. Additional information can be found at the PBS Nova website.
]]>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:26:28 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/sciencecaf_april_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>National Library Week Events at the Gulf Coast Library
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The Healing Power of Community
Ellis Anderson’s writing has garnered several awards, including the Eudora Welty 2010 Book Prize and a Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship for Literary Excellence (2007) for her first book, Under Surge, Under Seige, the Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina. The author will be signing copies of her book after a presentation on Tuesday, April 12 at 10 a.m. at the Gulf Coast Library, Gulf Park Campus, Long Beach. For more information, contact Betty Shaw 228.214.3456 or e-mail betty.shaw@usm.edu.
Free Screening of The Hollywood Librarian
The Gulf Coast Libraries will screen the documentary, The Hollywood Librarian, on Thursday, April 14 at 2 p.m. and 6 p. m. at the Gulf Coast Library, Gulf Park Campus, Long Beach. The Hollywood Librarian is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film and storytelling, it reveals the history and realities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies. For more information contact Jorge Brown at 228.214.3455 or e-mail jorge.brown@usm.edu.
]]>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:03:50 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/libweek_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Friends of University Libraries present Hunter Cole, author of <i>The Legs Murder Scandal</i>
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The Friends of Southern Miss University Libraries welcome author and Laurel-native Hunter Cole for a discussion and signing of his book, The Legs Murder Scandal, on Monday, April 11, at 6:00 pm in room 123 of Cook Library on the Southern Miss campus in Hattiesburg.
In 1935 in Laurel, Mississippi, Ouida Keeton was arrested and charged with murdering her mother, Daisy. At the time, the murder of Daisy Keeton was one of the most lurid crimes in the nation. Because of the sensationalism of the crime, Ouida became known as "Mississippi’s Lizzie Borden." Through his research, Cole details the two separate trials of Ouida Keeton and her lover, W.M. Carter, while presenting new facts and clearing up other misinformation.
The Friends of University Libraries group was started in 2010 as an organization to bolster community support of University Libraries. For more information on becoming a Friend of University Libraries or the Hunter Cole event, please call 601.266.4241
]]>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:35:42 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/fol_huntercole.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>National Women’s History Poetry Readings at the Gulf Coast Library
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Join the Southern Miss Gulf Coast Libraries in a celebration of National Women’s History Month. Poetry readings will be performed by a number of Southern Miss Gulf Coast faculty, staff and students. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 29 from 6-7 p.m. at Sahvannah’s Coffee House in the Gulf Park Campus Library, Long Beach. The event is free and open to the public. Coffee and refreshments are available for purchace.
If you have any questions, contact the Gulf Park Campus Library at 228.214.3450.
]]>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:11:35 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/nwh_poetry.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Explore Maya culture at the next Science Café
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Dr. Marie Danforth, Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Southern Mississippi will discuss Maya culture and some recent major findings at the next Science Café Monday, March21, 2011 from 6-7:30 p.m. Part of the Nova film, Cracking the Maya Code will be viewed.
As Mayan inscriptions have been slowly deciphered, it has become clear that this was an empire of divine rule and blood sacrifice, with warrior-kings waging constant battles, conquests, and power struggles with rival lords. Today, the decoders are working with the descendants of the ancient Maya to link their spoken language with the deciphered glyphs, and modern Maya are reclaiming the rich and complicated history that has finally been unlocked.
Held in the Starbucks coffee shop at Cook Library, The Science Café series offers those with minimal or no background in science the chance to meet and discuss scientific issues in layman’s terms in a relaxed social setting. A member of the Southern Miss faculty shares his or her expertise at each session with a presentation and short NOVA video. Admission is free and open to the public.
]]>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:51:20 -0500http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/sciencecaf5.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Spotlight on Collections: Journey to Planet Earth on DVD
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This award-winning 12 DVD documentary series narrated by Matt Damon is now available for checkout at Cook Library.
Journey to Planet Earth introduces students to some of the most important environmental issues of the 21st century through thought-provoking coverage. What makes this series different from other environmental programs is that it links the sciences with economics, politics, geography and history - an interdisciplinary approach recommended by the National Science Education standards for teaching environmental issues.
Each episode of Journey to Planet Earth features four to five thematically related stories from different geographic regions and that feature stories about people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Journey to Planet Earth can lead students to a deeper kind of inquiry, one that is an investigation of their personal relationship to the environment and, hopefully, the recognition that individuals can help their countries and communities cope with serious environmental threats.
]]>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:26:45 -0600http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/planetearth_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Next Science Café features Obesity: learn the latest in weight research
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The next Science Café @ Cook Library for the spring series will be Monday, February 21, 2011 from 6-7:30 p.m. The topic of conversation will be “Obesity” by Dr. Kathy Yadrick, Professor and Chair of the department of Nutrition and Food Systems.
As Americans grapple with ever-increasing waistlines, science is looking at the biology behind the compulsion to eat. What exactly makes some people weigh 350 pounds and others 150? Researchers have discovered a chemical in your brain proven to regulate body weight, but can pinpointing a “fat gene” signal the road to a remedy?
Held in the Starbucks coffee shop at Cook Library, The Science Café series offers those with minimal or no background in science the chance to meet and discuss scientific issues in layman’s terms in a relaxed social setting. A member of the Southern Miss faculty shares his or her expertise at each session with a presentation and short NOVA video. Admission is free and open to the public.
]]>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:18:39 -0600http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/sciencecaf4.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu><i>The Marble Faun</i> by William Faulkner
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:46:53 -0600http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/iotm_jan11_news.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>University Libraries Introduces SciVerse Scopus
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University Libraries now provides access to Scopus on the SciVerse platform. Scopus is an abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality Web sources. The Scopus database contains more than 41 million records covering approximately 18,000 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide. Coverage areas include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Tools include Citation Tracker, Author Identifier, Affiliation Identifier and Journal Analyzer. Users familiar with the ISI Web of Science databases—Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index—should find the Scopus database a valuable replacement. Scopus is available from the Libraries’ catalog at http://encore.lib.usm.edu/, and also on the databases list and individual subject guides on the Libraries’ Web site at www.lib.usm.edu.
A live webinar for faculty will be offered Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Cook Library Room 110. Please feel free to bring a Brown Bag lunch. To request information that will allow you to participate in the webinar from other locations, please use the Ask-a-Librarian form at www.lib.usm.edu/services/forms/askalib.html.
Mark your calendar for a Scopus Day Event for students, faculty, and staff, to be held on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. More information will be announced as the date approaches.
For questions, contact Information Services at any of the University Libraries.
]]>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:05:36 -0600http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/scifinews.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>University Libraries present the exhibit, <i>Baghdad Beyond the Wire</i>
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The University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art and University Libraries present the exhibit, Baghdad Beyond the Wire, from January 27-March 2, 2011. Lt. David Holland, a native Mississippian on assignment as a military engineer in Iraq, was stirred by the images of the civilians negotiating their daily lives in the neighborhoods of Baghdad. The lieutenant carried with him a rifle and a Nikon on his excursions and brought back home a moving document of the Iraqi people during wartime. Baghdad Beyond the Wire showcases Holland’s photographs in two campus locations: the Gallery at Cook Library and the Museum of Art, where sculptures by Claudia DeMonte will also be on display. All are invited to an opening reception in the Museum of Art, January 27 at 4:00.
]]>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:51:22 -0600http://www.lib.usm.edu//about_us/news/current_library_news/baghdadart.htmlJohn Blair <john.blair@usm.edu>Spring Science Café Series at Cook Library Gearing Up!
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This semester’s first Science Café @Cook Library is next Monday, January 24, 2011 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. It will feature a discussion on Digital Art Authentication led by Dr. Jan Siesling, art historian and the director of Southern Miss’s Museum of Art. Dr. Siesling is a Van Gogh expert and has worked at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. He has written a book on Van Gogh and organized an important show on Van Gogh's friend, painter Anthon van Rappard.
Vincent van Gogh has inspired several talented artists to turn their hands to forgery. Can computers be used to identify which works are really his? To find out, NOVA scienceNOW commissioned an expert to make a meticulous copy of a Van Gogh painting, and then challenged three different computer teams to find the imitation in a group that included five genuine Van Goghs. Can digital scans plus clever algorithms unmask the fake?
Held in the Starbucks coffee shop at Cook Library, The Science Café series offers those with minimal or no background in science the chance to meet and discuss scientific issues in layman’s terms in a relaxed social setting. A member of the Southern Miss faculty shares his or her expertise at each session with a presentation and short NOVA video. Admission is free and open to the public.
