UC Film Series Presents: Evolution of Zombies Part 2Night of the CreepsFriday, February 17, 2012From 6:00 – 8:30pmMudbox on the Lower Level of the LibrarySponsored by Bender Library and University College
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UC Film Series Presents: The Evolution of Zombies Part 1
UC Film Series Presents: The Evolution of Zombies Part 1Night of the Living DeadFriday, February 3, 2012From 6:00pm – 8:30pmMudbox on the Lower Level of the LibrarySponsored by Bender Library and University College
Continue readingNew URL creates easier access to Lynda!
Lynda can now be accessed from this url: http://www.american.edu/lynda This is the easiest way to get to all the Lynda.com resources. It’s an easy to remember address and gives all the information a user would need – login requirements, products available, tech support information, mobile access, sample videos, and links to Lynda’s newest tutorials and […]
Continue readingFriday, January 13: Please Join Us for the 23rd Annual Ann Ferren Conference on Teaching, Research and Learning
Friday, January 13, 2012, 8:00am – 5:30pm Mary Graydon Center and Library The Center for Teaching, Research and Learning is pleased to invite all AU faculty and staff to attend the Ann Ferren Conference on Teaching, Research and Learning. The conference will be held on January 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the […]
Continue readingGot Media Services fines? Wipe ’em out with Food for Fines 2011!
For the past sixteen years, the AU Library has partnered with the AU community to provide food for those in need, while giving people a break on their library fines. This year, we are once again working with the Capital Area Food Bank to bring food to hungry kids right here in DC through their […]
Continue readingNew Site! Katzen Music Library digitized sheet music site.
Over the last few months the Katzen Music Library has been scanning their public-domain historical sheet music and adding it to an online collection system. The full digitized versions are available to browse, print, and save. You can check out the online collection page to see what’s available. They currently have more than 100 items […]
Continue readingDigital Futures Forum – Tuesday, November 8 from 3-5pm in the Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service
Join AU Library on Tuesday, November 8 for the fourth annual Digital Futures Forum from 3 to 5pm in the Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service. This year’s forum topic, Forging a New Path: How Technology and Digital Literacy are Changing Higher Education, will discuss the premise that higher education must learn to […]
Continue readingWalk-in Technology Support is now on the first floor of the library
The OIT Walk-in Technology Support Service has moved from ACC to the library. Get support for:-AU computing accounts and passwords-AU-supported software-Connecting to the wired and wireless networks-Accessing your e-mail-Health check remediation-Troubleshooting-System restoration-Virus removal-and more
Continue readingWhat kind of sound does a 1,500-sound-effect donation make?
Sound recorder Greg Smith catalogued his recordings as part of a master’s thesis. “It was a tedious process,” Smith says. “After I finished this project, I thought, ‘It doesn’t make sense to me to return it to a shelf. . . . A sound effect is a living thing. It runs, pops, squeaks, rumbles, roars. For it […]
Continue readingFilmography – William Shakespeare
The Media Services contribution to the Library Subject Guides is a selective list of video holdings in the American University Library. Filmographies are created by doing multiple keyword searches in the ALADIN catalog to capture as many titles on a topic as possible. For complete up-to-date holdings (including VHS tapes) please refer to the library […]
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