News University of Northern Colorado http://www.unco.edu/news News from the University of Northern Colorado. Book Display Series Continues at Michener Library <p>The University Libraries begins another academic year of rotating book displays with one of Colorado guidebooks beginning today, Aug. 29. The display next to the Coffee Corner, includes <em>Hiking Colorado, Road Biking Colorado, The Best Tent Camping in Colorado, The Complete Guide to Motorcycling Colorado</em> and more. There&#39;s an online display of Colorado guidebooks at the UL&#39;s <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/librarian4unc" target="_blank">Pinterest page.</a></p><p><img alt="" src="http://www.unco.edu/news/assets/storyimages/story/bookdisplay.jpg" style="float: right;" /></p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=9772 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=9772 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:00:00 GMT UNC Receives ‘Latino Americans: 500 Years of History’ Grant <p>University Libraries at the University of Northern Colorado has been selected to receive a competitive <em>Latino Americans: 500 Years of History</em> grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA).</p><p>As one of 203 grant recipients selected from across the country, University Libraries will receive a cash grant of $3,000 to hold public programming &mdash; such as public film screenings, discussion groups, oral history initiatives, local history exhibitions, multimedia projects or performances &mdash; about Latino history and culture.</p><p>UNC will also receive the six-part, NEH-supported documentary film &quot;Latino Americans,&quot; created for PBS in 2013 by the WETA public television station. The award-winning series chronicles the history of Latinos in the United States from the 16th century to present day. (Learn more about the series at <a href="http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/">www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/</a>.)</p><p>The screening of the first episode of &quot;Latino Americans&quot; at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Lindou Auditorium in Michener Library will be the first event. C&eacute;sar Ch&aacute;vez Cultural Center Director Patricia &quot;Trish&quot; Escobar will moderate the event and lead an audience Q&amp;A. For the schedule (events will be added as they&#39;re finalized), visit <a href="http://libguides.unco.edu/latinoamericans">http://libguides.unco.edu/latinoamericans</a></p><p>The <em>Latino Americans: 500 Years of History</em> grantees represent 42 states and the District of Columbia, and include 78 public libraries, 68 college/university libraries and organizations, 19 community college libraries, 10 state humanities councils, 12 museums and a range of other nonprofit organizations. <a href="https://apply.ala.org/latinoamericans/grant-recipients">View a full list of the recipients.</a></p><p><em>Latino Americans: 500 Years of History</em> is part of an NEH initiative, <a href="http://www.neh.gov/commongood"><em>The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><strong>About the National Endowment for the Humanities</strong></p><p>Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at <a href="http://www.neh.gov">www.neh.gov</a>.</p><p><strong>About the American Library Association</strong></p><p>The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with approximately 58,000 members in academic, public, school, government and special libraries. The mission of the American Library Association is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=8386 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=8386 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 06:00:00 GMT Donated Civil War Letters Archived Online Provide Unique Perspective of the Times <p>A donated collection of handwritten letters penned by Civil War soldiers that chronicle their experiences in battle and the hardships they faced is now available for public viewing at the University of Northern Colorado&#39;s Michener Library. Scanned versions are available on Digital UNC, the library&#39;s online digital repository.</p><p>The letters from late 1861 through 1865 were written primarily by Union Army soldier Daniel Parker as he and his regiment traversed several states. The scans are at <a href="http://digitalunc.coalliance.org/islandora/object/cogru%3A4460" target="_blank">http://digitalunc.coalliance.org/islandora/object/cogru%3A4460</a> (scroll down to the last document in the right margin of each entry for transcriptions in PDF of the originals).</p><p>University Libraries recently completed the project to digitize the collection. The letters are a gift from UNC&#39;s Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program, which offers workshops to K-12 educators on the use of digitized primary sources. A participant of one of these workshops donated the letters to TPS, with the Archival Services Department agreeing to house and manage them.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=8379 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=8379 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 06:00:00 GMT UNC Digitizing Student Newspapers From 1892 On <p>The University of Northern Colorado will digitize student newspapers from 1892 through 2000, and when the project is finished later this summer, all editions up to present day will be made available to the public and searchable online through Digital UNC.</p><p>The University Libraries&#39; project involves working with Colorado-based Docutech Inc. to scan 52 boxes of bound newspapers, about 70,000 total pages, said Jay Trask, head of Archival Services and associate professor of Libraries.</p><p>The student newspapers include The Crucible from 1892-1921 and The Mirror from 1919-2000. Remaining editions to present day have already been added to Digital UNC, <a href="http://digitalunc.coalliance.org">http://digitalunc.coalliance.org</a></p><p>&quot;This is a preemptive strike against the forces of destruction,&quot; said Trask, pointing out that visitors to Archival Services in Michener Library frequently search the publications in conducting historical research. &quot;Newsprint doesn&#39;t last that long, and we want to preserve the historical record.