Monthly Archives: February 2012

Digital Resource of the Week: Sheet Music Consortium

The Sheet Music Consortium is a collaborative project of libraries that have digitized their sheet music collections. Continue reading

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New in ARTstor from UArts Visual Resources: Claudio Bravo

Chilean artist Claudio Bravo’s photorealist paintings are not merely visual representations, but are symbolic gestures, often dealing with themes of narcissism or time. View them in ARTstor now. Continue reading

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Digital Resource of the Week: National Gallery of Art Learning Resources

The National Gallery of Art offers over 500 resources for teaching art to students of all ages. Continue reading

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Digital Resource of the Week: Retronaut

Want to explore a history of life from way back when? Retronaut will take you there. Continue reading

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New in ARTstor from UArts Visual Resources: Hyman Bloom

Visual Resources recently added works by American artist Hyman Bloom to the UArts Visual Resources Collection in ARTstor. Check it out now! Continue reading

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Library staff recommendation: City of Memory: New Orleans Before and After Katrina

UArts photography professor John Woodin’s images of New Orleans are simultaneously architectural studies and memorials of social and economic loss. Continue reading

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Library staff recommendation: Rudolf Laban: An Extraordinary Life

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Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) was a charismatic, womanizing, creative genius who was instrumental in the development of modern dance as we know it today. Continue reading

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Library staff recommendation: Custom Kicks: Personalized Footwear

A fun book that shows a range of customized footwear designed by 150 artists and illustrators from around the world. Continue reading

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New in the Music Library: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer

Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trenchtown R&B crooners swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s battle fatigues and dreadlocks to become the Wailers-one of the most influential groups in popular music Continue reading

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Library staff recommendation: Have You Ever Seen a Smack of Jellyfish?

Many people have heard of a pod of whales, a gaggle of geese, or a herd of yaks, but a parliament of owls? A knot of frogs? Continue reading

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