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New Blog Channel: Tartan Datascapes
Our newest blog Tartan Datascapes is now live!
Created and written by Research Data Management Consultant Dr. Hanna Gunderman, this blog will focus on the landscape of research data management support across CMU Libraries and include specific interviews with faculty, staff and students on campus.
Inside the Film & Video Collection
In our new Information Environment blog, we talk to Video Collection Manager Jeff Hinkelman about the Libraries' Film & Video Collection, his work as Faculty Co-Advisor and Instructor for the Film and Visual Media Studies Minor, and his role in the creation of the newly formed Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies (BAFVM) being offered this fall. Jeff also shares his views on the importance of visual media literacy in education.
Expanded Hours at Mellon and Sorrells
The University Libraries have expanded hours at the Mellon Institute Library, and the Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library to better serve the CMU community.
Environmental Typography
Environmental Typography: Hunt Library Stairwell Redesign
Constitution Day 2019 Lecture
Constitution Day 2019 Talk - “A New Birth of Freedom: The Post-Civil War Constitution and the Unfinished Quest for a More Perfect Union”
dSHARP Office Hours
Our digital scholarship team dSHARP will have weekly open office and consultation sessions every Wednesday from 1-4pm in Sorrells Library Den this semester.
Book Review: The Boy on the Beach
On her Back in the Stacks blog, Cataloging Specialist Jan Hardy reviews “The Boy on the Beach: My Family’s Escape from Syria and Our Hope for a New Home” by Tima Kurdi. Available as part of our book display on migration, immigration and refugees. Located in the First Floor Lobby of Hunt Library.
Welcome Back!
Carnegie Mellon University Libraries welcomes all new and returning students, staff, and faculty to the start of the fall 2019 semester! Feel free to reach out to our friendly faculty and staff in the Libraries at any time to help you get acquainted with our many services, events, workshops, and technologies available to you. And don't forget to check out our Getting Started guides to find basic information all in one place.
August Featured Books
In this month’s selection of books, we look at the subjects and stories of migration, immigration and refugees. While not officially labeled a sanctuary city, Pittsburgh has strong ties to the fight for inclusion and equality of displaced people, with Mayor Bill Peduto commenting “Pittsburgh has historically been a home for refugees and immigrants and will continue to be one.” Pittsburgh is also the location for City of Asylum, a nonprofit organization that houses writers exiled from their home countries due to controversial writing.
