What’s New at Schaffer Library

Some of the more interesting maps made available this month include:

• 31 battle and other maps related to World War I, including the Marne and Meuse-Argonne.
• Chronological map of the influenza epidemic of 1918 in the United States·
• Map of the United States showing routes of the principal explorers from 1501 to 1844
• Geological reconnaissance maps of Alaska
• Maps of the National Parks from 1918, including tourist maps.
• Map showing the prehistoric migrations of the Slavs in Bohemia and Moravia.
• Map summarizing American deaths in the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920.

Of the new documents added to the collection, here are some that stand out:

• Volume 12173 86th-1st S.doc.#13 Review of U.S. Government operations in Latin America
• 12194 86th-1st H.doc.#211 150th anniversary of birth of Abraham Lincoln 1809-1959
• 12285 86th-2nd H.doc.#433 American Ethnology Bureau bulletin 181; Isleta Paintings (featuring 141 color plates)
• 12331 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 1. Speeches, remarks, press conferences, and statements of Senator John F. Kennedy, Aug. 1-Nov. 7, 1960
• 12332 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 2. Speeches, remarks, press conferences, and study papers of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Aug. 1-Nov. 7, 1960
• 12333 87th-1st S.rp.#994 Freedom of communications, pt. 3. Joint appearances of Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Presidential campaign of 1960

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Tweet Congress


Tweet Congress allows you to see which representatives in Congress are using Twitter to update their constituents about their legislative work. A “Tweetstream” allows you to see the latest updates from all Congress reps who are Tweeting; you can also explore who is tweeting from Congress by state as well as political party.

Follow @tweetcongress on Twitter.

You can also follow “TweetCongress” at http://twitter.com/tweetcongress and on Facebook at http://ow.ly/184.

ARTstor is partnering with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum to share approximately 1,200 images of works by Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986). The images will include all of the museum’s works by O’Keeffe — paintings, drawings, and sculpture dating from 1901 to 1984. The collection in ARTstor will present the entire range of O’Keeffe’s oeuvre, from her early experiments with abstraction to mature works. Subjects range from the artist’s iconic flowers and bleached desert skulls to nudes, landscapes, cityscapes, still lifes, as well as her highly innovative abstractions.
For more detailed information about this collection, visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum collection page.

Related collections:

• Carnegie Arts of the United States
• The Phillips Collection
• George Eastman House Collection
• Terra Foundation for American Art
• Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
• Exhibition Installation Photograph Collection (The Museum of Modern Art Archives)

Every two weeks, the Homeland Security Digital Library identifies “Critical Releases in Homeland Security,” a targeted collection of recently-released documents of particular interest or potential importance.

2008 Report to Congress: Data Mining: Technology and Policy
United States. Dept. of Homeland Security. Privacy Office

Homeland Security in an Obama Administration
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Marrying Prevention and Resiliency: Balancing Approaches to an Uncertain Terrorist Threat
RAND Corporation

Project on National Security Reform: Forging a New Shield
Center for the Study of the Presidency. Project on National Security Reform

Report on Hate Crimes and Discrimination against Arab Americans: 2003-2007
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Did you know we had access to Library PressDisplay with instant access to 650 newspapers from 76 countries in 38 countries? Just like reading the familiar print edition, you can browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices.

The service also provides up to a 60-day backfile and the ability to perform keyword searches across all titles and the entire backfile. Multilingual Interface - the interface is available in English, French, Russian, Italian, German, and Arabic.

and over 41,000 trees saved! (Check it Out)

I found this fascinating quote today:

20 Reasons Why You Cannot Ignore Social MediaNovember 16th, 2008 by Kyle Lacy Posted in Corporate Strategy, Social Strategy, blogging, corporate blogging, small business, social mediaKyle Lacy, Social Media - Indianapolis, Nov 2008

You should read the whole article.

Another use for Union Catalog Books

Free Download: Mozart’s Serenade No. 11 in E flat, K. 375

Of the three substantial wind serenades composed in Mozart’s early years in Vienna, K. 375 is probably the earliest, dating from October 1781. Originally scored for pairs of clarinets, bassoons, and horns, a revision of July 1782 added oboes to bring the instrumentation in line with the standard ‘harmonie’ ensemble.

This recording is performed by the Ensemble á Vent Français Bordeaux Aquitaine, Michel Arrignon, conductor.

Download this work now through December 22nd, 2008.

Alexander Street Press will be performing scheduled maintenance on all Alexander Street Press full-text collections on Thursday, December 11, 2008.

Services will be disrupted between the hours of 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM EST.

No disruption is expected for any of the music or video collections.

The following resources will be unavailable on Saturday, December 13, from 10pm until Sunday the 14th at 6am for enhancements and maintenance:

ProQuest platform products, including ABI/Inform, ProQuest Central, etc.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical)