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Resources and Services
Friday Workshop, Feb. 6
Literature Review: Digging Deeper (Part 2)
Feb. 6 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Room 213, Ellis Library
Learn some of the more sophisticated features of database searching to yield the results you want. Using a variety of databases, we’ll focus on practical techniques that can save you time and effort.
Goodie Bhullar, Library Instruction Coordinator; Rachel Brekhus, Humanities Librarian
All workshops are offered simultaneously in two formats: Face-to-face in Rm. 213 Ellis Library and live online.
To Register: http//tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
(click on gold calendar entries for face-to-face workshops and pink calendar entries for live online)
Happy Birthday, Gesenius
Today is the birthday of Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius (1786-1842). He was a Hebraist and later a professor of theology at Halle, where his lectures were popular among students because of his irreverent tone toward more traditional approaches to Scriptural problems. He pursued a purely philological approach to Hebrew Scriptures at a time when Biblicists were sharply divided between rationalists and the neo-orthodox.
Gesenius published numerous works on Semitic languages, among which is the two-volume work we are featuring today.
Scripturae linguaeque phoeniciae, was published in 1837 in Leipzig by F.C.G Vogel. It treats the Punic and Phoenician languages and includes tracings of inscriptions and coins, the two sources of evidence for these languages. It also included tables that collated the letter forms several other languages, as well as a very learned-looking discussion in Latin.
Now, who wants to join me in "Happy Birthday"? Anyone know it in Punic?
Scripturae linguaeque phoeniciae..,
by Wilhelm Gesenius.
Published in Leipzig, 1837, by F.C.G. Vogel
Rare PJ419 .G5
Knight grant will help RJI develop born-digital-news preservation model
A $35,000 grant from the Knight News Challenge on libraries will help University of Missouri Libraries and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute develop a long-term model to protect born-digital news content from being lost forever.
Read more at the Reynolds Journalism Institute blog: Knight grant will help RJI develop born-digital-news preservation model
MU Libraries Seek Student Ambassadors
Want to get involved? Make new friends? Gain valuable leadership skills? And most importantly, do you want to make a difference?! The MU Libraries are looking for enthusiastic, energetic and dedicated students who would like to serve as Ruth E. Ridenhour MU Libraries Student Ambassadors. Ambassadors will represent the libraries at campus and alumni events, market library services to students and teach fellow students about the libraries. Sign up today at http://library.missouri.edu/about/studentambassadors/. For more information, contact Nancy Messina at messinan@missouri.edu or (573) 882-2814.
MU Libraries Student Ambassadors Application
Upcoming Meetings
Feb 11th @4:30 room 4F51A
Feb 25th @ 4:30 room 114
Mar 2nd @ 4:30 location to be determined
Mar 11th @ 4:30 room 114
Friday Workshop, Jan. 30
Literature Review Demystified (Part1)
Jan. 30 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Jonathan Cisco from the Campus Writing Program will demystify the literature review by simplifying its components and purpose. He will lead you in a series of easy, practical steps to structure and write your own literature review for your discipline.
Jonathan Cisco, Campus Writing Program Coordinator
All workshops are offered simultaneously in two formats: Face-to-face in Rm. 213 Ellis Library and live online.
To Register: http//tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
(click on gold calendar entries for face-to-face workshops and pink calendar entries for live online)
Shells, Snails, and Peacocks
A selection of decorated papers from Ellis Library Special collections is now on display now in Ellis 401.Decorated paper must be one of the most visually striking elements of rare books. They are found as endpapers, pastedowns, and on the covers of books produced in Europe from the 17th century onward. With a little background you can begin to appreciate their textures and patterns, and to identify the papers found in our collection and beyond.
Of the many kinds of decorated papers, marbled papers are the best represented in our collections. The art of marbling paper was invented in Japan and spread to Europe by the early 17th century. Though no two sheets are alike, certain designs became traditional. These designs are sometimes named after a formal resemblance, such as the “peacock,” sometimes after the country of origin, as the “Turkish” pattern, or both, such as the “French curl.”
Histoire naturelle : générale et particulière
Volume 12
by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
published in 1749 in Paris by l'Imprimerie royal
Rare QH45 .B78
Traditional artisans create these designs in oil-based pigments that float on the surface of water. In a carefully orchestrated sequence, they rake and comb the pigments to rake to achieve a design whose swirls and veins resemble those observed in polished marble. The design “lifts” as paper absorbs the pigment.
Marbled papers are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Artists such as Ann Muir create traditional as well as original designs. In a surprising twist, new technology has created a new demand for decorated papers; luxury cases for mobile devices sometimes incorporate them to create a book-like effect.
Vida de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
by Martín Fernández de Navarrete
published in Madrid by la Imprenta Real in 1819
Rare PQ6337 .N27
These and many other examples of decorated papers from our collections are on display now in 401 Ellis and can be viewed between 9-5.
Further Reading
Link to an article by Joel Silver with a bibliography:
https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/issue/0306/marble.phtml
Link to a guide at Washington University
https://content.lib.washington.edu/dpweb/patterns.html
Apotelesmata astrologiae Christianae, by Pedro Ciruelo.
Published in Madrid, by Arnaldi guillelmi Brocarij, 1521
RARE QB26 C5
Mobile device charging now available!
Now you can charge your smartphone, iPad, or laptop when you visit the library.
2 Charging stations are available:
– On the main (2nd) floor behind the Information desk
– To the right of the 3rd floor steps.
New for 2015! Cell Host and Microbe; ILAR Journal
You now have online access to Cell Host & Microbe!
You now have online access to the current issues of ILAR Journal!
Enjoy!
Friday Workshop, Jan. 23
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Be Aware of What Your Library Offers You
Jan. 23 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Learn how other faculty and students are using the Library’s services and find out about the newest tools and information sources.
Goodie Bhullar, Library Instruction Coordinator
Rachel Brekhus, Humanities Librarian
All workshops are offered simultaneously in two formats:
Face-to-face in Rm. 213 Ellis Library and live online.
To Register: http//tinyurl.com/MULibrariesworkshops
(click on gold calendar entries for face-to-face workshops and pink calendar entries for live online)