Our Media Librarian, Chris Lewis, has been hard at work on a new sources for faculty (and students!) in the School of Communication. His new subject guide, “Films/Videos for Teaching School of Communication Topics,” compiles lists of useful films on over a dozen communication topics, including political communication, public speaking, and dissident media. This is […]
Continue readingHot Docs: Human Geography
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. Human Geography: Making Sense of Planet Earth (DVD 10629) is a four-disc series that introduces the new and developing field of human geography. Human geography fuses traditional geographic studies with the social sciences, developing an understanding of how human population spreads, transfers, and […]
Continue readingSo it’s come to this: Prepare your wallets for the Music Library’s massive LP sale
Interested in collecting vinyl? Clear your calendar for this Friday. The Music Library has in the process of filtering out its LP collection, and Everything. Must. Go. From 10am–2pm on Friday, April 26th, the Music Library will be selling LPs by the bagful outside of Bender Library. The prices will go down over the course […]
Continue readingForsooth! Happy Talk Like Shakespeare Day
Today is William Shakespeare’s 449th birthday, and accordingly, today is also Talk Like Shakespeare Day. This is an actual holiday that has been proclaimed in Chicago. We see no reason why it can’t be celebrated at the AU Library too. To celebrate the bard’s birthday on this most unusual but completely real holiday, consider coming […]
Continue readingMovies passes available NOW: This Is the End
This Is the End is a surreal comedy film featuring celebrities, playing themselves, coming face-to-face with the apocalypse. The movie doesn’t open until June 12, 2013, but you can see it next week! We have free passes for a screening of This Is the End for Wednesday, April 24th. The film will screen at the […]
Continue readingCollection highlight: Global Lens 2012
As the academic year comes to a close, we’ve acquired an interesting film collection that’s worth a special mention. In their own words, the Global Film Initiative “promotes cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema.” Their board includes such esteemed filmmakers as Pedro Almodóvar and Lars von Trier. Each year, the GFI chooses a selection […]
Continue readingWe’re on Google+ now!
Hey everyone – we just opened shop over at Google+. Thanks to wonderful Google integration, our Google+ page will feature all of our wonderful blog content. If you’re subscribed to our RSS feed and will miss Google Reader once its gone, or if you’re just looking for something new to spice up your feed, add […]
Continue readingHappy Earth Month! Take a tour, see WALL-E, and more
If you’ve noticed all the mulch and plants on campus today, you’re probably aware that it’s Campus Beautification Day. In coordination with Office of Sustainability’s Earth Month, members of the AU community spent the morning recycling old electronics and prettifying campus. It’s part of a month-long series of events to celebrate AU’s commitment to going […]
Continue readingHot Docs: The Uprising of ’34
Hot Docs highlights interesting new documentaries we’ve recently added to our collection. The Uprising of ’34 (DVD 10617) tells the story of a massive but largely unremembered textile worker strike from 1934. It was at the time the largest labor strike in the history of the United States and lasted for nearly a month, greatly […]
Continue readingSorry, VHS players. The Blu-rays are in!
For the longest time, Media Services has helped patrons view movies on-site with over a dozen DVD-VHS combo players. Sadly, they’re falling apart and hard to maintain, and fewer patrons are using VHSes now than even a few years ago. We’ve future-proofed ourselves by replacing the majority of our stations with new Blu-ray-DVD players. They’re […]
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