The New Media Center is located on the lower level of the library past the Technology Services desk, next to Media Services. The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Feminist Philosophers: In Their Own Words now available in Media Services
Feminist Philosophers: In Their Own Words This series provides educators and scholars with in-depth, digitally filmed interviews with many of the scholars who generated and initially sustained feminist philosophy in North America. Susan Bordo – DVD 6924Sandra Bartky – DVD 6925Alison M. Jaggar: April 23-24, 2004 Chicago – DVD 9486Sara Ruddick: may 21-22, 2004 New […]
Continue readingSchool of Communucation Special Screening: The Best Work of Semester 1 – Friday, January 27, 5:00 p.m., Wechsler Theatre
Friday, January 27, 5:00 p.m., Wechsler Theatre Please join the School of Communication faculty and graduate students for a special event as they screen and celebrate the films of their first year MFA and MA graduate students.A series of eclectic and talented work includes: Fiction, documentary, experimental and much more. The School of Communication is […]
Continue reading84th Academy Award Nominations
The 84th Academy Awards nominees have been announced and mubi.com/notebook has nicely listed them with links to film clips and info. See a few of the nominees below or check it all out here. BEST PICTURE The ArtistThe DescendantsExtremely Loud and Incredibly CloseThe HelpHugoMidnight in ParisMoneyballThe Tree of LifeWar Horse DIRECTING The Artist, Michel HazanaviciusThe […]
Continue readingVideo hack: Use InstantWatcher to browse Netflix streaming titles
The Netflix streaming catalog isn’t accessible to non-subscribers and even subscribers will find it a hassle to browse so Instant Watcher was created by a third-party developer to make that process less of a chore. The site’s design makes it look like a front for a pirate site but it’s purpose is nothing more than […]
Continue readingApple introduces iBooks textbooks for iPad
Last week at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Apple introduced its iBooks textbooks for the iPad. They also introduced iBooks Author, which is user friendly ebook authoring software that enables users to create their own interactive textbooks. Numerous tech blogs are saying that in just a few days there have been 350,000 textbook […]
Continue readingNew Media Center Software Training Sessions this week:
The New Media Center is located on the lower level of the library past the Technology Services desk, next to Media Services. The NMC conducts open workshops on a variety of topics related to multimedia production. These 20 to 30 minute sessions are open to all AU faculty, staff and students with all levels of […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Deciphering Dyslexia now available in Media Services
“The trials and triumphs of four people facing a lifelong struggle with learning. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading and writing difficulties, affecting about 10 per cent of the population. [This documentary] is designed to raise awareness and provide an understanding of dyslexia, to bring a human face to this invisible disability and […]
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 readingSelected New Home Use Titles in Media Services
Check out these titles that were recently added to the Media Services Home Use Collection. Lion King – HU DVD 5090Lion King – BLU-RAY DVDCell 211 – HU DVD 9282Better Life – HU DVD 9285Chameleon Street – HU DVD 9286Live-in Maid – HU DVD 9287Super 8 – HU DVD 9288Super 8 – BLU-RAY DVD 9288Devils […]
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