EVENT: Faculty Book Readings Series, featuring Professor Vernon Dickson

Join us for a new installment of the Faculty Book Readings Series this Wednesday, 12/04 at 3pm.   Professor Vernon Dickson will discuss his new book, "Emulation on the Shakespearean Stage." The work explores social and rhetorical theories and practices of imitation and emulation through their enactment on the English Renaissance stage and examines their cultural significance in the often touted age of imitation. Professor Dickson is an active member of the Shakespeare Association of American and the Rhetoric Society of American. He has published articles related to Shakespeare, the Renaissance, rhetorical theory, exemplarity, and emulation in Renaissance Quarterly, Studies in English Literature, and the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America.

WHERE:  Hubert Library, BBC room HL175
WHEN:  Wednesday, December 4th, 3 - 4:30pm 
light refreshments will be served

LECTURE: Jose I. Ramirez, "Defining Moments"

The FIU Libraries and the Cuban Research Institute will be hosting a lecture by Jose I. Ramirez entitled Defining Moments: A Cuban Exile's Story About Discovery & the Search for a Better Future, on November 22, 2.30pm, Green Library rm 422.  See the poster below for more details. 

EVENT: Viernes de Musicalia - music, conversation, refreshments, & a chance to win!

The FIU Libraries and the Cristobal Diaz-Ayala Collection invite you to another Latin American-infused evening of music, conversation, and light refreshments on Friday, November 22nd, beginning at 7pm, Green Library rm 220, Modesto A. Maidique Campus.

The Colombian journalist Erasmo Padilla will present the second lecture of our series, Viernes de Musicalia (Fridays of Musicalia).  Mr. Padilla collected many interviews of singers and composers, all of which were recently published in his book Tengo un Filin.  We are going to enjoy and re-live the filin (feeling) by listening to songs, such as, "Si Me Comprendieras," "Contigo en la Distancia," "22 Anos," and "Palabras," among others.  Special guest -- Martin Rojas 

Please join us in this spectacular evening of music, plus a giveaway!  Two autographed copies of the book Yo Tengo Un Filin, by Erasmo Padilla, will be raffled.

Please RSVP at 305-348-2818 - or - by emailing gonvalev AT fiu.edu
The event is free and open to the public.  Light refreshments will be served. 

GALLERY AT GREEN LIBRARY Eleke: Sacred Beaded Regalia of the Orisha

Running from November to December, 2013 the Gallery at Green Library will be featuring a colorful assortment of beaded works by artists Alexander Fernandez and Martin Tsang in Eleke: Sacred Beaded Regalia of the Orisha.  Coinciding with the exhibit will be a lecture from FIU Professor of Anthropology, Dr. Dennis Wiedman.
From the artists, "The pieces on display are examples of Afro-Cuban religious beadwork from the Lukumi orisha tradition. They are a mix of items that we have made ourselves, and some that have been inherited and handed down by elders. They are all items that are fully consecrated and used ritually, normally located in private, household shrines for the orishas. It is a rare opportunity for these items to be viewed by the public."

Although the pieces on display are not for sale, the artists do make beadwork for the Lukumi/Orisha community on a commission basis. Contact the artists with any inquiries at: eleke.afrocuban.lukumi.exhibit@gmail.com

LECTURE INFO:

ELEKE: Adorning the Divine
A Discussion on Lukumi Sacred Material Culture

Monday, December 2, 2013
5:30pm - 8pm
Green Library, Modesto A. Maidique Campus
GL220

for more information and details, please visit the Gallery at Green Library online. 

OPEN ACCESS WEEK @ FIU: 10/21-27

Celebrate and participate in Open Access Week with FIU Libraries!

WHAT IS IT?

Open Access Week is a global event for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access... and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.  Access more information on the Libraries and OA on our guide: http://libguides.fiu.edu/scholarlycomm

“Open Access” to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole. (from openaccessweek.org)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, Oct. 21 – 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.      
Locations:  MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150
Open Access: Redefining Impact - Live webcast from the World Bank
   
Among the topics to be discussed are Article Level Metrics (ALM’s) and changing the way scholarly communication is measured.  Panelists:

• Dr. Stefano Bertuzzi, Executive Director of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 
•  Brett Bobley, Chief Information Officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities
•  Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Scholarly Communication of the Modern Language Association
• Dr. Cameron Neylon, Advocacy Director for Public Library of Science
• Dr. Michael Stebbins, Assistant Director for Biotechnology in the Science Division of the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

Tuesday, Oct. 22 – 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.    
Location: GC 150
Tuesday Times Roundtable, “Should Everyone Have Access to Articles on Publicly-Funded Research?”

