Claremont Colleges Library News tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2010-01-08:/48 2015-02-28T01:33:25Z Movable Type 4.38 Library's Statement on Inclusivity tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2015://48.6905 2015-02-28T01:30:00Z 2015-02-28T01:33:25Z Inclusivity is foundational to the library's Core Values: "We advocate for, support, and further intellectual freedom while... the Claremont Colleges Library Inclusivity is foundational to the library's Core Values: "We advocate for, support, and further intellectual freedom while respecting and celebrating differences of identity, experience, and perspective." Positioned at the center of the richly diverse Claremont Colleges Consortium, the library is committed to providing our students, faculty, and staff with a welcoming and safe space for discovery, intellectual engagement, and reflection.

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Claremont Discourse - Curating the Civil War and the West tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2015://48.6866 2015-02-12T22:23:20Z 2015-02-12T22:25:30Z Please join us on Thursday, February 19 for a Claremont Discourse lecture sponsored by The Claremont Colleges... the Claremont Colleges Library Please join us on Thursday, February 19 for a Claremont Discourse lecture sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library.

Curating the Civil War and the West: Stories in 5,000 Square Feet
Carolyn Brucken, curator at the Autry National Center and adjunct professor for Claremont Graduate University
Honnold/Mudd Library, Founders Room | 4:15pm

Dr. Carolyn Brucken speaks to the challenges and possibilities in curating an exhibition on the Civil War and the West. Drawing on the exhibition, scheduled to open in April 2015 at the Autry National Center, this talk explores what is lost and what is gained in the process of bringing academic histories of the Civil War and Western expansion together and in presenting these complex, often contentious, histories within the museum.

All Claremont Discourse lectures are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there.

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Points of View: Teaching History of the Book & Printing with Special Collections tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2015://48.6843 2015-01-30T23:38:58Z 2015-02-02T19:32:18Z This exhibition showcases many centuries of books from our special collections that librarians and faculty teach with... Gale Burrow This exhibition showcases many centuries of books from our special collections that librarians and faculty teach with regularly, from ancient clay tablets to innovative printing, to books that are works of art.

The exhibition will be on display in Honnold/Mudd Library, 2nd Floor North Lobby, through the end of March.

For more information about the exhibit, phone 909-607-3977 or email spcoll@cuc.claremont.edu

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Happy Holidays! tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6766 2014-12-16T19:10:36Z 2014-12-16T19:13:23Z the Claremont Colleges Library Holiday-card-mt.png

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Study Breaks- free pizza & snacks! tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6749 2014-12-09T22:50:28Z 2014-12-09T23:05:11Z Just because we're open 24/7 during finals doesn't mean you should study 24/7! Take a break... the Claremont Colleges Library Study-Break--fall-2014-mt-banner.png

Just because we're open 24/7 during finals doesn't mean you should study 24/7! Take a break with us on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 9-10pm. We'll be serving up pizza and snacks in the Founders Room! Bring your student ID.

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Navigating Histories: Student Research on the Indian Ocean World tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6728 2014-12-01T18:48:56Z 2014-12-01T19:05:59Z Please join us in the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room, Tuesday, December 2, at 4:15PM for a student... Gale Burrow Please join us in the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room, Tuesday, December 2, at 4:15PM for a student and faculty discussion sponsored by the Claremont Colleges Library and Pomona College. Pomona College students Clare Anderson, Anisha Bhat, Anna Kramer, Aaran Patel, and Niya Shenoy will discuss their research related to the culture and history of the Indian Ocean World; Dr. Arash Khazeni, Assistant Professor of History at Pomona College, will be the moderator.

Special refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there.

Following the lecture we invite you to browse the exhibition Navigating Culture: Islam and Encounter in the Indian Ocean World. Navigating Culture is comprised of Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections materials reflecting the movement of people, culture, and ideas between the continents of Africa and Asia, through the Indian Ocean, and spanning the 7th--19th centuries. Curated by Anisha Bhat (Pomona College '15), Anna Kramer (Pomona College '16), and Special Collections staff Ayat Agah and Gale Burrow, Navigating Culture will be on display October 22- December 19 in the Honnold/Mudd Library Special Collections Gallery (Honnold 2nd floor).

