http://www.yale.edu One of the world’s great research libraries, Yale University Library collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to the record of human thought and activity. This series celebrates the Library’s rich collections and features tours of exhibitions, lectures by celebrated authors and writers, and descriptions of research collections and tools at Sterling Memorial Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and other libraries across the University. en Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:02:03 GMT Yale University 2011-09-21T18:02:03Z en lucas.swineford@yale.edu Lucas Swineford no Yale, Yale University, Library, One of the world’s great research libraries, Yale University Library collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to the record of human thought and activity. This series celebrates the Library’s rich collections and features tours of exhibitions, lectures by celebrated authors and writers, and descriptions of research collections and tools at Sterling Memorial Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and other libraries across the University. http://cmi2.yale.edu/netcast/images/yale_podcast_default.gif http://www.yale.edu http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/032911_brill.mp3 This reading from the Mabel Dodge Luhan Papers presents a selection of letters that reflect the highly personal, expressive, and exploratory nature of the correspondence between Luhan and her psychoanalyst A. A. Brill. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:27:01 GMT Yale University Netcast #2296 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2011-04-29T13:27:01Z 52:40:00 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no arts, humanities, reading, social sciences, talk, psychoanalysis This reading from the Mabel Dodge Luhan Papers presents a selection of letters that reflect the highly personal, expressive, and exploratory nature of the correspondence between Luhan and her psychoanalyst A. A. Brill. This reading from the Mabel Dodge Luhan Papers presents a selection of letters that reflect the highly personal, expressive, and exploratory nature of the correspondence between Luhan and her psychoanalyst A. A. Brill. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/deming_moon.mp3 Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the 1929 silent film "Monkeys' Moon." Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:09:05 GMT Yale University Netcast #2069 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2010-12-21T19:09:05Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no avant-garde, film, archives, Macpherson, Bryher, H.D. Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the 1929 silent film "Monkeys' Moon." Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the 1929 silent film "Monkeys' Moon" assumed to be lost until the Beinecke Library acquired a copy in 2008. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/Hawthorne_Melville.mp3 A podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:01:05 GMT Yale University Netcast #2067 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2010-12-21T19:01:05Z 00:03:22 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no manuscripts, archives, writers, literature, letters A podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. A podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University reading culturally and historically significant letters and manuscripts from its wide-ranging literary collections. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/hemingway_ep3_v2.mp3 A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. Thu, 13 May 2010 13:30:30 GMT Yale University Netcast #1936 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2010-05-13T13:30:30Z 00:03:21 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no library, libraries, archives, special collections, writers A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University reading culturally and historically significant letters and manuscripts from its wide-ranging literary collections. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/reilly_040710.mp3 James M. Reilly, Director of the Image Permanence Institute, discusses sustainable stewardship of library, museum, and archival collections. Wed, 12 May 2010 20:16:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #1916 Sterling Memorial Library 2010-05-12T20:16:56Z Sterling Memorial Library no preservation, books, book, libraries, library, museums, archives, sustainability James M. Reilly, Director of the Image Permanence Institute, discusses sustainable stewardship of library, museum, and archival collections. A lecture on sustainable thinking towards library, museum, and archival preservation environments and building operations. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/odonnell_040110.mp3 James J. O'Donnell, Provost and Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, talks about the potential of e-books and e-readers. Wed, 12 May 2010 20:17:06 GMT Yale University Netcast #1915 Sterling Memorial Library 2010-05-12T20:17:06Z Sterling Memorial Library no Kindle, books, reading, readers, e-books, technology James J. O'Donnell, Provost and Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, talks about the potential of e-books and e-readers. A lecture on the uses (and misuses) of e-books and e-readers. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/carson_021910.mp3 A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:18:46 GMT Yale University Netcast #1803 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2010-02-25T19:18:46Z 04:22:50 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Literature, History, Authors, Libraries, Archives, Special Collections, environment, conservation, Silent Spring, ecology A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University reading culturally and historically significant letters and manuscripts from its wide-ranging literary collections. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/episode1_twain_whitman_intro.mp3 A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:19:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #1789 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2010-01-29T20:19:56Z 03:51:10 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no American Literature, History, Authors, Libraries, Archives, Special Collections A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading selected documents from its literary collections. A new podcast series featuring staff of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University reading culturally and historically significant letters and manuscripts from its wide-ranging literary collections. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/samoeil_arabic_091609.mp3 Curator Simon Samoeil gives an overview of the history and resources of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. The collection supports Near Eastern, Islamic, and Arabic studies at Yale. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:28:43 GMT Yale University Netcast #1691 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-10-19T17:28:43Z Sterling Memorial Library no Near East, Arabic, Islam, Arab, library Curator Simon Samoeil gives an overview of the history and resources of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. The collection supports Near Eastern, Islamic, and Arabic studies at Yale. A description of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/bernard_081409.mp3 Emily Bernard, Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Vermont chronicles the life of Carl Van Vechten. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:08:48 GMT Yale University Netcast #1642 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-09-16T18:08:48Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Harlem Renaissance, African Americans, Carl Van Vechten, Emily Bernard, Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Vermont chronicles the life of Carl Van Vechten. Carl Van Vechten, a best-selling novelist, archivist, photographer, and negrophile promoted black culture during the era known as the Harlem Renaissance, and beyond. The Harlem Renaissance was a black movement, but it needed whiteness in order to thrive. Carl Van Vechten embodied that necessary whiteness in ways that were multiple, fascinating, and contradictory. Emily Bernard, Professor of English and Ethnic Studies at the University of Vermont chronicles his life. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/samoeil_english_091609.mp3 Curator Simon Samoeil gives an overview of the history and resources of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. The collection supports Near Eastern, Islamic, and Arabic studies at Yale. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:28:53 GMT Yale University Netcast #1620 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-10-19T17:28:53Z Sterling Memorial Library no Near East, Arabic, Islam, Arab, library Curator Simon Samoeil gives an overview of the history and resources of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. The collection supports Near Eastern, Islamic, and Arabic studies at Yale. A description of the Yale Library's Near East Collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/mcdermott_NLondon_061709.m4a Ways of Seeing, a collaboration between the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery, is a series of netcasts featuring Yale students and faculty interpreting works of art. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:26:34 GMT Yale University Netcast #1577 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-09-03T13:26:34Z Sterling Memorial Library no art, art interpretation, library, gallery, students, faculty, collaboration Ways of Seeing, a collaboration between the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery, is a series of netcasts featuring Yale students and faculty interpreting works of art. Yale students and faculty interpret works of art. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/mcdermott_elliot_061709.m4a Ways of Seeing, a collaboration between the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery, is a series of netcasts featuring Yale students and faculty interpreting works of art. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:25:08 GMT Yale University Netcast #1576 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-09-03T13:25:08Z Sterling Memorial Library no art, art interpretation, library, gallery, students, faculty, collaboration Ways of Seeing, a collaboration between the Yale University Library and the Yale University Art Gallery, is a series of netcasts featuring Yale students and faculty interpreting works of art. Yale students and faculty interpret works of art. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/johnson_102808.mp3 This is poet Amaud Jamaul Johnson, reading from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:52:09 GMT Yale University Netcast #1532 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-06-23T13:52:09Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no African American poets, poetry, poets This is poet Amaud Jamaul Johnson, reading from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. This is poet Amaud Jamaul Johnson, reading from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” and co-sponsored by the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” and “New Ideas in African American Studies,” on October 28, 2008. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/shockley02_102808.mp3 This is poet Evie Shockley, reading from her work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:50:22 GMT Yale University Netcast #1531 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-06-23T13:50:22Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no poets, poetry, African American women poets, women poets This is poet Evie Shockley, reading from her work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. This is poet Evie Shockley, reading from her work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” and co-sponsored by the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” and “New Ideas in African American Studies,” on October 28, 2008. The poet is introduced by Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/kearney02_102808.mp3 Poet Douglas Kearney, reads from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:51:59 GMT Yale University Netcast #1530 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-06-23T13:51:59Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no poets, African American poets, poetry Poet Douglas Kearney, reads from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” on October 28, 2008. This is poet Douglas Kearney, reading from his work as part of the event,“Young African American Poets: A Celebration of New Writing” and co-sponsored by the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” and “New Ideas in African American Studies,” on October 28, 2008. