Category: Libraries
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England. Today, on her 239th birthday, Austen’s life and work continue to attract enormous world-wide interest. In 2016, the Folger Shakespeare Library will host an exhibition called Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity, exploring how these writers became literary superheroes.…
Guest post by Stephen H. Grant It was not a foregone conclusion that the Folger Shakespeare Library be built two blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Hidden away among Folger papers as I scoured in the library’s underground vault during the research phase of Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger, I found a small undated…
Guest post by Stephen H. Grant It was not a foregone conclusion that the Folger Shakespeare Library be built two blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Hidden away among Folger papers as I scoured in the library’s underground vault during the research phase of Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger, I found a small undated…
Guest post by Mame Warren Reading other people’s mail, particularly when one of the correspondents is George C. Marshall, provides an absorbing opportunity to delve into stories behind the official history. One of the towering figures of the twentieth century, Marshall helped orchestrate the Allied victory in World War II as chief of staff of…
In 1874, Emily Dickinson wrote the poem: Dear March - Come in - How Glad I am - I hoped for you before - Put down your Hat - You must have walked - How out of Breath you are - Dear March, how are you, and the Rest - Did you leave Nature well…
By john
August 22, 2013
American History, American Studies, Behind the Scenes, Cultural Studies, Digital Content, Education, History, Libraries, Social media, Uncategorized
Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…
By john
August 22, 2013
American History, American Studies, Behind the Scenes, Cultural Studies, Digital Content, Education, History, Libraries, Social media, Uncategorized
Guest post by Rebecca Anne Goetz In the recent controversy over the American Historical Association’s statement on open access dissertations, I found myself reliving an old argument about how scholars do research and share their work. The advent of both the internet and the social media tools that facilitate scholarly communication online have left our rather…
By Tashina Gunning, Project MUSE Summer is the time of the year that those of us at Project MUSE begin to get a clearer idea of what our upcoming year will look like. By August, most of our new journal titles have been confirmed, and the ink is drying on contracts with our new publishers.…
By Tashina Gunning, Project MUSE Summer is the time of the year that those of us at Project MUSE begin to get a clearer idea of what our upcoming year will look like. By August, most of our new journal titles have been confirmed, and the ink is drying on contracts with our new publishers.…
Following revelations about the reach of the United States government's controversial surveillance programs, groups representing publishers, booksellers, libraries, and authors have renewed their push for amendments to the USA Patriot Act. In a statement released yesterday, the Campaign for Reader Privacy said: The Campaign for Reader Privacy calls on Congress and on the President to take the…