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Test out a trial database & let us know what you think! tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6706 2014-11-10T18:57:58Z 2014-11-11T02:00:03Z The Library is running trials of several databases between now and the end of December. Your feedback... the Claremont Colleges Library The Library is running trials of several databases between now and the end of December. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us determine if we should consider purchasing them. If you find one of these resources to be useful for your teaching or research, please use this form to let us know by Jan. 9, 2015.

19th Century UK Periodicals Series 1: New Readerships, October 30, 2014 - November 29, 2014
This collection of nineteenth-century periodical literature covers the period 1800 to 1900. It will eventually have nearly 600 titles. The material comes from libraries such as the British Library and the National Library of Scotland. The collection should interest historians and students of nineteenth-century literature and culture, empire, feminism, the history of the book, the creative and performing arts, sport and leisure, science and medicine, and the professions.

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998, October 24, 2014 - November 30, 2014
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998 enables users to search more than 270 African American newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries. This collection was created in partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Kansas State Historical Society and the Library of Congress.

Bibliography of British and Irish History, October 31, 2014 - November 30, 2014
Provides bibliographic data on historical writing concerning the British Isles, the British Empire and Commonwealth, from 55BC to the present. It is the successor to the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History, available online from 2002 to 2009. The complete database now contains over 550,000 books, articles in books and articles in journals. It is updated 3 times per year.

Digital Loeb Classical Library, October 28, 2014 - December 28, 2014
The digital Loeb Classical Library makes Greek and Latin literature accessible into the twenty-first century. Harvard University Press presents an interconnected, searchable, virtual library of epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory by the great medical writers and mathematicians represented here with texts and English translations. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in an interface that allows readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, & share content with ease.

English Historical Documents Online, October 24, 2014 - November 22, 2014
Username: Claremont
Password: McKenna
Key features include: Instant access to over 5,000 historical documents. Explore content by Date, Historiography and Historical methods, Population and environment, Society, Economic affairs and technology, Intellectual, cultural and the arts, Religious belief, practice and organization, Politics, administration and law, Military, Foreign affairs, Status entries and Source types. Personalized login for individual users: bookmark entries, and save and manage searches. Download, print, share and citation tools, Institutional access via Shibboleth.

JSTOR SCELC Trial, October 15, 2014 - December 31, 2014

All JSTOR collections are available.Arts & Sciences XII $ XIII, Hebrew Journals
Biological Sciences, Business III & IV, drawn from already-owned collections, Ecology & Botany, I & II,Ecology & Botany II, Health & General Sciences, Jewish Studies, Language & Literature, Arts & Sciences III (already-owned collections); Mathematics & Statistics (already-owned collections), 19th Century British Pamphlets, Global Plants, African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa

Medici.tv, October 24, 2014 - November 22, 2014
Live Digital broadcasts of 100 events from the most prestigious venues: Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Concertgebouw, Teatro alla Scala, Berliner Philharmonie, Salle Pleyel, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Verbier Festival, Salzburger Festspiele on Medici.tv. Online collection of classical music videos, with 1,400 original programmes available on demand and with unlimited access, plus hundreds of new films each year. Available on PC or Mac, in HD without the need to download them. Mobile and tablet and Smart TV apps allow viewing worldwide at any time.

Met Opera On Demand - Student Access, November 2-8, 2014
Metropolitan Opera on Demand: Student Access offers educational institutions access to over 490 recent and classic performances. The database includes videos in high definition and standard formats as well as Met radio broadcasts. The database is updated monthly with new content.

NAACP History Collections 1-6, Proquest History Vault, October 24, 2014 - November 23, 2014
ProQuest and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have digitized the association's archives. The collection is nearly two million pages of internal memos, legal briefings, and direct action summaries from NAACP offices countrywide. The collection is the most heavily used collection in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress and is fully searchable and accessible. The dates cover 1909 to 1972.

Naxos Video Library, October 31, 2014 - November 30, 2014
Professor Credentials:
Username: CUCProf
Password: CUCProf

General Username:
Username: CUC01
Password: CUC01

This Performing Arts DVD distributor brings you an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Once you subscribe, stream any video in the library from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.