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/robinson_111507.mp3 Poet Elizabeth Robinson reads from her work as part of the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on November 15, 2007. Tue, 12 May 2009 13:41:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #1518 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-05-12T13:41:56Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no women poets, poetry, poetry reading Poet Elizabeth Robinson reads from her work as part of the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on November 15, 2007. Poet Elizabeth Robinson reads from her work as part of the “Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series” held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on November 15, 2007. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/moxley_050509.mp3 A poetry reading by Jennifer Moxley as part of the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on April 23, 2009. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:53:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #1516 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-06-23T13:53:56Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no American, poetry, poets, readings, Maine poets, women poets A poetry reading by Jennifer Moxley as part of the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on April 23, 2009. A poetry reading by Jennifer Moxley as part of the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series held at the Beinecke Library on April 23, 2009. The poet is introduced by Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/stahl_043009.m4a Curator Nanette Stahl guides listeners through an exhibit at Sterling Memorial Library celebrating the art of the ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:35:24 GMT Yale University Netcast #1502 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-07-13T14:35:24Z Sterling Memorial Library no marriage, Jewish, contract, art, manuscript, Curator Nanette Stahl guides listeners through an exhibit at Sterling Memorial Library celebrating the art of the ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. Curator Nanette Stahl guides listeners through an exhibit celebrating the art of the ketubah, the Jewish marriage contract. http://streaming.yale.edu/cmi2/opa/podcasts/library/turner_033009.mp3 Frank Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History and the director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library describes the life and writings of Alexis de Tocqueville. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:03:55 GMT Yale University Netcast #1453 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-06-22T15:03:55Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Tocqueville, Beaumont, Enlightenment, French, philosophy, democracy Frank Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History and the director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library describes the life and writings of Alexis de Tocqueville. Frank Turner, John Hay Whitney Professor of History and the director of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University describes the life and writings of Alexis de Tocqueville, the French political thinker and historian best known for "Democracy in America," published after his travels in the United States in 1825. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/welch_031109.mp3 "Living Distance: The Life and Papers of James Welch," is an audio essay exploring the life, legacy, and archive of James Welch, the Native American writer and teacher. It was prepared by Eric Ward and read by Presca Ahn. Tue, 12 May 2009 13:42:09 GMT Yale University Netcast #1443 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-05-12T13:42:09Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Jim Welch, Native American, Indian, Blackfeet, Native American Renaissance, Richard Hugo, Montana, Reservation "Living Distance: The Life and Papers of James Welch," is an audio essay exploring the life, legacy, and archive of James Welch, the Native American writer and teacher. It was prepared by Eric Ward and read by Presca Ahn. James Welch, an American of Blackfeet and Gros Ventre heritage, was a novelist, poet, and teacher. He was born on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana and died in 2003. His papers are held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, at Yale University. "Living Distance: The Life and Papers of James Welch," an audio essay prepared by Eric Ward and read by Presca Ahn, explores the writer’s life, his legacy, and his archive. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/stern_021709.mp3 Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture and founder of Robert A. M. Stern Architects discusses the architectural history of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:38:20 GMT Yale University Netcast #1414 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-02-23T14:38:20Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no architecture, Modernism, Gordon Bunshaft, Mies Van Der Rohe, Libraries, architects, buildings Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture and founder of Robert A. M. Stern Architects discusses the architectural history of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, founder of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, and author discusses the architectural history of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University's principle repository for rare books and archival materials. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/demming_rev1_110209.mp3 Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the scrapbooks, compiled by Jane Wodening, documenting the work and family life of Wodening and the avant-garde filmaker Stan Brakhage from 1958 to 1967. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:38:23 GMT Yale University Netcast #1406 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2009-02-23T14:38:23Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no avant-garde, film, Brakhage, Wodening, scrapbooks Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the scrapbooks, compiled by Jane Wodening, documenting the work and family life of Wodening and the avant-garde filmaker Stan Brakhage from 1958 to 1967. Richard Deming, lecturer in the Department of English at Yale University, describes the scrapbooks which contain correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, printed material, artwork, cut film, and objects documenting the work and family life of Wodening and avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage from 1958 to 1967. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/tang_021209.mp3 A tour and description in Mandarin of Yale's East Asia Library, one of the largest and most important collections of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean materials in the United States. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:40:43 GMT Yale University Netcast #1345 Sterling Memorial Library 2009-03-03T15:40:43Z Sterling Memorial Library no Asia, Library, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Mandarin, Tour A tour and description in Mandarin of Yale's East Asia Library, one of the largest and most important collections of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean materials in the United States. A tour of Yale's East Asia Library. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/prochaska_111108.mp3 Frank Prochaska, author of The Eagle and the Crown: Americans and the British Monarchy, argues in his new book that America’s Founding Fathers created an “elective king” in the office of the president. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:32:02 GMT Yale University Netcast #1267 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-12-12T18:32:02Z Sterling Memorial Library no presidency, president, America, Great Britain, monarchy, American Revolution, government Frank Prochaska, author of The Eagle and the Crown: Americans and the British Monarchy, argues in his new book that America’s Founding Fathers created an “elective king” in the office of the president. Frank Prochaska discusses the early history of the presidency in relation to the British monarchy. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/palfrey_101608.mp3 John Palfrey, Co-Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society speaks about Digital readers and the future of the history of the book. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:25:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #1256 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-11-19T15:25:56Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no digital, Millennials, YouTube, Internet, media, identity, Harvard, Berkman, children, social media John Palfrey, Co-Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society speaks about Digital readers and the future of the history of the book. John Palfrey, Professor of Law at the Harvard Law School, Co-Director of the Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and Vice Dean of the Harvard Law Library speaking about Digital readers and the future of the history of the book at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/phillips_102808.mp3 Caryl Phillips, Professor of English at Yale University and author of eight novels, describing his process of writing the introduction to the British edition of Richard Wright’s landmark text, Native Son. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:03:22 GMT Yale University Netcast #1246 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-10-31T13:03:22Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Richard Wright, Native Son, Yale, English, African American, Black Caryl Phillips, Professor of English at Yale University and author of eight novels, describing his process of writing the introduction to the British edition of Richard Wright’s landmark text, Native Son. Caryl Phillips, Professor of English at Yale University and the author of eight novels, two anthologies, and three works of non-fiction, describes his process of writing the introduction to the British edition of Richard Wright’s landmark text, Native Son. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/anderson_080608.mp3 Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, interviews Archivist Molly Wheeler about her work with the Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:21:58 GMT Yale University Netcast #1230 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-10-21T13:21:58Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no American Literature, Archives, Intimacy, Margaret Anderson, Elizabeth Jenks Clark, prose Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, interviews Archivist Molly Wheeler about her work with the Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson. Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, interviews Archivist Molly Wheeler about her work with the Elizabeth Jenks Clark Collection of Margaret Anderson. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/roman_112008.m4a Curator Cynthia E. Roman describes this exhibition featuring thirty-four portrait drawings by George Vertue now in the collection of Yale's Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, CT. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:48 GMT Yale University Netcast #1229 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-12-18T19:00:48Z Sterling Memorial Library no portrait, portraits, engraving, engravings, print, prints, drawing, drawings, England Curator Cynthia E. Roman describes this exhibition featuring thirty-four portrait drawings by George Vertue now in the collection of Yale's Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, CT. Cynthia E. Roman discusses Portraits of Painters, an exhibition at Yale's Lewis Walpole Library. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/oxford_100108a.mp3 A symposium celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the dictionary of record of the English language. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:08:02 GMT Yale University Netcast #1211 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-10-31T13:08:02Z Sterling Memorial Library no library, libraries, dictionary, dictionaries, oxford, english, language, words A symposium celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the dictionary of record of the English language. Panelists discussed the history and future of the OED. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/rossman_103108.mp3 This exhibition celebrates the treasures and special collections of Yale's newly opened Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library in the Paul Rudolph Building and Loria Center for the History of Art. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:09:47 GMT Yale University Netcast #1189 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-12-12T15:09:47Z Sterling Memorial Library no drama, book arts, books, theater, special collections, art This exhibition celebrates the treasures and special collections of Yale's newly opened Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library in the Paul Rudolph Building and Loria Center for the History of Art. Curator Jae Jennifer Rossman describes an exhibition of special collections at the Haas Family Arts Library at Yale University. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/stern_113007.mp3 Three of America's foremost architects discuss the architecture and design of Yale's libraries. The panel was organized to mark the dedication of the Bass Library on November 30, 2007. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:34:29 GMT Yale University Netcast #1166 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-12-12T18:34:29Z Sterling Memorial Library no library, libaries, architecture, design, architectural history Three of America's foremost architects discuss the architecture and design of Yale's libraries. The panel was organized to mark the dedication of the Bass Library on November 30, 2007. A history and description of Yale library architecture. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/reese_073008.mp3 William Reese discusses Audubon's Birds of America, which is on permanent display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:49:48 GMT Yale University Netcast #1153 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-08-28T12:49:48Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Audubon, ornithology, birds, print, printing, color plate, engravings, elephant folio, natural history, history of the book William Reese discusses Audubon's Birds of America, which is on permanent display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Antiquarian bookseller William Reese discusses John James Audubon, Yale's two copies of his Birds of America elephant folios, and his contribution to American natural history. Birds of America is in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/holloway_100608.mp3 Jonathan Holloway, Yale Professor of History, recounts visiting the Beinecke Library and encountering Richard Wright's landmark text, Native Son. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:41:14 GMT Yale University Netcast #1152 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-10-13T13:41:14Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Richard Wright, Native Son, African American, Black, writers, poets, novelists, James Weldon Johnson Jonathan Holloway, Yale Professor of History, recounts visiting the Beinecke Library and encountering Richard Wright's landmark text, Native Son. Jonathan Holloway, Yale Professor of History, African American Studies, and American Studies recounts visiting the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in his first month of graduate school and the transformative experience that grew out of his surprise encounter with Richard Wright's landmark text, Native Son. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/whobrey_071008.mp3 Dr. William Whobrey discusses the Gutenberg Bible which is on permanent display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:03:15 GMT Yale University Netcast #1105 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-07-28T15:03:15Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Gutenberg bible, print, printing, press, moveable type, typography, illumination, history of the book, information, incunabula Dr. William Whobrey discusses the Gutenberg Bible which is on permanent display at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Dr. William Whobrey, Assistant Dean of Yale College, discusses Johannes Gutenberg, Yale's copy of his 42-line bible, and the significance of his invention of moveable type. The Gutenberg Bible is in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/ellickson01_072908.mp3 Tim Young, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, interviews Librarian Ellen Ellickson about her work with the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:08:16 GMT Yale University Netcast #1102 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-12-04T18:08:16Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no children's literature, picture books, reading, cataloging, library, rare books, cataloger, picture books Tim Young, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, interviews Librarian Ellen Ellickson about her work with the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature. Betsy Beinecke Shirley, daughter of Walter Beinecke, Yale class of 1910, donated her incomparable American children's literature collection to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Formed over the course of more than three decades, it is one of the largest and most diverse collections of its kind. Librarian Ellen Ellickson speaks with Tim Young, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts about the collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/library/kuhl_012208.mp3 Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, discusses highlights from the recent exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:45:07 GMT Yale University Netcast #1100 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2008-10-20T16:45:07Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no book arts, cultural object, communication, textuality, book object, small press, fine printing, livre d'artiste, artist's book, William Morris Nancy Kuhl, Curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, discusses highlights from the recent exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. This exhibition includes a broad display of books exploring the ways in which poets, publishers, artists, and printers have navigated the intersection of poetry and art in printed formats. The exhibition considers the ways poetry and book arts interact and connect, their shared context, and their potentially conflicting functions; materials on display explore questions of verbal and visual metaphor making, emphasizing the roles of creative and collaborative processes involved in uniting image, verse, and print. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/mccullough_050908.mp3 Booker Prize winning novelist Penelope Lively discusses the relationship between history and fiction. David McCullough, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, delivers a reply to Lively's talk. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:19:52 GMT Yale University Netcast #1033 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-06-02T20:19:52Z Sterling Memorial Library no Yale University Library, history, fiction, books, writing, writers Booker Prize winning novelist Penelope Lively discusses the relationship between history and fiction. David McCullough, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, delivers a reply to Lively's talk. Penelope Lively and David McCullough discuss the art of writing history and fiction. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/barrick_061308.mp3 Kelly Barrick describes the Gay Rights Movement microfilm collection, a rich resource for the study of the LGBTQ community and its history, both in the United States and internationally. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:54:35 GMT Yale University Netcast #1028 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-06-20T18:54:35Z Sterling Memorial Library no Yale University Library, gay rights, LGBTQ, microfilm Kelly Barrick describes the Gay Rights Movement microfilm collection, a rich resource for the study of the LGBTQ community and its history, both in the United States and internationally. Kelly Barrick describes the Gay Rights Movement microfilm collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/horning_060208.mp3 The Yale Collection of Mountaineering Literature in Sterling Memorial Library includes contemporary and historial material on all aspects of mountaineering and in many languages. Tue, 13 May 2008 12:45:52 GMT Yale University Netcast #1000 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-05-13T12:45:52Z Sterling Memorial Library no Yale University Library, Sterling Memorial Library, mountains, mountaineering, climbing, adventure The Yale Collection of Mountaineering Literature in Sterling Memorial Library includes contemporary and historial material on all aspects of mountaineering and in many languages. Emily Horning describes the Yale Collection of Mountaineering Literature. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/stahl_050608.mp3 Nanette Stahl, Curator of the Judaica Collection at Yale University Library, discusses "The Passover Haggadah: Modern Art in Dialogue with an Ancient Text", an exhibition of modern illustrated Haggadot at Sterling Memorial Library. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:49:06 GMT Yale University Netcast #977 Sterling Memorial Library 2008-04-24T20:49:06Z Sterling Memorial Library no Yale University Library, passover, haggadah, Judaism, books, art Nanette Stahl, Curator of the Judaica Collection at Yale University Library, discusses "The Passover Haggadah: Modern Art in Dialogue with an Ancient Text", an exhibition of modern illustrated Haggadot at Sterling Memorial Library. Dr. Stahl describes the beauty, history, purpose of these texts, as well as the artists who produced them. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/books_and_authors/young_102607.mp3 Curator Timothy Young discusses the Beinecke Library's new book: Drawn to Enchant: Original Children’s Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection. Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:36:26 GMT Yale University Netcast #765 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2007-10-26T20:36:26Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Children's literature, illustrations, Betsy Beinecke Shirley, Beinecke Library Curator Timothy Young discusses the Beinecke Library's new book: Drawn to Enchant: Original Children’s Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection. Curator Timothy Young discusses the Beinecke Library's new book: Drawn to Enchant: Original Children’s Book Art in the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection. http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/books_and_authors/bernstein_101607.mp3 Poet Charles Bernstein reading from his work in the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on October 16, 2007 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:40:22 GMT Yale University Netcast #762 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2007-10-25T20:40:22Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Charles Bernstein, language poetry, Richard Deming, poetry reading, American poetry, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Poet Charles Bernstein reading from his work in the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on October 16, 2007 Poet Charles Bernstein reading from his work in the Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on October 16, 2007 http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/books_and_authors/richards_091407.mp3 David Alan Richards talks about his collection of Rudyard Kipling at the Beinecke Library. (September 14, 2007) Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:34:10 GMT Yale University Netcast #708 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2007-09-28T18:34:10Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no Kipling, Richards, collecting, books, rare, library, exhibition David Alan Richards talks about his collection of Rudyard Kipling at the Beinecke Library. (September 14, 2007) David Alan Richards talks about how his collection of editions of Rudyard Kipling became the largest in the world and how it is now part of the collection of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale. Recorded at the closing of the exhibition: Rudyard Kipling: The Books I Leave Behind. A catalogue of the exhibition is available from Yale University Press. (September 14, 2007) http://streaming.yale.edu/opa/podcasts/audio/schools/humanities/kuhl_091907.mp3 In honor of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, this exhibition gathers materials documenting the international slave trade. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:29:56 GMT Yale University Netcast #689 Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library 2007-09-19T17:29:56Z Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library no history, exhibits, beinecke, slavery, african-american history In honor of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, this exhibition gathers materials documenting the international slave trade. Nancy Kuhl, Associate Curator of the Yale collection of American Literature at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, previews this powerful exhibition.