&quot;</p><p>In addition to student newspapers, yearbooks and course catalogs were added to Digital UNC last summer. The site also contains photos.</p><p>Once scanned, the original print pages will be preserved in archival folders in the Michener Library.</p><p>&quot;We think this is a wonderful project,&quot; said Mirror General Manager Matt Lubich, who also served on the Mirror staff as a UNC student from 1982-86. &quot;The Mirror is usually the newspaper where journalistic careers got started, and to have this sort of a permanent digital record is important not only for UNC history, but for the history of the business.&quot;?</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7848 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7848 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT Oct. 18 Panel Discussion to Cover Michener's Time in Greeley <p>The annual meeting of the James A. Michener Society being hosted by UNC later this week will feature a panel discussion of people who had the Pulitzer Prize-winning author as a teacher at UNC or knew him while he conducted research in the area for his 1974 book, <em>Centennial.</em></p><p>The session from 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, in Michener Library&#39;s Mari Michener Gallery, is free and open to the public.</p><p>The late author&#39;s loyal following -- which includes scholars, book collectors, fans, friends, and those who admire his work -- selects a different venue each year, rotating from one location he wrote of to the next.</p><p>Michener became famous when his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of World War II, <em>Tales of the South Pacific</em>, was published in 1947. Michener died at age 90 in 1997, and the Michener Society was formed the following year.</p><p>Society members on Saturday also will discuss Mari Michener&#39;s early years in Colorado, Michener in film and his early writings, and tour the library&#39;s James A. Michener Special Collection, which includes the bulk of his manuscripts, personal documents, notes and other items related to his writing and publishing legacy.</p><p>Anyone who knew Michener from his Greeley days or who would like to attend the society&#39;s non-public events is encouraged to contact Michener Library Archival Services at 970-351-2854.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7103 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7103 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 06:00:00 GMT UNC's Michener Library Hosting 125th Anniversary Exhibit <p> </p><p>With the &quot;Blue and Gold, New and Old&quot; theme for the University of Northern Colorado&#39;s Homecoming celebration next week, the timing couldn&#39;t be better for the Oct. 2 opening of an exhibit in the James A. Michener Library commemorating the school&#39;s 125th anniversary.</p><p>The exhibit, which runs until Nov. 4 in the Mari Michener Gallery, features a vast collection of memorabilia and artifacts.</p><p>Guests can expect to see a Normal School diploma; the regalia worn by the school&#39;s second president, Zachariah Snyder; student scrapbooks from the 1920s; athletic equipment from the 1930s; pennants from all eras; fraternity paddles; old photos and movies; and many other pieces of history.</p><p>A reception for the exhibit will take place from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 3.The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.</p><p>UNC&#39;s weeklong Homecoming celebration kicks off Sept. 29 and culminates Oct. 4 with the traditional football game, which this year sees the Bears hosting the Lumberjacks from Northern Arizona University.</p><p>More information about UNC&#39;s Homecoming is at <a href="http://www.unco.edu/homecoming">www.unco.edu/homecoming</a>.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7217 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7217 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT 125th Anniversary Exhibit Opens Oct. 2 in Michener Library <p>Michener Library will commemorate UNC&#39;s 125th anniversary and Homecoming with &quot;Celebrating 125 Years of the University of Northern Colorado,&quot; an exhibit opening Thursday, Oct. 2, that will feature a vast collection of memorabilia and artifacts from the university&#39;s first 125 years.</p><p>Items exhibited in Mari Michener Gallery will include a Normal School diploma; the regalia worn by the school&#39;s second president, Zachariah Snyder; student scrapbooks from the 1920s; athletic equipment from the 1930s; pennants from all eras; fraternity paddles; old photos and movies; and many other pieces of history.</p><p>A reception for the exhibit will take place from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 3.The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.The exhibit runs until Nov. 4.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7124 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7124 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT Banned Books Read-In Oct. 1 <p>Join UNC students, faculty and staff and their friends in reading or listening to excerpts from books that were once banned during the annual Banned Book Read-In from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m Wednesday, Oct. 1, in Michener Library. Snacks will be available. Sign up to read <a href="http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0F44AAAD29A20-banned" target="_blank">here</a> or by emailing <a href="mailto:Jeraldine.Kraver@unco.edu ">Jeri Kraver</a>.</p><p>Sponsored by the English Education program and Michener Library.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7115 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7115 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT UNC's Michener Library to Host 125th Anniversary Exhibit <p> </p><p>With the &quot;Blue and Gold, New and Old&quot; theme for the University of Northern Colorado&#39;s Homecoming celebration next week, the timing couldn&#39;t be better for the Oct. 2 opening of an exhibit in the James A. Michener Library commemorating the school&#39;s 125th anniversary.</p><p>The exhibit, which runs until Nov. 4 in the Mari Michener Gallery, features a vast collection of memorabilia and artifacts.</p><p>Guests can expect to see a Normal School diploma; the regalia worn by the school&#39;s second president, Zachariah Snyder; student scrapbooks from the 1920s; athletic equipment from the 1930s; pennants from all eras; fraternity paddles; old photos and movies; and many other pieces of history.</p><p>A reception for the exhibit will take place from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 3.The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.</p><p>UNC&#39;s weeklong Homecoming celebration kicks off Sept. 29 and culminates Oct. 4 with the traditional football game, which this year sees the Bears hosting the Lumberjacks from Northern Arizona University.</p><p>More information about UNC&#39;s Homecoming is at <a href="http://www.unco.edu/homecoming">www.unco.edu/homecoming</a>.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7102 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=7102 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:00:00 GMT Colorized Prints of Photographer William Henry Jackson Donated to University Libraries <p>The University of Northern Colorado has received a donation of more than 750 photochroms - colorized prints made from black-and-white photographs - taken by William Henry Jackson, one of the most renowned 19th-century landscape photographers of the American West.</p><p>The prints, a gift from Howard Gottlieb of Evanston, Ill., are available for viewing in Archival Services in Michener Library; a few examples can be viewed at<a href="http://library.unco.edu/archives/photochroms.htm" target="_blank"> library.unco.edu/archives/photochroms.htm</a>.</p><p>The photographs Jackson took as the official photographer of the 1871 Hayden geological survey that led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park established his reputation as a photographer of the American West. Travels with subsequent Hayden surveys and commissioned work gave Jackson further opportunities to photograph the West and other parts of the country. He eventually shifted to publishing and sold his entire stock of negatives to the Detroit Publishing Company after the company had acquired the exclusive rights to the photochrom process in America.</p><p>The Gottlieb Collection focuses primarily on the American West, but also includes images from throughout North America. The images are a valuable resource for faculty and students at the university, particularly for the study of the history of photography, art and American history.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=6687 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=6687 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 06:00:00 GMT Library Grant to Help UNC Expand Early Childhood Education Program <p>The University of Northern Colorado will use a $3,800 grant from the Colorado State Library to purchase materials that will support the expansion of the university's early childhood education curriculum.</p><p>The expansion reflects a current emphasis on early learning and school readiness at the national and state levels.</p><p>Professional development resources in the areas of early literacy and child development acquired with grant funds will be used by faculty and students, as will books for children ages 3-6.</p><p>The school's University Libraries division received the grant through the State Grants to Libraries Act, which was funded by the Colorado Legislature this year to help increase access to early literacy and educational materials. The non-competitive program administered by the Colorado State Library has funded a combined total of 290 public and academic libraries, and school districts in the 2013-14 fiscal year.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=6274 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=6274 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 06:00:00 GMT Holocaust Scholar to Teach Workshop at UNC <p>The University of Northern Colorado will co-sponsor and host a day-long workshop Aug. 21 led by an internationally renowned Holocaust scholar and designed to help middle, high school and pre-service teachers incorporate accurate information about the Holocaust in their classes.</p><p>The Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, scheduled 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the UNC campus, will feature Ephraim Kaye, director of international seminars at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, in Jerusalem.</p><p>Kaye, who holds degrees in modern Jewish history and the history of the Holocaust from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, has led more than 200 seminars with participants from over 25 countries in 10 different languages.</p><p>The workshop also will include a presentation from 3 to 4 p.m. by Holocaust survivor Jack Adler, who as a youth was imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps, where his parents and both sisters perished. His talk is free and open to the public.</p><p>Breakout sessions facilitated by Ephraim and UNC faculty will provide practical tools for teaching the Holocaust across subject areas.</p><p>The cost for teachers and educational administrators is $20 and includes curriculum materials, continental breakfast and a box lunch. The cost for student teachers to attend is $5.</p><p>The institute is coordinated by UNC professor of English Jeri Kraver, one of 18 university educators in the U.S. invited to attend a two-week seminar on the Holocaust earlier this year at Yad Vahem's International School for Holocaust Studies.</p><p>Other sponsors of the institute are the Anti-Defamation League, the Holocaust Awareness Institute, Yad Vashem and the Shoah Foundation Institute at the University of Southern California.</p><p>For more information, visit the <a href="http://regions.adl.org/mountain-states/events/the-first-annual-institute.html">Anti-Defamation League website</a>.</p><p> </p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=2990 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=2990 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT UNC Names Dean of University Libraries <p>Helen I. Reed has been named dean of University Libraries at the University of Northern Colorado.</p><p>Reed, who served as interim dean while a national search was conducted, has 35 years of experience in university library administration, including 20 years as an associate dean of UNC's libraries. Before that she worked in libraries at Duke University and Northwestern University.</p><p>She holds a master's in library science degree from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Allegheny College.</p><p>UNC's libraries include the James A. Michener Library, with 1.5 million items in its collections, and the Howard M. Skinner Music Library, which has more than 100,000 scores, books, periodicals and recordings.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=2945 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=2945 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT UNC Library Faculty Earn NEH Grant <p>University of Northern Colorado library faculty Jay Trask and Kay Lowell have been awarded a $3,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help fund the &quot;Archival Environmental Monitoring for the James A. Michener Library&quot; project.</p><p> </p><p>The grant initiative will focus on developing an environmental monitoring program for the archival, rare books and special collections including the James A. Michener Special Collection. Humidity and temperature monitors will be placed in storage areas throughout the library. This will allow for detailed monitoring of the environmental conditions within the library to foster long-term preservation of materials.</p><p>The Archival Services Department contains approximately 7,000 linear feet of material including books, newspapers, photographs, negatives, motion picture film, lantern slides, furniture, sports equipment, sculptures and a variety of other materials in diverse formats. The department serves the need of both the university and the larger community of scholars and researchers.</p><p>The project is part of the &quot;We the People&quot; initiative by the NEH. It is designed to encourage and enhance the teaching, study and understanding of American history, culture and democratic principles.</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=1175 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=1175 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 06:00:00 GMT A Gift of Music <p>The widow of a UNC alumnus is donating her late husband&rsquo;s extensive collection of sheet music &mdash; one that could be one of the largest collections in the state.</p><p> </p><p>Growing up in an orphanage, Ronald Grosswiler didn&rsquo;t have many possessions to call his own, so he vowed as an adult to amass as much music as he could.</p><p>&ldquo;Music was his livelihood, his biggest interest and his passion,&rdquo; said his widow, Eunice Throckmorton. &ldquo;He wanted to dive into music as much as possible.&rdquo;</p><p>The former Denver Public Schools music teacher earned bachelor&rsquo;s and master&rsquo;s degrees in music education from UNC. Over the span of his 35-year career, he acquired 20 filing cabinets and many boxes worth of material, which he stored at his home and at storage units he rented.</p><p>&ldquo;He never got rid of any music he bought. He saved everything,&rdquo; Throckmorton said.</p><p>Her husband, who passed away at age 73 in February, thought his music collection would most benefit students at UNC, Throckmorton said.</p><p>Stephen Luttmann, head of the Skinner Music Library, initially estimates there are 12,000 to 15,000 items in the collection &mdash; mostly guitar and piano music, along with some songbooks.</p><p>Much of the music is classical, although there is a good deal of ragtime and Latin American crossover styles. Luttman said that it will take several months to process the sheet music collection, which could be one of the largest in the state.</p><p>He noted that the donated sheet music is a mix of new material the university has never owned and new editions of music already in its extensive collection.</p><p>UNC music students will benefit from the collection. So will the community and other universities in the state that will be able to request and borrow the music.</p><p>The filing cabinets and boxes containing Grosswiler&rsquo;s massive collection were unloaded by a professional moving company at UNC&rsquo;s Michener Library on Aug. 30.</p><p>View a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnUIPZId_qU">short video</a> of interviews with Luttmann and Interim Dean of Libraries Helen Reed while the collection was being unloaded.<br />- Brittany Sarconi</p> http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=1250 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=1250 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMT Writing Project Prepares Guide to Common Book For the past two years, UNC has sponsored a common book for all first year students to promote a shared learning experience and introduce them to college study. For 2009-2010, UNC selected "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Relin. During the summer 2009, fifteen Fellows of the Rocky Mountain Writing Project collaborated with the Office of the Provost, the School of English Language & Literature, and University Libraries to produce the "Readers* & Teachers* Companion to Three Cups of Tea". The project was led by Dr. Jeri Kraver, professor of English, and Teresa Sellmer, the project*s director. The Companion provides resources to enhance the reading experience and is intended for both teachers and casual readers. It includes lesson plans on Pakistani culture and the regions described in the book. It also contains various questions and prompts for readers to broaden their interaction with the text. In addition to the Companion, which is available online, the Fellows also provided a list of web-based resources and supplimental readings. The lesson plans contained in the Companion, primarily designed for secondary and college students, can be adapted for younger children as well. To obtain a copy of the Companion, visit http://libguides.unco.edu/content.php?pid=45219. http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=99 http://www.unco.edu/news/releases.aspx?id=99 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT
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