OLMS ONLINE Archive: FRANKFURT AND LEIPZIG BOOK-FAIR CATALOGUES, October 24, 2014 - November 24, 2014
Book-trade (book fair) catalogues, of German - and in many respects European - book production over nearly 300 years (1594-1860). Developed in the 16th century, the book fair catalogues are from the Spring or Easter and Autumn or Michaelmas Fairs; a wide overview of the books on offer during this period. The digitisation is based on the microfilming of the book fair catalogues from 1594 onwards. They ceased publication in 1860.

OLMS ONLINE Archive: REPRINTS, October 24, 2014 - November 24, 2014
Olms Online presents works reprinted by the Georg Olms Verlag with additions. These are reprints with new introductions, afterwords, notes or indexes added by the editors. Currently consists some 400 volumes, with a focus on German language, literature and philosophy. Includes the German and Latin works from the Complete Works of Christian Wolff, the Brothers Grimm and Bernhard Suphan's Herder edition. Works of Christian Thomasius and Hermann Cohen, as well as early women's literature, 15th to 19th century collections of proverbs are included.

Routledge Handbooks e-book collections from Taylor & Francis, October 31, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Handbooks spanning 18 subject areas, on one digital platform. Each is peer-reviewed and provides a definitive overview of a whole subject area or sub-discipline. Subjects include: Archaeology & Classics; Asian Studies; Business & Economics; Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture; Criminal Justice & Criminology; Education; Environment & Sustainability; Health & Social Care; History; Law; Linguistics; Philosophy; Politics; Psychology; Security Studies; Sociology; Sport & Leisure; and Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management.

Translated Texts for Historians E-Library, October 24, 2014 - November 21, 2014
This 60-volume digital library is on a fully searchable online platform with over 13,000 pages of translated texts spanning 300-800 AD. Translated into English from Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic, Arabic, Georgian, Armenian and Old Irish. Covers Syria, Arabia, Armenia, Georgia and Egypt in the East; North Africa; major cities of the Roman Empire (Antioch, Alexandria and Constantinople); and Spain, Gaul, Italy, Britain and Ireland in the West. Includes various histories, chronicles, letters, annals, formularies, compendia, political speeches, etc.

If you find one of these resources to be useful for your teaching or research, please use this form to let us know (be specific!) by Jan. 9, 2015.

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Navigating Culture: Islam and Encounter in the Indian Ocean World tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6664 2014-10-15T23:55:41Z 2014-11-19T22:21:56Z ExhibitionNavigating Culture: Islam and Encounter in the Indian Ocean World is an exhibit of Claremont Colleges Library... the Claremont Colleges Library Navigating-Culture-Banner.png
Exhibition
Navigating Culture: Islam and Encounter in the Indian Ocean World is an exhibit of Claremont Colleges Library Special Collections materials reflecting the movement of people, culture, and ideas between the continents of Africa and Asia, through the Indian Ocean, and spanning the 7th - 19th centuries. Curated by Anisha Bhat (Pomona College '15), Anna Kramer (Pomona College '16), and Special Collections staff, Ayat Agah and Gale Burrow.
On display October 22- December 19 | Special Collections Gallery

Events

Memoires - Comte de Noe.jpgFrom Inner Asia to the Indian Ocean:
A Festival Migrates

Nile Green, Director of the Program on Central Asia, UCLA
October 23, 4:00PM
Founders Room, Honnold/Mudd Library

Gardens of Eternity:
Visions of Paradise in Islamic Art

Linda Komaroff, LA County Museum of Art
November 6, 4:15PM
Hahn Building 101, Pomona College

Navigating Histories: Student Research
on the Indian Ocean World

Special Collections invites you to an evening of discussion on research related to the culture and history of the Indian Ocean World, as engaged by Pomona College students, Clare Anderson, Anisha Bhat, Anna Kramer, Aaran Patel, and Niya Shenoy; featuring faculty discussant, Dr. Arash Khazeni, Assistant Professor of History at Pomona College. Refreshments will be provided.
December 2, 4:15PM
Founders Room, Honnold/Mudd Library

