http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C40 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_win_public_relations_award/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_win_public_relations_award/ The California Library Association (CLA) has honored the USC Libraries with its 2013 PRExcellence Award for the Mosely Snowflake Fractal and related communications and programming. Keep reading to learn more about the award. Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Mosely Snowflake Sponge, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics 2013-06-26T23:00:14+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/mosely_snowflake_fractal_to_be_unveiled_today/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/mosely_snowflake_fractal_to_be_unveiled_today/ Shrouded since its completion last month, the Mosely Snowflake Fractal will be unveiled today, Thursday, September 20, at a reception and exhibition opening in USC's Doheny Memorial Library. RSVP online, or keep reading to learn more about today's event. Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Mosely Snowflake Sponge, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics, Libraries, Doheny Library 2012-09-20T18:42:56+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_origami_moment_continues_in_kcet_artbound_video/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_origami_moment_continues_in_kcet_artbound_video/ KCET's Artbound program has featured the USC Libraries' Mosely Snowflake Fractal in a new video about mathematical origami. Inspired by USC Libraries Discovery Fellow Margaret Wertheim's recent Artbound article about L.A.'s origami moment, the video shows the giant fractal model in its final stages of construction. It also showcases several items from the USC Libraries' collections that reveal artistic representations of fractal structures. The video and more information about the fractal appear after the jump. Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Mosely Snowflake Sponge, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics, Libraries, Doheny Library 2012-09-06T22:30:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/now_completed_mosely_snowflake_fractal_to_be_unveiled_sept._20/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/now_completed_mosely_snowflake_fractal_to_be_unveiled_sept._20/ Last week in Doheny Memorial Library, the Mosely Snowflake Fractal took physical form for perhaps the first time ever. Built by hundreds of USC students, faculty, and staff out of 49,000 folded business cards, the giant origami fractal measures six feet cubed and weighs more than 100 pounds. The USC Libraries will unveil the finished model in a reception on September 20 in Doheny Library's first-floor entrance pavilion. RSVP now, or keep reading to learn more about the collaborative community art project. Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Mosely Snowflake Sponge, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics, Libraries, Doheny Library 2012-08-29T18:15:11+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/kcets_artbound_features_mosely_snowflake_sponge/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/kcets_artbound_features_mosely_snowflake_sponge/ In a recent story on KCET's Artbound website, USC Libraries Discovery Fellow Margaret Wertheim wrote about a "rare constellation of origami projects" in Los Angeles that constitute the city's "origami moment." Among those projects, writes Wertheim, is the USC community's effort to construct the Mosely Snowflake Sponge, a 3-D fractal model made out of 49,000 folded business cards. Keep reading to learn more about Wertheim's article and the Mosely Snowflake Sponge, which will be unveiled at a Thursday, September 20, reception in Doheny Memorial Library. Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Mosely Snowflake Sponge, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics 2012-07-24T20:03:13+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_add_36_new_e-resources/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/usc_libraries_add_36_new_e-resources/ The USC Libraries have added 36 new electronic resources to support USC's teaching and research needs. Keep reading to learn more about the recently acquired e-resources, accessible to USC students, faculty, and staff through the E-Resources tab on the USC Libraries homepage. Collections, eJournals and Databases, Academic Subjects, Biology/Life Sciences, Business & Economics, Chemistry & Physics, Communication & Journalism, Engineering, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Linguistics, Mathematics, Political Science & Public Policy 2012-06-06T20:08:00+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_of_the_mosely_snowflake_sponge_taking_shape/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_of_the_mosely_snowflake_sponge_taking_shape/ Earlier this week, USC students, staff, and faculty began constructing the Mosely Snowflake Sponge inside Doheny Memorial Library. MIT-trained engineer Jeannine Mosely was on hand to show the volunteers how to turn simple, folded business cards into cubes and then fashion the cubes into a unique three-dimensional fractal model. Photos from the instructional workshops appear after the jump. Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Engineering, Mathematics 2012-01-27T23:07:53+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/help_build_the_mosely_snowflake_sponge_a_3-d_fractal_object_for_the_fi/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/help_build_the_mosely_snowflake_sponge_a_3-d_fractal_object_for_the_fi/ The USC community will soon begin constructing the Mosely Snowflake Sponge, a three-dimensional fractal object, out of 54,000 folded business cards. The USC Libraries need your help to make this unique mathematical form come into physical being for the first time in the world--and perhaps in the universe. Join us for one of the three 90-minute workshops listed below to learn how to create the building blocks of the Mosely Snowflake Sponge. Workshop dates, times, and locations appear after the jump. Events and Exhibitions, Discovery Fellowship, Academic Subjects, Engineering, Mathematics, Libraries, Doheny Library 2012-01-20T17:55:00+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/norris_medical_library_bioinformatics_resources_workshop/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/norris_medical_library_bioinformatics_resources_workshop/ USC's Norris Medical Library will offer a one-day workshop later this month on the bioinformatics resources available to USC researchers. The workshop—presented by the USC Libraries and USC Vice President of Research Randolph Hall—will be held July 27 on USC's University Park Campus (UPC) and then repeated July 29 on the Health Science Campus (HSC). Eight bionformatics tools, including five newly-acquired resources, will be covered. Keep reading to learn more about the workshop, or register online. Collections, eJournals and Databases, New Acquisitions, Services, Instruction, Strategic Planning, Discoverability, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry & Physics, Engineering, Libraries, Doheny Library, Norris Medical Library 2011-07-19T19:00:07+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/thirty-three_new_electronic_resources/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/thirty-three_new_electronic_resources/ The USC Libraries have added 33 new electronic resources to support USC's teaching and research needs. By mid-July, USC students, faculty, and staff will be able to access to the new databases, electronic journals, and other digital resources through the E-Resources tab on the USC Libraries homepage. Collections, eJournals and Databases, New Acquisitions, Academic Subjects, Art & Architecture, Biology/Life Sciences, Communication & Journalism, Engineering, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Sciences, History, Language & Literature, Music, Political Science & Public Policy, Sociology 2011-06-27T20:11:03+00:00