Moderator – Stephanie Brenenson, Graduate Studies/Scholarly Communication Librarian, FIU

Tuesday, Oct. 22 – 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.        
Locations: MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150       
Protect your Patrons from Predatory Publishers

Speaker: Jeffrey Beall, University of Colorado-Denver (live webinar from USF)
This webinar will provide an overview of the issues related to scholarly open-access publishing, focusing on the unintended consequences such as predatory publishers and their abuse of the gold open-access model.  He encourages all scholars to increase scrutiny of publishers of their research.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.    
Location: GL245
FIU’s Open Access Publishing Fund Q&A

Faculty and doctoral students are invited to a Q&A about the new OA publishing fund, to begin on November 1, to subsidize author’s fees and OA membership discounts with various publishers.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 – 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.    
Locations: MMC - GL245     BBC – HL150
Open Access Week Chat with Peter Suber

This webcast will be an interactive interview and discussion with Peter Suber, Director of the Harvard Office of Scholarly Communications and major proponent of the Open Access movement (see bit.ly/petersuber for his credentials.)

Grand Opening Event: The Hub @ Green Library

President Mark Rosenberg & the Dean of Libraries, Anne Prestamo invite you to the 

Ribbon-cutting and Grand Opening of The Hub @ Green Library!

WHEN:  Wednesday, October 16th, 2-4pm

WHERE:  2nd floor of Green Library, Modesto Maidique Campus, FIU @ The Hub

Light refreshments will be served.  

EXHIBIT: Don Paul, Visual Art

On view now at the Gallery in Green Library, Don Paul, Visual Art.  This exhibit will run through the month of October.  Meet the artist, Q&A, and guided tour on Thursday, October 10, 3-5pm.  Reception to follow, 5-7pm.  Visit Special Collections for more information. 

October is Health Literacy Month!

Celebrate and learn about your health literacy with the FIU Libraries - we have the health information you need, when you need it.

• Looking for easy-to-understand health information? Try MedlinePlus (also available in Spanish).
• Interested in websites for healthcare professionals? Check out our newest LibGuide with health literacy resources organized by topic.
• Need scholarly health and biomedical information? Explore the FIU Libraries' health sciences databases.

Take some time this month to learn about Medical Subject Headings, access a new trustworthy health resource, or simply pass by the FIU Libraries and meet your Health Sciences Librarian.

Improve your health literacy to improve your health!

 

REMINDER: It's Banned Books Week 2013

Banned Book Week 2013 will be held September 22-28.
Read a banned book, participate in a ReadOUT, or find out more information on censorship in celebration of banned books! 

• Information Guide and FIU Libraries' banned books collection: http://libguides.fiu.edu/bannedbooksweek
• Information on censorship: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship  

ReadOUTs:

• Participate in the Hubert Library/BBC ReadOUT! Speakers include Professor Blevens, Journalism; Professor Demos, Humanities, and Librarian George Pearson.
  Where:  Hubert Library #175
  When:  Tuesday, September 24
  Time:  11:00 a.m
• Participate in a Virtual ReadOUT!Create a video proclaiming the virtues of the freedom to read to be featured on a dedicated YouTube channel
•  Other events: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/events

LECTURE: Viernes de Musicalia

The FIU Libraries and the Diaz-Ayala Collection invite you to come and enjoy a Latin-American music lecture.  Cuban musicologist Euridice Losada will present the first lecture in our series, "Viernes de Musicalia/Friday of Musicalia."  As an expert in Cuban and Latin-American music, Professor Losada will share with us her knowledge of "La Cancion de Salon en America Latina."  We will all enjoy works from composers such as Ernesto Lecuona, Moises Simons, and Agustin Lara, among other relevant musicians.  In addition, we will be entertained with video clips and great conversation. 

The lecture is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be provided.  

WHEN: Friday, 9/27, 7pm
WHERE: Green Library, 220
RSVP: 305-348-2818 or with gonzalev@fiu.edu

AVAST! Sept 19th Is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Visit the Information & Research Desk Thursday Sept, 19th from 9am-2pm,  on the second floor of the Green Library, speak a Pirate phrase and walk away with some "booty" swag!  We've got tshirts, library-approved water bottles, and more, available first come-first plunder!


Need some inspiration for that Pirate-ese?
Cast yer eyes upon the FREE Mango Language Pirate Course!  It contains everything you need to know to “parley” perfect Pirate in minutes!  Plus, you’ll learn:

• The appropriate way to hail your fellow gentlemen o’ fortune
• Practical Pirate lingo
• The finer points of swashbuckling
• Some Pirate history and the part it played in forming our modern democracy

If Pirate is not your thing, Mango’s online language learning system can help you learn Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, and much more!

Banned Books Week 2013

Banned Book Week 2013 will be held September 22-28. 
Read a banned book, participate in a ReadOUT, or find out more information on censorship in celebration of banned books! 

