The Mark Twain Papers and Project of the Bancroft Library, the California Digital Library, and University of California Press have launched a beta version of Mark Twain Project Online, a […]
Film Fridays
Iraq in Fragments (DVD 3084) is here! I’ve had dozens of requests for this award-winning documentary; it is certainly on my list of the must see movies from 2006. Needless […]
Robert Hooke Journals Now Online
I’m often drawn to figures who can be described as polymaths. The word certainly applies to seventeenth century scientist and natural philosopher Robert Hooke, having been cited for his microscopic […]
To Pudding-Making or the Pen: The Literary Output of Fanny Trollope
Fanny Milton Trollope (ca. 1780-1863), the mother of the esteemed writer Anthony Trollope, was herself a popular and successful writer in the 19th century. Her work was so popular on […]
More Literary Prizes
I love this time of year. It’s the season when literary awards are announced left and right. Following close on the heals of last week’s Nobel announcement, the Man Booker […]
And the Winner is…..
The 2007 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature was announced this morning in Oslo. And the winner once confounded all pundits who try each year to guess the winner. […]
Make videos? Enter to win…
The SPARC Discovery Awards Competition is looking for videos under two minutes in length that examine the value of information sharing. The contest is sponsored by the Scholarly Publishing and […]
Film Fridays
I’ve been counting the days till Film Friday this week. “Why?” you ask. I have two words for you: Chris Marker. Last month, the AV Center received the amazing Criterion […]
SciVee – Science Videos Online
After reading a journal article, did you ever wish you could talk to the author? Or see their lab setup? While studying, did you ever wish for one of those […]
Watch this space!
The beginning of October marks the start of “Nobel season“. The first prize awarded is in medicine (October 8 this year). Other prizes are also scheduled to be announced on […]