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]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/what_the_internet_is_doing_to.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/what_the_internet_is_doing_to.html News Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:04 -0500 SAGE Premier, including online access to over 645 peer-reviewed, full-text journals with content dating back to 1999. Interdisciplinary coverage spanning many subject areas includes business, humanities, social science, science, technology, and medicine. Specific areas of emphasis include criminology, education, social issues, sociology, and urban studies. In addition to the titles the library already subscribes to from SAGE, full-text is available on the site back to 1999 for 554 additional titles. Pre-1999 issues are not available in full text as part of SAGE Premier. To access this new resource, click on the Database A to Z link in the Research section of the library's home page, and then click on the P tab. SAGE Premier is currently the first entry on that tab. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/new_database_sage_premier.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/new_database_sage_premier.html Resources Tue, 21 May 2013 09:15:27 -0500 From May 7 to May 14, 2013 Tuesday, May 7, 2013 7:45 AM - 2:00 AM Wednesday, May 8, 2013 7:45 AM - 2:00 AM Thursday, May 9, 2013 7:45 AM - 2:00 AM Friday, May 10, 2013 7:45 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday, May 12, 2013 12:00 PM - 2:00 AM Monday, May 13, 2013 7:45 AM - 2:00 AM Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:45 AM - 11:45 PM Best of Luck !
]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/final_exam_extended_library_ho_2.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/final_exam_extended_library_ho_2.html News Mon, 06 May 2013 08:22:47 -0500 ProQuest History Vault-Immigration: INS Records, 1880-1930 for the month of May. The Immigration and Naturalization Service files in the module cover Asian Immigration and Exclusion, 1898-1941; Mexican Immigration, 1906-1930; Ellis Island, 1900-1933; European Investigations, 1898-1936; Prostitution and White Slavery, 1902-1933; and Suppression of Aliens. This collection is of interest to students of immigration and political, economic, and labor historians. Please click here to try this database. Please evaluate this resource for content, ease of use, and suitability to support student and faculty teaching and research needs. Send your comments to Kendra St. Aubin at kstaubin@bridgew.edu by June 3, 2013. Thank you. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/database_trial_proquest_histor.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/database_trial_proquest_histor.html Database Trial Wed, 01 May 2013 12:06:29 -0500 PsycTESTS®, produced by the American Psychological Association, is a repository for a growing selection of psychological tests and measures, including thousands of actual test instruments and test items that are available for immediate download and use in research and teaching. Each record includes data on the scope of the test, test implementation, a high-level overview of the test’s development, and reliability and validity data (when available). A wide variety of test types are included in PsycTESTS, including achievement and aptitude tests, intelligence tests, tests of cognitive functioning, occupational tests, and personality tests. These tests are relevant in the fields of psychology, management, education, social science, neuroscience, medicine, and social work. To access this database, go to the library databases page at http://MaxGuides.bridgew.edu/databases and click on the P tab. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/new_database_psyctests.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/new_database_psyctests.html News Wed, 01 May 2013 11:10:06 -0500 Deadline: Friday, May 17. Follow this link to find more details.]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/artstor_travel_awards_2013_cit.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/05/artstor_travel_awards_2013_cit.html News Wed, 01 May 2013 09:49:24 -0500 Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an for the month of April. The Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an is an encyclopedic dictionary of qur'anic terms, concepts, personalities, place names and cultural history with essays on the most important themes and subjects. Access also includes the supplements Early Western Qur'ans Online and the Qur'an Concordance. Plese evaluate this resource for content, ease of use, and suitability to support student and faculty teaching and research needs. Send your comments to Kendra St. Aubin at kstaubin@bridgew.edu. Thank you. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/04/database_trial_encyclopaedia_o.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/04/database_trial_encyclopaedia_o.html Database Trial Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:25:12 -0500 author Tom Miller, from 3:30-5:30pm in the Maxwell Library Heritage Room. Miller is the author of "Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba," "The Panama Hat Trail," and "Revenge of the Saguaro," among other works. All are welcome to hear him speak. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program, the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, the Foreign Languages Department, the Maxwell Library, the Ethnic Studies Program, and the Center for Sustainability. For more information, contact Pamela Hayes-Bohanan, Head of Library Instruction and Library Liaison to Latin American & Caribbean Studies. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/travels_through_castros_cuba_t.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/travels_through_castros_cuba_t.html Events Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:30:50 -0500 SAGE Premier from March 15 to May 15, 2013. SAGE Premier includes electronic access to over 645 peer-reviewed, full-text journals with content dating back to 1999. Interdisciplinary coverage spanning many subject areas includes business, humanities, social science, science, technology, and medicine. Specific areas of emphasis include criminology, education, social issues, sociology, and urban studies. In addition to the titles the library already subscribes to from SAGE, full-text is available on the site back to 1999 for 554 additional titles. Pre-1999 issues are not available in full text as part of SAGE Premier. Click here to try this database. Please evaluate this resources for content, ease of use, and suitability to support student and faculty teaching and research needs . Send your comments to Kendra St. Aubin at kstaubin@bridgew.edu. Thank you. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/database_trial_sage_premier.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/database_trial_sage_premier.html Database Trial Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:47:32 -0500 Guide to Reference through April 30. Guide to Reference is a selective annotated online guide to 16,000 of the best reference sources, organized by academic discipline. Users can set up profiles to create and save lists and notes to use in their research work. Please evaluate this resource for content, east of use, and suitability to support student and faculty teaching and research needs. Send your comments to Kendra St. Aubin at kstaubin@bridgew.edu. Thank you.]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/database_trial_guide_to_refere.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/03/database_trial_guide_to_refere.html Database Trial Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:58:33 -0500 Guest Speakers Paul Grant-Costa and Tobias Glaza Yale Indian Papers Project Yale University Monday, March 11, 2013 5:00–6:30 p.m. Primary source materials on New England Native peoples' history and culture have survived in libraries and archives for hundreds of years, but much of that record has remained unpublished and difficult to access. Our guests explore the challenges and possibilities of understanding Native cultures by gathering, editing, annotating, and making accessible a dispersed documentary record via an online research tool— the New England Indian Papers Series. Reception to follow. Massachusetts Archives 220 Morrissey Blvd., Columbia Point, Boston 3rd floor, Room 315 Free parking available. Free and open to the public. For directions: www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/archrs/hrsidx.htm RSVP to history@umb.edu Questions: contact Jane Becker, History Department, UMass Boston jane.becker@umb.edu ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/yale_indian_papers_project_eve.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/yale_indian_papers_project_eve.html Events Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:53:53 -0500 more. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/mail_art_on_display_in_maxwell.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/mail_art_on_display_in_maxwell.html Events Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:16:34 -0500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgewater’s One Book One Community Committee will sponsor a kick-off program at the Bridgewater Public Library on Saturday, February 9th. “Sailors’ Arts and Hearts” will take place from 11a.m. to 1p.m. as a prelude to the introduction of the current OBOC choice: In the Heart of the Sea, by Nathanial Philbrick. Pat Donovan, a retired high school teacher and Bridgewater resident, will demonstrate Nantucket basket-making. He learned to make Nantucket baskets as a hobby. Mary Rezendes will speak about the history and art of Sailor’s Valentines. Mary has been an admirer and collector of Sailor’s Valentines for fifteen years. She will bring a display of valentines and books on the subject, plus a variety of types of shells which are used in the craft. In the Heart of the Sea is a true survival story focused on the ordeal of the Whaleship Essex, which was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale in 1819. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon. The kick-off event will be held in the public library’s Flora T. Little Meeting Room on the lower level. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about In the Heart of the Sea and One Book One Community, visit http://bridgew.edu/UCP/onebook.cfm. For information about the author, visit http://nathanielphilbrick.com/ In conjunction with the current OBOC choice, the Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library have purchased a family pass to the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The pass admits two adults and two children at half-price. For information about borrowing the pass, call the library’s circulation desk at 508-697-3331. This semester’s One Book One Community program is a partnership of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, Mitchell Elementary School, Williams Intermediate School, Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library, Bridgewater Public Library, Bridgewater Senior Center, Raynham Senior Center, Bridgewater State University Bookstore, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. ___________________________________________________________ Contact: Mary O’Connell, Reference Librarian, Bridgewater Public Library, 15 South Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324, moconnel@sailsinc.org ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/sailors_arts_and_hearts_progra.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/sailors_arts_and_hearts_progra.html Events Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:20:25 -0500 TIPS ON USING CAPTIONING 1. Hover the mouse over the video player, on the View Video page. 2. To toggle captions on and off: Click the CC is on / CC is off button in the upper right corner of the video player. To set captioning as the default view format: Once you're signed in to your user account, click User Options at the top right of the screen and then click My User Preferences on the User Options pop-up menu. Select the Show by Default checkbox under Closed Captioning, and then Click Save Changes. TIPS ON USING INTERACTIVE TRANSCRIPTS To use interactive transcripts: Click on the Transcript tab to the right of the video player to view the interactive transcript. To jump to a different section of the video, simply click on a word within the transcript and the video will skip to that point. You can also jump back/ahead using the status bar on top of the transcript module, or within the player itself. Or use the Search bar to locate a specific part. To turn the Interactive Transcript feature on and off: Users can visit My User Preferences from User Options menu on the top right corner. Please note: Closed Captioning is not currently supported on IOS devices, such as iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. If possible, we recommend using a PC/MAC to view captions or utilizing Interactive Transcripts as an alternative. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/captioning_and_interactive_tra.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/captioning_and_interactive_tra.html Resources Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:22:45 -0500 UMASS AMHERST LIBRARIES HOST EIGHTH ANNUAL COLLOQUIUM ON SOCIAL CHANGE PEACE AND WAR: ASSESSING THE LEGACIES OF SIXTIES ACTIVISM TODAY Amherst, Massachusetts - The UMass Amherst Libraries will host talks by author Tom Fels and media artist Mark Tribe on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Room 2601 on Floor 26, of the Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst. The event, “Peace and War: Assessing the Legacies of Sixties Activism Today,” marks the completion of the eighth annual Social Change Colloquium. The event is free and open to the public. Longtime independent writer and researcher Tom Fels’ new book Buying the Farm: Peace and War on a Sixties Commune (UMass Press, 2012) explores the long history of Montague Farm, north of Amherst, one of the era’s iconic experiments in social change. Before drawing his own conclusions about it in the book, he recounts the farm’s many early contributions to the counterculture, and later the farm’s devolution at the hands of competing farm-family factions, inviting us to question the balance between idealism and effectiveness. “For today’s young,” says Tom Hayden, author of The Long Sixties, “the economic future is far more bleak and global warming an unprecedented threat. Out of necessity, many will be searching for meaningful forms of communal self-sufficiency, healthful food, and renewable energy. Tom Fels’ captivating and profound reflection on one earlier commune, Montague Farm, founded in the 1960s, offers hard-learned reflections, some practical, some eternal, from a time when communes were the chosen path of many.” In the first hour of the colloquium Fels will read from Buying the Farm. There will be a question and answer period following the reading. Mark Tribe is part of the next generation to be inspired by sixties activism. His Port Huron Project (2006-2009) is a series of reenactments of protest speeches from the New Left movements of the Vietnam era. Enacted at the site of the original event, each speech was delivered by an actor or performance artist. Videos of these performances have been screened on campuses, exhibited in art spaces, and distributed online as open-source media. As Julia Bryan-Wilson wrote in Artforum, in January 2008, “More than just recovering the past, these re-speaking projects use archival speeches to ask questions about the current place of stridency and forceful dissent, and the possibilities of effective, galvanizing political discourse.” In bringing the words of Cesar Chavez, Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, and others to the public through contemporary media, Tribe, in this portion of his work, creatively recycles earlier activism to relate it to issues of today. In the second hour of the colloquium, Tribe will show and discuss some of his work. Tom Fels was for 25 years an independent curator and writer. Some of his many exhibitions have appeared at the J. Paul Getty Museum in California and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. He is the author of numerous articles and several books. In 2008, his lengthy research on the 1960s, and his years at the Montague Farm commune north of Amherst resulted in Farm Friends: From the Late Sixties to the West Seventies and Beyond, and in 2012 in his new book Buying the Farm: Peace and War on a Sixties Commune. He lives in Vermont. Fels is interested in the long-term trajectory of the idealism of the 1960s – can the benefits of altruistic enthusiasm be preserved and extended to be of ongoing use? Can the ideals and commitment evident in the early years of the Post-World War II generation be re-aroused to counteract the strong conservative reaction to those times? Such are the thoughts raised by his Buying the Farm, recently published by the University of Massachusetts Press. Fels is also, with archivist Rob Cox, co-founder of the Famous Long Ago Archive at the Du Bois Library: http://bit.ly/famouslongago. Mark Tribe is an artist whose work explores the intersection of media technology and politics. His photographs, installations, videos, and performances are exhibited widely, including recent solo projects at Momenta Art in New York, the San Diego Museum of Art, G-MK in Zagreb, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions. Tribe is the author of two books, The Port Huron Project: Reenactments of New Left Protest Speeches (Charta, 2010) and New Media Art (Taschen, 2006), and numerous articles. He teaches courses on radical media, the art of curating, open-source culture, digital art, and techniques of surveillance, at Brown University, where he is an Assistant Professor of Modern Culture and Media Studies. He also teaches in the Art Practice MFA program at School of Visual Arts in New York City. In 1996, Tribe founded Rhizome, an organization that supports the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology. He lives in New York City. The colloquium is sponsored by the UMass Amherst Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives, the University of Massachusetts Press, and the Famous Long Ago Archive. UMass Press books relevant to the history of the 1960s will be on display and available for sale. For more information on Tom Fels, visit http://www.famouslongago.org/. For more information on Mark Tribe, visit: http://www.marktribe.net/bio-cv/. ]]> http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/peace_and_war_assessing_the_le.html http://library.bridgew.edu/mt/max/2013/02/peace_and_war_assessing_the_le.html Events Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:25:49 -0500