• Information Guide and FIU Libraries' banned books collection: http://libguides.fiu.edu/bannedbooksweek
• Information on censorship: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship  

ReadOUTs:

• Participate in the Hubert Library/BBC ReadOUT! Speakers include Professor Blevens, Journalism; Professor Demos, Humanities, and Librarian George Pearson.
  Where:  Hubert Library #175
  When:  Tuesday, September 24
  Time:  11:00 a.m
• Participate in a Virtual ReadOUT!Create a video proclaiming the virtues of the freedom to read to be featured on a dedicated YouTube channel
•  Other events: http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/events

Fall 2013 RefWorks Workshops Schedule

 

WHAT WILL WE COVER?

What is RefWorks? 
What is citation management?
Advantages of using RefWorks
How to Open an Account
Exporting to RefWorks
Creating folders
Creating a basic bibliography
 

WORKSHOP DATES

Fri., Sept. 27 - 3:00-5:00 p.m. - MMC Campus, Green Library, GL 245
Tues., Oct. 29 3:00-5:00 p.m. - BBC Campus, Hubert Library, HL 150
Thurs., Oct. 31 at 3:00-5:00 p.m.  - MMC Campus, Green Library, GL245

EXHIBIT - Brasil: The Sheila Thomson Collection

New at the Gallery at Green Library; this exhibition of Brazilian popular crafts is in remembrance of Sheila Thomson and her generosity to the Special Collections Department, Green Library.

In the news: Remembering Sheila Thomson, Long-time Wolfsonian Employee

Related website(s): 

Maria-Brazil: A Selection of Brazilian Music and Popular Crafts by Sheila Thomson

EXHIBIT: through my eyes

Now on view at the Green Library Gallery, "through my eyes" by the Libraries' own Genevieve Diamond.

Gallery at Green Library: May Exhibit

Now on view at the Gallery at Green Library, "Art as Process" from the Children's Creative Learning Center.  

The Children’s Creative Learning Center at FIU’s Art Exhibit titled “Art as Process” was designed to reflect the nature of the children’s experiences in Art as well as to highlight other areas of daily CCLC activities all of which are a process.  Because the children ranging in age from two to six are highly visual learners, whether the content area is science experimentation, gardening, life cycles, emergent literacy or math, the documentation is interpreted through visual imagery and is integrated through the children’s sensory system.  Photographs help guide the sequence of events for the children as they will for visitors to the gallery who will also get a sense of time and place by looking at some of the historical images marking the Center’s 37th Anniversary. 

Library Amnesty Day! Celebrate National Library Week!

It's National Library Week, and FIU Libraries is celebrating by giving you a pass and offering you a pardon!  One day only, Wednesday, April 17th, return your overdue or "lost" items and all fines/fees will be waived!  No questions asked, just bring the items back...  details and and some rules described below. 

EXHIBIT: Cuban Dominoes

On view at the Gallery at Green Library, April 1 - 30, an exhibition of handmade domino sets, made by the students of FIU School of Architecture.  A domino tournament with the designers is also being scheduled, date and time to be announced, so stay tuned!

Join Us for GIS Day March 29th!

This Friday, March 29th the FIU Libraries will be hosting its 2013 GIS Day. 

The theme for this year’s GIS Day is “GeoHumanities: Drawing New Connections in Time & Space”.  Join the FIU GIS Center + Map & Imagery User Services (MIUS) for a fun-filled, single-day mini-conference of:

• guest lectures by visiting and FIU’s own GIS experts
• a hands-on workshop focusing on GIS and US Census datas
• an all-day display of GIS posters
• a student poster competition for FIU and non-FIU students
• GIS/map games

Full details, events schedules and other info are available at the links below.  

Green Library GIS Day Event Schedule & Information: http://gis.fiu.edu/gisday/
Hubert Library GIS Day Event Schedule & Information:  http://gis.fiu.edu/gisdaybbc/


What is the event about?
GIS Day is about providing an engaging, discourse-generating forum for people to discuss the technology, applications, and power of Geographic Information systems (GIS). GIS represents a relatively new set of technologies that are rapidly changing our world by creating a heightened geographic/spatial consciousness. Natural and social scientists, decision-makers, and the general public are increasingly engaging and expanding the potential of GIS to improve the way human beings interact with planet Earth. It’s a very exciting time, with some even positing that global society is collectively undergoing a geospatial revolution. Here at FIU, we’re celebrating GIS with a range of activities, including guest lectures, multiple workshop sessions, GIS/map games, an all-day poster-viewing session, and a student poster competition. We’ve essentially planned a one-day, multi-site (MMC & BBC) mini-conference!

Green Library Gallery: "Winter in Cuba" Exhibit

"Winter in Cuba" offers a glimpse of the heyday of travel and tourism in pre-1950s Cuba.  The Elena Kurstin Collection of Cuban Memorabilia is a treasure trove of postcards, menus, brochures, magazines, and even swizzle sticks from hotels, night clubs and the haunts of many a mobster of that period.  This exhibition gives a glimpse of the Havana so popular with tourists... not only what to see in Cuba, but how to get there by air or by sea.