Staff Changes

The Sarah Lawrence College Library staff is pleased to announce the hiring of three new staff members:

Reference Librarian

Kate Angell, Reference Librarian, graduated with a BA in psychology and English from Wesleyan University and a Master of Library and Information Science from St. John’s University. Prior to coming to SLC, Kate worked as an assistant archivist for Kathleen Hanna, a feminist artist, as well as at New York University and Brooklyn College. She has also worked in publishing, law, and as an English teacher in China. She is also very interested in women’s/gender studies, and is excited to be here at SLC!

Reference Librarian

Charlotte Price, Reference Librarian, graduated with a BA from Sarah Lawrence, where she studied a combination of Languages, Literature, Religion, and Music, and will complete her MLIS at Drexel University in March. Before returning to Sarah Lawrence, Charlotte spent two years at the University of Pennsylvania’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library researching, organizing, and cataloging Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Manuscripts mostly in Latin, but also sometimes in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and even Rhaeto-Roman. As a result, she is quite adept at reading messy handwriting and papal documents, and has become a master at Scrabble.

Acquisitions Assistant

Rebecca Shows, Acquisitions Assistant, came to Sarah Lawrence in October to administer all monographic and standing order purchases for Esther Raushenbush Library. In addition, she handles copyright issues, helps manage the Government Documents repository, covers the Information Desk, and participates as a supportive member to the Collections Development Committee. A graduate in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas, she has worked in education and libraries since 2005. Her most recent position was as Head Circulation Clerk and Reference Support for South Madison Public Library in Madison, Wisconsin. She misses worksharing for a CSA, bike paths and microbrews of the Midwest but is loving the access to public transportation, foodie culture and collectivism in New York City.

Kate and Charlotte, along with Reference Librarian Carl Reglar, are responsible for teaching Bibliographic Instruction sessions, collecting books and materials for the library, and assisting students in research, among many other duties. You can find them in the Reference Office behind the Library’s circulation desk, and request a Research Consultation with them at this link.

Please visit the library and welcome Kate, Charlotte, and Rebecca!

Happy Holidays

The Sarah Lawrence College Library will be closed from December 22nd 2009 at 5pm and reopen on January 4th 2010 at 9am.

From all of the staff have a safe and happy holiday season!

American Song – history database

The SLC Music Library welcomes you to another streaming audio database – American Song.

American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America’s past. The database includes songs by and about:

• American Indians
• Miners
• Immigrants
• Slaves
• Children
• Pioneers
• and Cowboys

Included in the database are the songs of:

• Civil Rights
• Political campaigns
• Prohibition
• The Revolutionary War
• The Civil War
• Anti-war protests and more.

Content from African American Music is now a part of American Song, including 17,000 tracks from the original interface, plus 18,000 newly released tracks.

Here is the link: http://remote.slc.edu/login?url=http://amso.alexanderstreet.com/

Smithsonian Global Sound

Have you checked out Smithsonian Global Sound?

Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world’s musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.

It includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (http://www.folkways.si.edu/) label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels.

It also includes music recorded around the African continent by Dr. Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University as well as material collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE), sponsored by the American Institute for Indian Studies.

Here is the link: http://remote.slc.edu/login?url=http://slc2.classical.com/

Online Classical database – classical.com

Looking for classical music? Here is a database for your listening pleasure!

Classical Music Library is a fully searchable classical music resource of classical recordings. The music moves from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde. There are multiple versions of works to enable comparative. Online reference works such as Grove’s will link to Classical Music Library.

Here is the link: http://remote.slc.edu/login?url=http://slc.classical.com/

Online Jazz database – alexanderstreet.com

Did you know that Sarah Lawrence now subscribes to an online Jazz database?

The most comprehensive jazz listening collection available online, Jazz Music Library will include thousands of tracks performed by extraordinary artists including:

• Benny Carter
• Bill Evans
• Cannonball Adderley
• Charlie Byrd
• Charlie Parker
• Count Basie
• Dave Brubeck
• Dizzie Gillespie
• Ella Fitzgerald
• John Coltrane
• Miles Davis
• Sarah Vaughan
• Thelonious Monk

The collection will also include never-before-heard festival recordings and other unique content.

Access the database here: http://remote.slc.edu/login?url=http://jazz.alexanderstreet.com/

Giant Book Giveaway Fall 2009

GIANT BOOK GIVEAWAY

When? 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Wednesday October 28th

Where? Loading behind the Library

Don’t miss it!

Closing at 8pm on October 17

Please note that the library will close at 8:00 PM Saturday October 17th.

Feedback Welcome

We are always looking for the next great idea and we think you have it!

A Suggestion Box has been installed in the library and now the only thing it needs is your ideas.

Where?

• Look to your right when you walk in. It is mounted on the wall next to the New Books Board.

Workshop – Microsoft Excel

When – Thu, October 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Where – Library E2 Classroom

Description – You’ve heard of it and have been told it will be important outside of SLC. Would you believe it can help you here at SLC? How do you use formulas? What are the tabs about? Learn some spreadsheets basics before you apply for an internship. Hurry!

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Additional workshop information:

Academic Computing Workshop Calendar