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Privacy and Ebook Access through Adobe Digital Editions tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6654 2014-10-07T22:33:23Z 2014-10-07T22:42:31Z It has recently come to our attention that the software used to download some of the library's... Gale Burrow It has recently come to our attention that the software used to download some of the library's ebooks, Adobe Digital Editions, has been logging data on the books used with this application, and any other ebooks that have already been downloaded on the same device (mobile device or computer). This information is being uploaded in plain text to Adobe servers, and is being sent without any encryption, meaning that book logging data is potentially open to interception. This privacy breach seems to be limited to Digital Editions 4, the most recent version of the software. As far as we know, Digital Editions 2 and 3 are unaffected.

The Claremont Colleges Library provides access to hundreds of thousands of ebooks; all can be read online, however, due to DRM (digital rights management) restrictions, some require Adobe Digital Editions in order to be downloaded for offline reading.

If you are concerned that your right to privacy has been violated, we recommend that you uninstall Adobe Digital Editions version 4 from all of your devices immediately. You can still read ebook content online, or use previous versions of the software for downloading DRM protected ebooks.

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Censoring Shakespeare tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6653 2014-10-07T22:16:16Z 2014-10-07T23:27:13Z One nineteenth century physician's name has become synonymous with censorship. Learn more on the Special Collections blog,... Gale Burrow Bowdler3-thumbnail.jpgOne nineteenth century physician's name has become synonymous with censorship. Learn more on the Special Collections blog, Pictures & Conversations.

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Seymour Concert Series: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6619 2014-09-15T17:23:09Z 2014-09-15T18:11:33Z The Claremont Colleges Library's Seymour Concert Series is very pleased to present, with the support of... the Claremont Colleges Library Global-Guitar-blog.png

The Claremont Colleges Library's Seymour Concert Series is very pleased to present, with the support of Pomona College, the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet in concert Friday, September 19, 8 pm, at Bridges Hall of Music.

The program "Global Guitars" will feature a wide variety of musical styles for example a samba, Celtic reels, a Renaissance dance suite, post-bop jazz, folk songs, and a work inspired by Indonesian gamelan. Selections include pieces that exhibit the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's innovative abilities to evoke the sounds and rhythms from around the world.

Admission is free. Reception to follow.

Earlier in the day, from 3-5 pm, the group will hold a Master Class and Q & A session in Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building, Pomona College. Students are welcome to attend.

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Over There Over Here: A Glimpse of the Great War through the Claremont Colleges Archival Collections tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6588 2014-09-03T18:01:24Z 2014-09-03T18:15:14Z It was supposed to be "the war to end all wars," the Great War from 1914-1918. To... the Claremont Colleges Library Over-There-Over-Here-blog-banner.pngIt was supposed to be "the war to end all wars," the Great War from 1914-1918. To this day, scholars still debate its origins and consequences. Descendants of the fallen and the public alike mourn the senseless slaughter of 10 million young men who perished in the trenches, battlefields, and open seas around the globe. Another 7 million civilians died in this conflagration: 1.5 million in the first modern genocide that occurred under the cover of the war in the Armenian populated regions of the Ottoman Empire.

The Claremont Colleges honors the lives lost by bringing to light new discoveries in its collections. "Over There, Over Here" has been researched and curated by students who completed Claremont McKenna College's history course, "The Great War," offered by Professor Wendy Lower. The multi-media display showcases artifacts from the conflict such as postcards written from German soldiers, uniforms, photographs, posters, music, and documentary film footage. These glimpses of the war reveal how ordinary soldiers and nurses experienced the carnage, how propaganda mobilized millions on the home front, and how human rights activists provided relief to widows and orphans in Belgium. The Pomona campus was transformed into a training ground. Five Pomona students died in the war; close to 300 served in the US Armed Forces, along with numerous faculty. Claremont Colleges' trustees William L. Honnold and Seeley W. Mudd participated in the Belgium relief campaign. Using materials from the Honnold/Mudd Library Special Collections and supplemented with objects loaned by faculty at Claremont McKenna College, these forgotten stories will now be told for the first time on this, the centenary of the start of the Great War. The exhibition will be on display from September 10 through October 5 in the Honnold/Mudd Library Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, located on the 2nd floor of Honnold.

