http://lib-php.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/local/C50 en nmasters@usc.edu Copyright 2015 2015-06-10T18:44:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/monomania_l.a._airs_march_17_on_kcet/ What happens when collecting becomes more than a hobby? In an ongoing partnership among KCETLink, USC Libraries and the libraries’ LA as Subject partners, KCETLink’s Emmy Award-winning arts and culture series Artbound presents “Monomania L.A.” The one-hour episode profiles five LA as Subject collectors and their monomaniacal obsession with a particular aspect of Los Angeles history. It premieres at 8 p.m. March 17 on KCET in Southern California and at 8 p.m. March 23 on Link TV nationally. Keep reading to learn more about "Monomania L.A." Collections, ONE Archives, Special Collections, L.A. as Subject, Academic Subjects, Ethnic Studies/Area Studies, Gender Studies, History, Political Science & Public Policy 2015-03-13T19:45:39+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/how_trillion_inspired_a_usc_student_to_pursue_an_internship_at_the_federal_/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/how_trillion_inspired_a_usc_student_to_pursue_an_internship_at_the_federal_/ The USC Libraries' exhibition Trillion$: The Awesome Power of the Federal Reserve may have closed this past December, but it's made a lasting impression on at least one USC student. As Allison Engel writes for USC News, Brandon Chang secured an internship with the Federal Reserve after visiting the exhibition in Doheny Library. He will work this summer for the Fed's Board of Governors in Washington, DC. Read Engel's article to learn more about Chang's story.  Events and Exhibitions, Strategic Planning, Integration with Our Community, Academic Subjects, Business & Economics, Political Science & Public Policy 2014-05-21T17:40:31+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/trillion_now_on_display_in_doheny_library/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/trillion_now_on_display_in_doheny_library/ Trillion$: The Awesome Power of the Federal Reserve is now on display in Doheny Memorial Library's first-floor Treasure Room. Presented by the USC Libraries and the United States Federal Reserve, the new exhibition commemorates the Fed's centennial through rare books, photographs, currency, and other artifacts. Stop by Doheny Library by December 15 to see Trillion$, and don't miss this research guide prepared by co-curator Anne-Marie Gregg. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, History, Political Science & Public Policy, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-09-30T16:59:43+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/records_of_the_riots/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/records_of_the_riots/ On April 29, 1992, chaos erupted on the streets of Los Angeles after a mostly white jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers in the beating of a black motorist, Rodney King. The rioting lasted six days, and the National Guard was called in to patrol the streets around USC. Twenty-one years later, the city is still trying to make sense of the unrest. Now, two newly unsealed collections at the USC Libraries will help scholars better understand the violence, its causes, and its legacy. The collections—recently processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources—contain the records of two independent commissions set up to investigate the Los Angeles Police Department in the wake of the King beating and the 1992 riots. Keep reading to learn more about the collections, and about a related Visions and Voices panel discussion on April 29. Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, History, Political Science & Public Policy 2013-04-02T08:29:43+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/women_of_troy_panel_to_discuss_role_of_women_in_national_defense/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/women_of_troy_panel_to_discuss_role_of_women_in_national_defense/ On Wednesday, March 27, the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study hosts Women of Troy, a special lunchtime discussion co-sponsored by the USC Trojan Battalion Army ROTC. A panel led by Jane Harman — USC trustee, president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and former member of the U.S. House committees on Armed Services, Intelligence, and Homeland Security — will draw upon the Homeric epic of Troy to discuss the role of women in national defense. RSVP online, or keep reading to learn more about the event. Academy for Polymathic Study, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Classical Studies, Political Science & Public Policy 2013-03-11T17:35:52+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_from_just_food_and_fair_food_event/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/photos_from_just_food_and_fair_food_event/ On Friday, March 1, the USC Libraries welcomed a capacity crowd for Just Food and Fair Food: A Multidisciplinary Exploration. Presented by USC Visions and Voices, the event explored issues at the intersection of nutrition, urban policy, and social justice through a panel discussion and also featured a fair-food bazaar. To learn more about the event, check out this companion resource guide with suggestions for further reading and research, prepared by the USC Libraries' Rita Romero, Chimene Tucker, and Sue Tyson. Click through for photos from the event. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Health Sciences, Political Science & Public Policy, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-03-05T01:43:35+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/los_angeles_times_la_weekly_feature_just_food_and_fair_food_event/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/los_angeles_times_la_weekly_feature_just_food_and_fair_food_event/ The Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly recently highlighted Just Food and Fair Food: A Multidisciplinary Exploration, an event presented by USC Visions and Voices and hosted by the USC Libraries. On Friday, March 1, a panel of writers and experts will discuss issues at the intersection of nutrition, urban policy, and social justice. Following the panel discussion will be a fair-food bazaar. The event is free and open to the public. The USC Libraries' Rita Romero, Chimene Tucker, and Sue Tyson have created a companion resource guide with suggestions for further reading and research. Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Political Science & Public Policy, Libraries, Doheny Library 2013-02-27T19:44:50+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/discover_l.a.s_political_history_through_new_special_collections_exhib/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/discover_l.a.s_political_history_through_new_special_collections_exhib/ Just in time for Election Day, a new exhibit in Doheny Memorial Library explores the history of political campaigns in California through rare items from the USC Libraries' special collections. Photographs, pamphlets, buttons, and even an uninflated balloon tell the story of elections in Southern California, from the 1960 presidential election to USC alumna Yvonne Brathwaite Burke's successful 1992 bid for a seat on the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. Stop by the special collections display case on the second floor of Doheny Library to see the new exhibit. ' Collections, Special Collections, Events and Exhibitions, Academic Subjects, Political Science & Public Policy, Libraries, Doheny Library 2012-11-05T21:27:09+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/upcoming_library_workshops_on_social_science_data_and_statistics/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/upcoming_library_workshops_on_social_science_data_and_statistics/ Learn how to locate social science data and statistics through a series of upcoming workshops to be held in Leavey Library on Tuesdays in October. Keep reading to learn more about the workshops. Services, Instruction, Academic Subjects, Data/Statistics, Education, Political Science & Public Policy, Libraries, Leavey Library 2012-09-18T18:37:27+00:00 http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/l.a._city_hall_hosts_one_archives_exhibition/ http://dotsx.usc.edu/newsblog/index.php/main/comments/l.a._city_hall_hosts_one_archives_exhibition/ Materials from the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives are on display in a new exhibition inside the Los Angeles City Hall. Located in City Hall’s third-floor Bridge Gallery, Defiant Spaces: 60 Years of Queer Organizations in L.A. is a retrospective look at 44 LGBT organizations founded in Southern California. Keep reading to learn more about the exhibition, which is part of the City of Los Angeles’ Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Heritage Month. Collections, ONE Archives, Academic Subjects, History, Political Science & Public Policy, Sociology 2012-06-15T21:13:36+00:00