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 […]
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New 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 readingFilmography – Films on Filmmaking and Filmmakers
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 […]
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 […]
Continue readingAdded copies of popular home-use collection titles!
check ’em out! High noon – HU DVD 4* Sliding Doors – HU DVD 10* Big Lebowski – HU DVD 25* Apocalypse now – HU DVD 27* Nixon – HU DVD 28* The Graduate – HU DVD 29* General, the – HU DVD 34* Dr. Strangelove – HU DVD 37* Do the Right Thing – […]
Continue readingGreg Smith Sound Effects Collection Presentation & Reception Thursday, September 15, 2011 – 2:35–3:15 PM in Ward 2
Greg Smith Sound Effects Collection Presentation & Reception Hosted by: University Library & School of CommunicationSeptember 15, 2011, 2:35–3:15 PMWard 2 On Thursday, September 15, the Library and SOC will come together to introduce and celebrate the Greg Smith Sound Effects Collection, a resource comprised of 1450 sound effect tracks recorded by SOC adjunct professor […]
Continue reading11th Annual Faculty Lunch – Thursday, September 08: 11am – 1:30 PM
Thursday, September 8, 201111:00 am – 1:30 pm The Mud BoxLower Level University LibraryAll AU faculty members are invited to drop in between 11am and 1:30pm to meet new faculty and re-connect with colleagues from across campus, chat with library faculty who support your teaching and research, locate CTRL services that have moved to the […]
Continue readingThat’s right, it’s Party Time at the Music Library again. Wednesday, September 7th from 3pm-6pm, The Katzen Music Library will be hosting their second open house! Stop by for a few minutes to snack on some refreshments, chat with their friendly staff, and learn more about the Music Library’s holdings and services. If you’re a […]
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