Join us for an opening lecture and reception on Wednesday, September 10. Guest lecturer, Roger Chickering, professor emeritus of History at Georgetown University, will explore the "peculiar path" (Sonderweg) that Germany took into the era of the First World War during his presentation "Imperial Germany's Peculiar War: 1914-1918." Professor Chickering will pose the question whether Germany's experience of this war was different in basic respects from France's or Britain's. His comparison will focus on the role of the military and the longer-term developmental consequences of the war. The lecture will be hosted in the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room and will begin at 4:15pm. Tours of the exhibition "Over There, Over Here" will be given following the lecture. Refreshments will be served.

The Claremont Colleges Library is also hosting a Claremont Discourse lecture: "The Meaning of the Great War: Student and Faculty Perspectives" on Thursday, October 2. Wendy Lower, John K. Roth Professor of History and Evan Wollen, CMC Professor of Military Science and Director, CMC ROTC at Claremont McKenna, and a panel of students from the Claremont McKenna history course "The Great War" will share their experience of researching and curating the exhibition "Over There, Over Here." Join us in the Honnold/Mudd Library Founders Room at 4:15pm. Refreshments will be served.

The Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum is hosting a musical performance titled "The Great War in Poetry and Song" on Monday, November 10 at 6:45pm. For more information and to make reservations visit: www.cmc.edu/mmca

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The Silent History: Book Reading and Publication Party tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6584 2014-09-02T17:51:33Z 2014-09-02T23:39:37Z The Claremont Colleges Library, the Scripps College Humanities Institute, and the Scripps College English Department invite you... the Claremont Colleges Library Silence.jpgThe Claremont Colleges Library, the Scripps College Humanities Institute, and the Scripps College English Department invite you to a book reading and publication party for the novel The Silent History. This groundbreaking novel was written and designed as an app for iPad and iPhone and is now out in paperback. Join us for a reading, book signing, and celebration of this remarkable work. Copies will be available for purchase at the event.

The Silent History: Book Reading and Publication Party
Eli Horowitz, author, editor, publisher, and Kevin Moffett, author and
visiting assistant professor of literature, Claremont McKenna College
Thursday, September 25 | 4:15pm
Founders Room, Honnold/Mudd Library


Silent-History-Cover-and-Caption.jpgAbout the novel:
It begins with a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own.

The Silent History unfolds in a series of brief testimonials from parents, teachers, friends, doctors, cult leaders, and impostors (everyone except, of course, the children themselves), documenting the growth of the so-called silent community into an elusive, enigmatic force in itself -- alluring to some, threatening to others.


This fall, the Humanities Institute explores the theory and practice of silence: voluntary and coerced, solitary and communal, literal and metaphoric. What are the politics of silence? How has silence been mandated and inflicted across historical periods and in a range of cultures and geographic locations? How are silence and gender related? Can silence be palpable, visual, deafening, architectural, dynamic? Hush. Let's think about it. Learn more about Silence.

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Claremont College Library Open House tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6577 2014-08-27T20:59:14Z 2014-08-27T21:17:52Z Please join us on Wednesday, 9/17 from 7-9PM in the Claremont Colleges Library Founders Room for an... the Claremont Colleges Library Open-house-blog.pngPlease join us on Wednesday, 9/17 from 7-9PM in the Claremont Colleges Library Founders Room for an Open House. The evening will include interactive tours of the library, hands-on Google Glass demos, highlights from Special Collections, buttonmaking and, of course, refreshments. Stop by to meet library staff and to find out about exciting library resources, technology and services. We hope to see you there! FMI: Natalie Tagge

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Library catalog- scheduled maintenance tag:news.libraries.claremont.edu,2014://48.6566 2014-08-25T20:25:55Z 2014-08-25T20:30:43Z Blais, the library's catalog, will be offline for maintenance for approximately one hour starting at 7am on... the Claremont Colleges Library Blais, the library's catalog, will be offline for maintenance for approximately one hour starting at 7am on Wednesday, August 27. During that time, you'll be unable to search our catalog, request Link+/ILL, check your online library account and access databases off-campus. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions please contact Candace Lebel.

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