Jul 2, 2009
Simpson Library Mini-Remodel
The SF campus circulation staff are nearly done with hoarding their shiny things into the various burrows of the Simpson Library in anticipation of new furniture.
Starting Monday, July 6, the current circulation furniture will be dismantled and replaced by some brand new stuff.
The library will remain open, and all items may still be checked out to students/staff/faculty with valid patron records.
Please excuse any inconvenience that may come up during this transition period - we hope to be refreshed, renewed, and ready to serve as usual by the end of the week.
May 19, 2009
Chicago Manual of Style
The library has a trial subscription to the Chicago Manual of Style online. Current CCA students, staff, and faculty can access the site through the end of July 2009, at which point the librarians will assess whether or not to set-up a real subscription.
The library already has print copies of the Manual available, so we would very much appreciate any feedback you might have about whether or not (and to what extent) the online version is a worthwhile tool compared to the print version. You can comment below or email your thoughts directly to me at chennesy@cca.edu. Thanks!
Apr 29, 2009
Outer space
The often interesting Book Cover Archive blog just got the skinny on the legality of using NASA images for various purposes.
All publicly available NASA images are on nasaimages.org, which is co-operated by the Internet Archive. It is most likely legal for you to use them for any purpose (commercial or otherwise) unless there’s someone famous in the image.More details are on the blog, and there are lots of very cool images on nasaimages.org.
Apr 28, 2009
Research award winners 09
Congratulations to the winners of the first annual Library Research Awards!
Parul Sharma won in the artwork category for her book, Gameplan for Equity, which she researched and designed in David Asari's Typography 3 course.
Brittany Luby won the research paper category for How does Cézanne's painting style express the way in which vision functions?, written in Celeste Connor's Intro to Modern Art course.
For their hard-work and creativity in the use of library and information resources, both winners will receive a $200 prize! And congratulations also to the other research award participants – the competition was very close this year!
Excerpt from Gameplan for Equity, Parul Sharma
Big thanks are due to our faculty judges, Ashley Eriksmoen, Anna Vogt, and Christopher Simmons, for lending their time and expertise to the judging process. Thanks also to the faculty members who lent their statements of support to the research award participants.
Apr 22, 2009
Apr 21, 2009
Book art winners 09
Congratulations to Casey Gardner, first prize winner in the second annual CCA Libraries Book Art Competition! Casey's book, Beyond Question: Why Go, will become a part of the CCA Libraries' permanent artists' books collection, and she will be awarded a $200 acquisition prize. Congratulations also go to honorable mention awardees Molly Prentiss and Anna Bunting, as well as all of the other artists who participated!
All book art submissions are on display in Meyer Library (Oakland) through May 8.
Beyond Question: Why Go by Casey Gardner
Honorable Mention: Advice for Travelers by Molly Prentiss
Honorable Mention: The Cactus House by Anna Bunting
Thanks to our esteemed judges: Janice Braun, Michael Henninger, and Patricia Wakida. Thanks also to all of the CCA book arts instructors and students who participated in the competition!
Apr 20, 2009
Articles as mp3s
The Art Full Text and OmniFile Full Text article databases added a very cool feature that lets you listen to full-text articles being read by the computer. Select the "full-text html" link for any article in your search results and then select the "Listen" icon to either listen online or download an mp3 of the full article to your computer/iPod.
Mar 30, 2009
Cody Hennesy on Tour
Cody is on tour with his band, The Rhombus, March 27-April 11, and will play at the Hemlock Tavern, SF, Friday, April 10 (around 10pm). See you there!
therhombus.org
Nancy Chan at Hyde St. Gallery
SPACES
Brett Amory & Nancy Chan
April 3-May 1, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 6-10 PM
Hyde St Gallery
1987 Hyde St (@ Union)
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-359-9800
www.hydestreetgallery.com
Gallery Hours
Wed-Fri: 1-9 PM
Sat-Sun: 12-8 PM
Curated by Julianne Yates
Mar 10, 2009
Comix + Flix
With the recent release of Watchmen, this may be a good time to take a look at the libraries' collection of comic books and graphic novels, some of which have also already been adapted for the big screen.
Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Ghost World by Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Other notable titles:
Black Hole by Charles Burns - graphic novel with film adaptation in development
Hellboy [videorecording] by Guillermo del Toro - based on the comic
The Art of Hellboy by Mike Mignola
Nightmare Alley by Spain Rodriguez and William Lindsay Gresham - graphic novel inspired by a 1946 novel which was subsequently adapted as a 1947 film noir
Watching the Watchmen by Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd, Mike Essl
Film and Comic Books edited by Ian Gordon, Mark Jancovich, Matthew P. McAllister
Frank Miller's Sin City [videorecording] - based on the comic series
Akira [videorecording] by Katsuhiro Otomo - based on the manga
American Splendor [videorecording] - based on comic series by Harvey Pekar
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