No, that’s not the title of the next summer blockbuster…it’s the name of a program the Pentagon has proposed to the Association of American Universities. You’ll want to take a look at this controversial story at Inside Higher Ed. A related hearing was held in the House of Representatives on April 24, on the “role of the social and behavioral sciences in national security” (video, etc. here).
Thoughts?
We are pleased to announce that GALILEO has unveiled a brand-new resource on civil rights. Check out the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article here, and access the new Civil Rights Digital Library here.
The new issue of Music and Politics has been published. This is an open-access journal (free online, in other words). Read it here. Past issues are here.
Ever tried to do a subject search in the library catalog for “independent musicians” or “Geechees” or maybe an author search for “?uestlove”? The problem with searching for ?uestlove’s name is that the “?” confuses the WorldCat database, which is the same sort of system our catalog uses. The subject search examples above also won’t work, because the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) system (browsable here) does not include these as pre-defined search terms. Of course, you can search for “Geechee” (the language, not the people) or “Gullahs” (the name of the people group which is used outside of Georgia); but you’ll need a dose of serendipity to find books, etc., about independent musicians.
Radical Reference has kicked off a blog-a-thon to gather suggestions for new subject headings in the LCSH system. Check it out here. If you’d like some help suggesting a new subject heading, post a comment here or e-mail me at jharwell@georgiasouthern.edu
The link below is one example of the new and updated data sets in the ICPSR database, available via GALILEO here:
The following announcement comes from ICPSR, which is available via GALILEO here:
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (provided to the Georgia Southern campus by Henderson Library) is pleased to announce the development of several managed email lists that are intended to serve both a broader and a more focused community within your institutions!
Why have we developed these? For some time now, we have received requests that additional individuals beyond the designated campus representative be enabled to receive general announcements about ICPSR developments. There have also been requests for targeted announcements regarding programs/projects including the Summer Program and the emerging Online Learning Center.
More information and sign-up for all of these lists can be found here on the ICPSR website: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ICPSR/org/lists/index.html
OLC-Announce
This list will carry announcements from ICPSR staff specifically related to the Online Learning Center and teaching with data issues. Announcements might include notices of new DDLGs or other teaching resources and tools added to the site as well as upcoming presentations of our teaching resources at professional meetings.
This list is available to the public.
Summprog-Announce
This email list will carry announcements specifically related to ICPSR’s Summer Program in Quantitative Methods. Announcements might include updates on particular courses or information on new courses or scholarships.
This list is also available to the public.
Kind regards,
-ICPSR Staff
Linda Detterman
Marketing & Membership Director
ICPSR
University of Michigan
734.615.5494
On May 10, a 4-hour video presentation will be shown around the world, showcasing short films from individuals at the grassroots from widely different cultures.
Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim (the following is excerpted from this article) “believes a key to peace is for people to meet each other.”
“Movies alone can’t change the world, but the people who watch them can,” she said. “If you had the world’s attention for five minutes, what story would you tell?”
Noujaim’s works include “Control Room,” a 2004 film contrasting how Arab news organization Al-Jazeera and Western media covered the invasion of Iraq a year earlier.
Amateur filmmakers worldwide were invited to make digital films showing their viewpoints and upload them via YouTube.
Is anyone considering hosting a viewing event in Statesboro?
