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Archives Spotlight: Goldsmith Collection
Although the original Goldsmith Collection is housed in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., the UAHuntsville Salmon Library has copies of the papers. They were given by Margaret Anne Goldsmith in the hopes that students could use them to gain an understanding of conditions in Germany during World War II. The letters and papers are from her grandfather and father Lawrence Goldsmith Sr. and Jr. You can find the collection in our Archives, located on the lower level of the Salmon Library. You can visit the Archives Monday-Friday from 9-4 p.m. You may contact our archivist, Anne Coleman, with any questions about the collection at 256-824-6523 or anne.coleman@uah.edu.
Congratulations to Alyson Buck on her paper, “In Your Holy Hands: One Woman’s Effort to Free Her Family From Nazi Oppression,” which was the 2011 winner of the John Rison Jones award for Southern History awarded by the Huntsville Madison County Historical Society. Alyson used the Goldsmith Collection here at the Salmon Library extensively in her research.
National Library Week Events April 10-16
National Library Week will be observed April 10-16, 2011, with the theme, “Create your own story @ Salmon library®.” First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.
To commemorate NLW, the Salmon library will showcase publications by UAHuntsville faculty/staff and students from April 10th-16th. There will also be an event scheduled on April 14th from 11 am – 1pm that will feature performances, games, food and opportunities to win door prizes from Sabghi Jewelers, UAHuntsville Bookstore and others. There will also be displays by Huntsville Fiber Guild and the Huntsville Gourd Patch. Please join UAH Library Faculty/Staff to celebrate National Library Week.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Sabghi Jewelers
7500 Memorial Parkway
Huntsville, AL 35802
256-880-2810
www.sabghijewelers.com
Art Events @ the Library March 30-April 1
Support your local artists @ the library next week:
Wednesday, March 30, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Art Club Bake Sale in Lobby
Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1, in Salmon Library Gallery: Printers Fool’s Day Show and Sale
UAH Chargers Basketball Viewing Party March 23 at 1:00 p.m. at Library
Your UAH Chargers are in the NCAA Elite Eight! The games will be held in Springfield Massachusetts, but you can still show your Charger Pride from here in Huntsville!
The Salmon Library will be hosting a Viewing Party for the game against Minnesota St., Mankato on March 23, starting at 1pm. The game starts at 1:30, but come out a little early and meet with other Chargers fans on campus before the game starts!
The party will be in Room 111 in the Library, just take a left in the lobby as you come in. We will be showing the game on one of our large screens, along with live stats and maybe even live reports from the Athletics Department from Massachusetts.
Come out and join us on the 23rd, and Go Chargers!
Taylor and Francis eBook Collection trial until March 31
The Taylor and Francis Electronic Book collection (eBook Catalogue) trial is now active at the following URL:
Access details are as follows:
All titles: Available in DX Reader format (efocus Collections titles can be viewed separately under ‘efocus-Package’ option)
1. Product: eCollections listed below
Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Allied Health
Anthropology
Archaeology
Arts
Behavioural Sciences
Bioscience
Built Environment
Classical Studies
Computing and Information Technology
Cultural Studies
Development Studies and Social Work
Economics, Finance, Business and Industry
Education
Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Geography
History
Language and Literature
Law
Mathematics
Media and Film Studies
Museum and Heritage Studies
Philosophy
Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences
Politics, International Relations, Military and Strategic Studies
Reference and Information Sciences
Religion
Sociology
Sport, Tourism, Travel and Leisure
eFocus: (Development Studies, Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science, China, Globalization)
2. Subscription Period: 1 Month (till 31 March 2011)
3. Users: 5 Concurrent users per title (PLEASE be sure to LOG OUT when you are finished!)
Please come by the Reference Desk at the library for password information.
Now through March 30 in Art Gallery: Roxie Veasey
Check out our latest art exhibit in the Salmon Library Art Gallery now until the end of March. You will find works by UAHuntsville art faculty, Roxie Veasey. You can find details on other Spring 2011 art exhibits across campus here.
Plan ahead for parking: Let’s Pretend Hospital March 11-18
The College of Nursing will host its annual Let’s Pretend Hospital March 11-18 this year. There will be over 3,000 first graders and parents on campus participating in this event. Parking may be congested during this time. We ask that all students and faculty that normally use the parking area in front of the library to please be aware of this and be sure to arrive early in case you need to spend a few extra minutes looking for parking. Thank you for your understanding!
For more information on this wonderful event:
http://nursing.uah.edu/projects/lph/
Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 @ the library
March 8 is International Women’s Day and the theme for 2011 is equal access to education, training and science and technology: pathway to decent work for women.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political, and social achievements of women past, present, and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam, and Bulgaria, International Women’s Day is a national holiday.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the library will have displays set up on the first floor near the InfoArcade. The Coffeehouse Writers Series will be gathering at 7 p.m. in the library art gallery. The local writing group that will be reading their work is BWFFs: Susan Gorrell, Erin Reid, Susan Phelan, Kathie Butler, Marylyn Coffey, Heather Kilgore, Betty Clemens, Sandra Shattuck, and Bee Barbara.
TXT your question to 256-286-2368
Now there’s a new way to get help from a librarian: Text us from your cell phone! Text your question to (256) 286-2368.
For detailed questions that may require lengthy responses, please consider other ways to get help:
1. Call us the old-fashioned way at 256-824-6529
2. Ask your question at http://libanswers.uah.edu/
3. Come by and see us at the Reference Desk across from the InfoArcade at the library