A Selection of Videos for Black History Month on view in Meyer Library through February. Click exhibit title to see which ones; additional videos listed in the CCA Libraries catalog.
Feb 3, 2010
Videos for Black History Month
Jan 13, 2010
CCA/C images database
We're pleased to announce the release of a new CCA Images and Archives finding tool. This digital image database integrates over 3,500 digital images and records from a variety of the libraries' image and archive collections into one simple site. The following library collections are currently included (and there are more to come):
America the Beautiful print by Piet Fioole, from the Hamaguchi Study Print Collection; Big Four photograph from the CCA/C Photo Archive
Jan 11, 2010
Louise Stanley exhibit
Journals and paintings by M. Louise Stanley (MFA Painting, 1969) are on display in Meyer Library (Oak) from January 8 through March 5. There will be an opening reception for Louise Stanley: An Art Lover's Tour on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 5:30–7:30 pm in the library.
See also: Louise Stanley's website.
Nov 4, 2009
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum has made over 1,000,000 images from their collections available, "including ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture and textiles." There's quite a variety of work here, from David Shrigley and Rembrandt, to the care bears and drug jars.
The Elephant Rock (1858) by Linnaeus Tripe, © V&A Images
Oct 14, 2009
Solar decathlon resources
If you want some background on the Solar Decathlon excitement, where Team California's Refract House is currently in the lead, Simpson Library (SF) has some great resources, including plenty of:
Good luck to Team California in the remaining contests!Oct 7, 2009
History videos
American History in Video is a huge collection of videos from the likes of PBS and the History Channel, but cooler than those are their digitized old newsreels*. Before many people had TVs in their homes, many got their news via 7-10 minute films (produced by Universal Studios, among others), which were played before movies in local theaters across the U.S. Here's an example of a newsreel clip of Jean Tinguely, and his "weird and wonderful machines... that have no function".
This database is available for free through Nov 15, 2009. Let us know if you like it and we can look into a library subscription.
* You can also find a treasure trove of old Universal Newsreels on the Internet Archive, but American History in Video has the added bonus of offering complete transcripts of every video, making citations a snap.
Sep 24, 2009
Cinefiles
This new free database from the Pacific Film Archive is fantastic:
Cinefiles contains scanned images of reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents from the PFA Library's extensive collection covering world cinema, past and present.Browse by director, hone in by film title, and check out full pdfs of primary and secondary sources, many of which are rarely available from other periodical databases. There's even a select list of heavy-hitters whose entire filmographies are indexed and available on Cinefiles.
Sep 11, 2009
Ruth Laskey solos in Berlin
CCA Libraries cataloger, Ruth Laskey, heads to Berlin to install and oversee her solo show at Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender.
Until her return on October 6, cataloging inquiries can be addressed to Janice Woo or Michael Lordi.
Sep 10, 2009
Marty Streich display
An exhibit of jewelry and other work created by renowned metal artist, Marty Streich, is now on display in the CCA Meyer Library (Oakland). A teacher of metal arts and design at CCA from 1959 to 1999, Marty’s rapport with his students, as well as his teaching methods, influenced many during his 40 years at the College. With a strong mid-20th century aesthetic, his art looks modern and fresh today. This is a great opportunity to view a body of work, much of it never exhibited before.
On view from August 14 to October 9, 2009 | Reception Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Exhibit created by the CCA Alumni Council Archive Group
Photo of Marty Streich and students from the CCA Archives
Aug 26, 2009
Welcome to CCA libs!
Welcome (back) to CCA everybody! Wondering what the deal is with the libraries, how to get started finding stuff, checking things out, etc?
- Check out the video below for a quick and relatively painless introduction on how the libraries work
- Feel free to acquaint yourselves with the library hours, introduce yourself to the library staff, and try out the many tools on the library website
- And stop on by in person to check out books, DVDs, magazines, people, computers, exhibitions, and more!
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