Iwasaki Library Blog

Comment:
I think it's great that the media services catalogue of movies is now housed in the Library instead of Media Services. I'd like to suggest moving the dining hall menus from the dining hall to the Will & Grace set, just for fun.
Seriously. What?

Response:
Thanks for noticing that the Media Collection has moved from the Media Services Center to the Library, but do we detect a tone of dissatisfaction that indicates a misunderstanding. You see, the Media Collection has always been part of the Library collection. The problem was, you had to go somewhere else to use it! Now, if you're analyzing a film, and have questions about its production or marketing plan or want to see the screenplay . . . it's all here! So look at it this way: the media and the print resources are back together again, like they were meant to be--like Bogie and Bacall, like Spencer and Hepburn--like, well, Will and Grace!

This month the Library celebrates the work of women in documentary cinema.

Get help with both research and writing in one convenient location - the Library! A tutor from the Writing & Academic Resource Center will be available at the Library Reference Desk every Sunday from 8-10 p.m., no appointment necessary. Consult with the tutor about:

* Citations

* Grammar

* Paper Topics

* Thesis Statements

Remember that you can also make appointments for tutor sessions by stopping by the Writing & Academic Resource Center in person at 216 Tremont Street or by calling 617-824-7874.

Please see this entry of the Resource Shelf newsletter for trial access to Alexander St. Press's database of primary sources regarding the 1960s, The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960 - 1974.

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/03/12/free-database-trial-for-resourceshelf-readers-the-sixties-primary-documents-and-personal-narratives-1960-to-1974/

If possible, please post any thoughts regarding The Sixties (the database) to our feedback form -
http://www.emerson.edu/library/databases/trials-feedback.cfm

The entry will provide a login and password. Click the link, conduct a search, and enter the login/password when requested.

The Library's printers can now print on both sides of each page, preserving both natural resources and your money. According to the EPA, paper is by far the top contributor to the municipal solid waste stream - and even though recycling rates have increased, the volume of paper waste has increased even more. By using both sides of a sheet of paper, significantly less paper will be used in printing, ultimately leading to less paper waste. Similarly, because Emerson printing is charged by the sheet, printing a 20 page article would formerly cost $1.40, but now by printing it double-sided costs merely $0.70.

Because the Library understands some student work is required to be printed on single-sided sheets, double-sided printing is not the default - you must take some steps to turn this option on. Here are instructions from IT:

Duplex Printing from a PC 1. Choose File > Print. Select the black-and-white laser printer from the Name drop-down menu.
2. Click on the Properties (or Preferences) button to the right of the printer selection list.
3. In the Properties window that appears, select the Finishing tab.
4. Underneath Document Options, check Print on both sides.
5. Click OK to return to the main print dialog, and click OK again to print once you have finished changing the rest of your settings. When you swipe your card at the print station, you will only be charged 7¢ per double-sided sheet.

Duplex Printing from a Mac
1. Choose File > Print. Select the black-and-white laser from the Printer drop-down menu.
2. If necessary, click the triangle button to show additional options headed by a third drop-down menu.
3. Select Layout from this third drop-down menu.
4. Set the Two-Sided drop-down to Long-edge binding. This will set the printer to print on both sides of the sheet.
5. Click Print when you are finished changing your settings. When you swipe your card at the print station, you will only be charged 7¢ per double-sided sheet.

Ta-da! You're saving money and reducing pollution. Thanks for pitching in!

Recommendation:

Arturo's Island by Elsa Morante (the Quigley translation)

Response:

Thanks for your suggestion. This book is out of print, but we'll try to get a copy. In the meantime, you may request it through interlibrary loan.

The International Encyclopedia of Communication Online, the definitive multivolume reference work for this interdisciplinary field, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Expansive in scope, regularly updated, and extensively cross-referenced, its over 1,400 entries are grouped into 29 editorial areas representing major categories of inquiry, including communication theory, interpersonal communication, media effects, strategic communication, PR, and more. This essential resource includes entries for theories, concepts, methods, geographical areas, and more, making it an invaluable tool for the entire Emerson community.

Look for it on the Library's Databases A-Z webpage or in the FLO catalog!

Suggestion:
Double sided printing! Yay! Thank you!

Response:
It's our pleasure! Enjoy the extra $ savings (and the extra trees) to your heart's content. Thanks for your enthusiastic response! (Note: Next semester, double-sided printing will be the default.)

Recommendation:

"Place Branding and Public Diplomacy"
Editor: Simon Anhelt
ISSN: 1751-8040
EISSN: 1751-8059
Quarterly journal published by Palgrave MacMillan

Response:

Thanks for the recommendation. The library selects new periodical subscriptions once a year in the spring, so we'll request a sample issue and review it at our upcoming meeting. Please note that some full text articles from 2007 and 2008 are available in Academic Onefile. You may also request articles from this journal using interlibrary loan.

Recommendation:

"Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned" by Wells Tower
Thanks!

Response:

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll order it.

Recommendation:

"Lowboy" by John Wray

Thanks!

Response:

Thanks for the recommendation. We'll order it.

Edited by Robert Heath, with contributions from academics and practitioners, the Encyclopedia of Public Relations is an invaluable resource, available in print and online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. This two-volume work contains entries on the history, jargon, practitioners, and organizations in the field, as well as entries for theories, models, research methods, ethics, and much more.

Recommendation:

BUY BREAKING DAWN - Stephenie Meyer

Response:

Not only will we buy Breaking Dawn, but we'll also buy Eclipse and New Moon so we have the entire series!

Recommendation:

Obey: Supply & demand: the art of Shepard Fairey

Response:

Thanks for the suggestion. We'll purchase this book.

Please note the skillful use of alliteration in that heading!!!
Anyway, the Media Librarian has been musing a little more than usual about copyright--what's right, what's clearly illegal, what's cool . . .
Lots of inspiration/food for musing/cause for indignation here:

Just in case you want to be able to sing along with Emerson Stage's upcoming spring musical, we've got the Burt Reynolds/Dolly Parton screen version. Of course, we have the original cast soundtrack on CD, as well as the "new cast" recording with Ann-Margaret.
Apparently, you'll also have the chance to sing along with the Hunchback of Notre Dame later this month, too, so check out some of our Lon Chaney DVDs, including our newest, The Penalty.