One handy tool for cultural analysis is to measure how often words are used within a given set of texts, whether that’s transcripts from Congress or every document ever written. It’s much easier to search through the written word for obvious reasons, leaving audio-visual media left out of the content analysis process. Luckily, a very […]
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Meet the Poster Printer
The library has a fun new addition: meet the poster printer! This dashboard-sized behemoth prints large-form posters for presentations and events. No longer will you have to awkwardly print out paragraphs and glue to them to CVS posterboard; you can design the whole poster with software available at the New Media Center. Price varies by […]
Continue readingSilent Film Online is free, substantial
Ends up that the lost Hitchcock isn’t the only silent film you can find online now. The American University Library now has a subscription to Silent Film Online, a database of streaming silent films. This isn’t a tiny collection: it has heavy hitters like Nosferatu, Battleship Potemkin, and Metropolis. If you’re an active member of […]
Continue readingThe Academy goes digital, opens archives for all
Digital collections are really exciting. Fragile resources that could previously only be handled in person are now available for anyone to view online. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body in charge of the Oscars, is the latest to jump on this trend. They’ve uploaded their massive archives of film publications […]
Continue readingArchive.org makes three years of news searchable
The wizards of Archive.org have created another excellent streaming video tool. Just in time for all the election retrospectives and analysis to begin, the Internet Archive presents TV News Search & Borrow, a site that allows you to search through three years of major news programs and share clips with others. This is a great […]
Continue readingCTRL Open House, Hurst Hall 2nd Floor – Thursday, November 10 from 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, November 10 – 1:30pm – 4:00pmHurst Hall 2nd Floor The Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning invites you to an Open House to celebrate the new year, their new initiatives, and that they’re finally able to be together in one place. There will be food, demonstrations of many of their resources, a chance to […]
Continue readingAU Library Has Unveiled a New Unified Search – SearchBox!
Have you ever wanted to search the library’s web resources all at once? Find both books and articles with just one search engine? Your dream is very near reality because AU Library has added SearchBox. With SearchBox, library researchers can search simultaneously the ALADIN Catalog and approximately ninety percent (yes, 90%!) of the library’s electronic […]
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