Harwood Library http://harwood.org/library Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Digital Public Library of America http://harwood.org/library/?p=682 http://harwood.org/library/?p=682#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 16:51:55 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=682 The Digital Public Library of America – a large scale digital library project launched by Harvard University – offers extensive digitized collections.  Their mission is to connect users to digital content through metadata records – information about an item – for “millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, [...]]]> The Digital Public Library of America – a large scale digital library project launched by Harvard University – offers extensive digitized collections.  Their mission is to connect users to digital content through metadata records – information about an item – for “millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States.”  Each record links to original content.

Fiddlin' Bill Hensley, mountain fiddler, Asheville, North Carolina (photo by Ben Shahn, taken as part of the Farm Security Administration) via DPLA

Additionally, the DPLA offers exhibitions housed on their site. The above photo is from “America’s Great Depression and Roosevelt’s New Deal.”

You can also search using the Timeline.  When you click on a time period, you receive a list of results from the decade.  This is a handy tool when researching a topic.  Try it out and see what primary source you discover!

 

]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=682 0 Catching Fire Teaser Trailer http://harwood.org/library/?p=678 http://harwood.org/library/?p=678#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:23:44 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=678

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]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=678 0 Handwriting: Writing tips from Writers http://harwood.org/library/?p=672 http://harwood.org/library/?p=672#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:21:54 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=672 Shared Worlds Teen Writing Camp at Wofford College asked famous writers to write on their hands – and offer words of advice for aspiring writers.  If you’re looking for some help, a gentle pat on the back to keep you going with your writing project, or some inspiration, Hand in Hand is a [...]]]> Shared Worlds Teen Writing Camp at Wofford College asked famous writers to write on their hands – and offer words of advice for aspiring writers.  If you’re looking for some help, a gentle pat on the back to keep you going with your writing project, or some inspiration, Hand in Hand is a great place to start.  Scroll through the photos to find advice from writers like Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Karen Lord, and Jeff VanderMeer.

 

]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=672 0 Cookie Monster in the Library http://harwood.org/library/?p=670 http://harwood.org/library/?p=670#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:31:31 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=670

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]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=670 0 What is Plagiarism? http://harwood.org/library/?p=667 http://harwood.org/library/?p=667#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:13:04 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=667

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]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=667 0 Found: National Geographic Archives http://harwood.org/library/?p=661 http://harwood.org/library/?p=661#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:56:40 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=661 National Geographic is celebrating their 125th anniversary by sharing photos from their archives on a new National Geographic Tumblr: Found and features never-before-seen photos from the archives.

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]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=661 0 Valentines from NYPL http://harwood.org/library/?p=647 http://harwood.org/library/?p=647#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:24:12 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=647

These vintage Valentines are from a collection housed in the Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library. The collection was started by children’s librarian Helen Adams Masten and features items from Victorian-era valentines to handmade valentines. Here are just a few. To view more, head over to DesignSponge.  (Feelin’ crafty?  [...]]]>

These vintage Valentines are from a collection housed in the Rare Books Division of the New York Public Library. The collection was started by children’s librarian Helen Adams Masten and features items from Victorian-era valentines to handmade valentines. Here are just a few. To view more, head over to DesignSponge.  (Feelin’ crafty?  Also, at DesignSponge, check out the DIY Valentine’s Day crafts.)

]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=647 0 Pep Talk http://harwood.org/library/?p=644 http://harwood.org/library/?p=644#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:39:36 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=644 It’s February.  Here’s a pep talk.

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]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=644 0 On Language http://harwood.org/library/?p=635 http://harwood.org/library/?p=635#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:08:16 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=635 “I believe in fiction and the power of stories because that way we speak in tongues. We are not silenced. All of us, when in deep trauma, find we hesitate, we stammer; there are long pauses in our speech. The thing is stuck. We get our language back through the language of others. We can [...]]]> “I believe in fiction and the power of stories because that way we speak in tongues. We are not silenced. All of us, when in deep trauma, find we hesitate, we stammer; there are long pauses in our speech. The thing is stuck. We get our language back through the language of others. We can turn to the poem. We can open the book. Somebody has been there for us and deep-dived the words.” - Jeanette Winterson

]]> http://harwood.org/library/?feed=rss2&p=635 0 Ira Glass on Storytelling http://harwood.org/library/?p=629 http://harwood.org/library/?p=629#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:51:15 +0000 westbrookm http://harwood.org/library/?p=629

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

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Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

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