http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C101 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_visions_voices_event_explore_art_and_science_of_pitchin/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_visions_voices_event_explore_art_and_science_of_pitchin/ A major league fastball can be described in numbers—a 5¼-ounce baseball; 60 feet, six inches from the mound to home plate; a 0.4-second flight. But pitching can't be reduced to simple physics. It's also art, as well as a medical subject. Pitchers manipulate the flight of the ball by adjusting their grip, and the human bodies that propel the ball are subject to biological vulnerabilities.  A new USC Libraries exhibition opening March 31, 2015, on the ground floor of Doheny Memorial Library explores the science and art of pitching. Inspired by the USC Libraries' Biomechanics of Motion collection, Velocity and Vulnerability features materials from the libraries' collections, baseball memorabilia, and rare items from the USC Athletics archive. Also on March 31, a related Visions & Voices event beginning at 6:00 p.m. on USC's Dedeaux Field explores baseball's biological limitations in depth. Organized by the USC Libraries and USC Athletics, the event features a conversation among USC Keck orthopedic surgeon Seth Gamradt, USC alumnus and baseball legend Tom House, USC Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering professor Jill McNitt-Gray, and World Series champion pitcher Robb Nen. Complimentary stadium-style food will be available, and after the discussion students and other attendees will have a chance to test their fastballs against a radar gun. RSVP online. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Health Sciences, Libraries, Doheny Library 2015-03-25T19:00:42+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_multi-venue_exhibition_asks_what_makes_a_monster/ Monsters take many forms, from vampires to serial killers and from viruses to black holes. A new USC Libraries exhibition asks, What Makes a Monster?, through one central exhibition in Doheny Library's first-floor Treasure Room and satellite exhibitions in four other library locations. After visiting the central exhibition in Doheny Library, explore the meaning of monsters across the academic disciplines at the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts, Norris Medical, Science and Engineering, and VKC libraries. What Makes a Monster? is on display through May 31, 2015. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Anthropology & Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry & Physics, Cinema & Television, Health Sciences, History, Language & Literature, Psychology, Religion, Libraries, Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Cinematic Arts Library, Doheny Library, Norris Medical Library, Science & Engineering Library, VKC Library 2014-11-19T01:02:19+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_on_george_hurrell_and_the_golden_age_of_hollywood_glamo/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibition_on_george_hurrell_and_the_golden_age_of_hollywood_glamo/ Discover the photography of George Hurrell—the legendary photographer who both captured and crafted the classic look associated with Hollywood glamour—in a new exhibition on the ground floor of USC Doheny Memorial Library. Open through December 19, George Hurrell and the Golden Age of Hollywood Glamour features photographic prints selected by historian Mark A. Vieira, author of George Hurrell’s Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925–1992. Keep reading to learn about the opening reception, which the USC Libraries host on Thursday, October 9. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Cinema & Television, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-10-06T18:10:28+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/doheny_leavey_libraries_to_close_on_saturday_football_game_days/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/doheny_leavey_libraries_to_close_on_saturday_football_game_days/ [UPDATE, Aug. 26: Doheny and Leavey libraries will remain open for their normal operating hours during game days.] Doheny and Leavey libraries will be closed on five Saturdays during the fall 2014 semester when the USC football team plays its home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Science and Engineering Library will remain open for students seeking a place to study. Click through for a list of the affected dates. Libraries, Doheny Library, Leavey Library 2014-08-25T18:10:40+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/avid_birders_make_annual_pilgrimage_to_see_treasured_birds_of_america/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/avid_birders_make_annual_pilgrimage_to_see_treasured_birds_of_america/ USC Dornsife professors Dave Bottjer (earth sciences) and Sarah Bottjer (neurobiology) make a special visit every year to the USC Libraries to view one of the crown jewels of the collections: John James Audubon’s Birds of America. Collections, Special Collections, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Biology/Life Sciences, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-08-07T20:55:56+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/see_doheny_librarys_facade_transformed_in_this_wonderland_unbound_video/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/see_doheny_librarys_facade_transformed_in_this_wonderland_unbound_video/ On April 17, 2014, the USC Libraries and USC Visions and Voices presented Wonderland Unbound, a massive multimedia installation that celebrated the tenth anniversary of the USC Libraries Wonderland Award. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark, and rare materials from the USC Libraries' Special Collections came alive on the facade of Doheny Library through the magic of projection mapping and digital animation. Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Wonderland Award, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-06-11T18:50:20+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/winners_announced_for_inaugural_usc_libraries_research_award1/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/winners_announced_for_inaugural_usc_libraries_research_award1/ Two undergraduate students utilizing testimonies from the USC Shoah Visual History Archive earned the top prizes for papers submitted to the first-annual USC Libraries Research Award competition, which encourages the use of primary source materials in student research. International Relations major Nitya Ramanathan took the first prize with her paper entitled How Do We Put Ourselves Back Together? An Analytical Comparison between Transitional Justice in Rwanda and South Africa. History major Diem-Tran Nguyen took second place with The Paradoxical Treatment of Male Homosexual Prisoners During the Holocaust. Both papers were submitted as part of Professor Wolf Gruner's course. Collections, ONE Archives, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, USC Libraries Research Award, Academic Subjects, History, Libraries, Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, Doheny Library 2014-05-01T22:05:52+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibit_commemorates_the_upcoming_centennial_of_world_war_i/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/new_exhibit_commemorates_the_upcoming_centennial_of_world_war_i/ A new exhibit on the second floor of Doheny Memorial Library utilizes the libraries’ Arthur Mansback papers to highlight the upcoming centennial of the “War to End All Wars.” The Mansback papers form part of the Military Archival Collections in Special Collections, and consist of letters, postcards, telegrams, photographs, training materials, and printed ephemera written and collected by Private Mansback on his tour in France during the second half of 1918 with the 143rd Field Artillery of the American Expeditionary Forces. Mansback was one of 4 million American soldiers sent to fight overseas.    Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-04-30T17:01:06+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_on_red_armys_jewish_soldiers_opens_april_24_in_doheny_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/exhibit_on_red_armys_jewish_soldiers_opens_april_24_in_doheny_library/ A new exhibit in Doheny Library explores the story of the half-million Jewish soldiers who fought for the Soviet military against Nazi Germany during World War II. Presented in collaboration with the USC Shoah Foundation and curated by the Blavatnik Archive Foundation, Lives of the Great Patriotic War: The Untold Story of Soviet Jewish Soldiers in the Red Army During World War II opens this Thursday, April 24, on Doheny Library's first floor. A panel discussion at 4:00 p.m. in the Friends Lecture Hall (DML 240) will precede the opening reception at 5:00 p.m. in the lobby of Doheny Library. RSVP to Kia Hays at kiahays@usc.edu. Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, History, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-04-23T18:03:03+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/sneak_peek_at_wonderland_unbound/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/sneak_peek_at_wonderland_unbound/ On Thursday, April 17, the facade of USC's Doheny Memorial Library will be transformed for Wonderland Unbound, a special Visions & Voices event commemorating the tenth anniversary of the USC Libraries Wonderland Award. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark, and rare materials from the USC Libraries' Special Collections will come alive through the magic of projection mapping and digital animation. Watch this brief preview (no sound), and then RVSP online. The event begins at 8:00 p.m. in front of Doheny Library. Events and Exhibitions, Wonderland Award, Libraries, Doheny Library 2014-03-19T17:25:02+00:00