Document Type

Newsletter

Publication Date

Fall 2011

Abstract

Contents:

The Robert B. Ariail Collection of Historical Astronomy: Boyhood Hobby Grows into Amazing Astronomy Gift..... p.1
From the Dean of Libraries..... p.2
New Faces..... p.2
A Move in the Right Direction..... p.2
Educational Film Collection Adds to the Classroom Experience..... p.3
S.C. Digital Academy Becomes a Reality..... p.4
Digital Newspaper Program Takes Its Show on the Road..... p.4
Students Win Research Awards..... p.5
News from the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections..... p.6
Department to Host Hemingway Symposium, Exhibit..... p.6
Current and Upcoming Exhibits at the University Libraries..... p.7
Libraries Acquire 14th-Century Missal..... p.7
Thomas Cooper Medal Given to Larry McMurtry..... p.7
News from South Carolina Political Collections..... p.8
Authors Visit SCPC..... p.8
What Is It Like to Live in the Governor's Mansion?..... p.8
Film Festival Returns..... p.8
SCPC to Host Several National Issues Forums..... p.9
Ph.D. Candidate Wins Book Collecting Award..... p.9
Fall Literary Festival Showcases Three Authors..... p.9
New Head of Music Library Sets New Directions..... p.10
Information Literacy Is All in a Day's Work..... p.10
What Happens at the Libraries in the Summer?..... p.11
Old Film Plus New Algorithms: New Solutions for Digitization..... p.12
MIRC Finds a 'Bear' of a Film..... p.12
News from MIRC..... p.13
'Shimmer' Helps Win MIRC ACE Award..... p.13
New Oral Historian Strives to Give 'Voice to the Voiceless'..... p.14
South Caroliniana Library Exhibits..... p.14
Massive Civil War Collection Is Online and Still Growing..... p.15

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Editor:

Kathy Henry Dowell

Contributors:

Karen Brown
Mark Cooper
Ana Dubnjakovic
Henry Fulmer
Connie Geer
Beki Gettys
Herb Hartsook
Nick Homenda
Chris Horn
Andrea L’Hommedieu
Virginia Pierce
Patrick Scott
Benjamin Singleton
Elizabeth Sudduth
Santi Thompson
Amy Trepal
Sharon Verba
Dorothy Walker

Photographer:

Jason Ayer
Kathy Henry Dowell
Keith McGraw

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