In Memory of Stan Lee “An entire generation of young readers expanded and strengthened their vocabulary and knowledge through Stan’s stories.” – “Marvel and Disney Remember Stan Lee” “Mr. Lee’s unwavering energy suggested that he possessed superpowers himself…. And the National Endowment for the Arts acknowledged as much when it awarded him a National Medal . . .Continue reading In Memory of Stan Lee
Author: Mary Fairbairn
Putting Streaming Video (FoD) in Moodle
30,000+ documentary films 280,000+ video segments from these films that can stand alone All now available to be integrated into your Moodle courses. Let us know if you have any questions or problems. New to Films on Demand? Check it out.
Booker T. Washington’s Birth Anniversary
In honor of Booker T. Washington’s birth anniversary today, a sample of various resource types available in and through the Furman library: The Booker T. Washington Papers (e-book) Booker T. Washington Rediscovered (print book) The Golden Age of American Oratory (streaming documentary film) Lost sounds: Blacks and the birth of the recording . . .Continue reading Booker T. Washington’s Birth Anniversary
The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance
“You might not know about Regina Anderson, but you’ve probably heard of many of her friends. On a typical day in 1923 or 1924, Anderson might leave her desk at the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library and drop a letter to W.E.B. Du Bois in the mailbox. She may go home to . . .Continue reading The Librarian at the Nexus of the Harlem Renaissance
Water Groove
For the U.N.’s World Water Day, a gift: Water Groove Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is the largest and most comprehensive streaming audio collection of world music. It currently provides streaming access to over 44,000 tracks from the Smithsonian archives and world music archives in Asia and Africa. It includes Music from 169 countries from . . .Continue reading Water Groove
In Celebration of the Equinox
In the segment linked via the image above, see Kukulcan’s appearance on the temple at Chichen Itza during the Vernal (Spring) Equinox. It’s from a BBC documentary entitled Tilt: Orbit—Earth’s Extraordinary Journey. Our Films on Demand database offers streaming access to over 25,000 documentary films with closed captioning and interactive transcripts. The database itself is searchable by segment . . .Continue reading In Celebration of the Equinox
Overlooked
Obituaries in the New York Times since its first issue in 1851 have been populated almost exclusively by white men. Even looking at just the last two years, only 20% have been about women. There is, finally, an effort underway to change this, in a project entitled “Overlooked.” Though the first iteration includes only fifteen . . .Continue reading Overlooked