Featured Resources from Mabee Library: Grove Music Reference Works

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrell, was published simultaneously in print and online as Grove Music Online in January 2001. Grove Music Online began to develop independently immediately; regular revisions and additions to the content began in Spring of 2001 and continue today through an ambitious editorial program. In addition to the regular program of revisions and new articles, Grove Music Online has grown to include The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (published in print in 1992 and online in 1999) and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition (2001). Through a partnership with Sibelius notation software, over 500 of Grove's musical examples are now available in sound as well as notated examples. (via)

Click HERE for reviews for the above items. Mabee Library also owns titles from The Grove Music series, The Grove Musical Instruments series, The New Grove Dictionary of American Music, and The Composer Biography series.

Copyright Issues in a Digital Age

Here are three Web sites that illustrate different ways of dealing with copyright:

Internet Archive: Feature Films

The Internet Archive hosts movies from the public domain.

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UbuWeb

I've seen this site referred to as "YouTube for the avant-garde." Read the FAQ from below listed "What is your policy concerning posting copyrighted material?" (click the image to enlarge it)


Sites like this have the luxury of remaining lax about copyright issues because avant-garde cinema is not exactly a moneymaker for Hollywood. If it should ever become one, then sites dealing with unconventional content will be targeted for copyright infringement.

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EZ Movies

Then there are sites like this one, which includes one of the more original disclaimers that I've ever read. Evidently, talking about how people can illegally download movies is an issue of free speech. Providing people with the necessary tools is also not a problem because EZ Movies believes in the power of personal responsibility (WINK!).

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Here are Some Interesting Articles About Copyright Issues in a Digital Age:

Digital Copyright Law in a YouTube World

Copyright Dot Com: The Digital Millennium in Copyright

A History of Online Gatekeeping

The Ecstasy of Influence: A Plagiarism

An Informed Debate on the Middle East Requires Information

Here are a few sources of information about the Middle East available from Mabee Library or online. Feel free to leave the names of other recommended resources in the comments.

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa
WU Mabee Reference
DS44 .C37 1988

Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .H418 2000

Understanding the Contemporary Middle East
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .U473 2004

From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
WU Mabee Stacks
DS44 .L48 2004

Through Middle Eastern Eyes
WU Mabee Stacks
DS42.4 .T48 2002

Middle East - World Book entry

The University of Texas-Austin Libraries' Online Collection of Iraq maps and Afghanistan maps.

The Partisans of Ali: A History of Shia Faith and Politics (from npr.org)
The United States is immersed more deeply than ever in the Muslim world's sectarian divide. A five-part series explores the split between Shia and Sunnis, from its origins shortly after the death of Muhammed in the seventh century to the modern-day upheaval in Iraq.

RAP Sessions @ Mabee Library

Be sure to attend one of the RAP Sessions at Mabee Library!

Judy Druse, Mabee's Acting Assistant Director for Public Services, is conducting Research Assistance Program (RAP) Sessions at the library during the next two weeks. There are two types of sessions from which to choose based on your knowledge of the library.

RAP session #1 is a very basic workshop designed to highlight services and resources the Libraries offer. It will include a basic orientation to Mabee Library and the Curriculum Resources Center, an overview of the Libraries’ Web sites, and a physical tour of the Mabee Library. This workshop is designed for new students to the University and for students just beginning to use the University Libraries. It will be offered four times from February 5-8 in the Mabee Library electronic classroom:

February 5 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
February 6 9:30 am – 10:30 am
February 7 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
February 8 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

RAP session #2 will be a basic introduction to the research process – how to find books and articles. Upon completion of this workshop, students will be able to (1) identify appropriate article databases and use them to find articles; (2) use ATLAS, the online catalog, to find specific books and periodicals; (3) identify locations in the Libraries for the books and periodicals they need; and (4) identify whether an article is considered scholarly or not. RAP session #2 will be offered four times from February 12-15 in the Mabee Library electronic classroom:

February 12 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
February 13 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
February 14 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
February 15 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

For more information, contact the reference desk:
Phone: 670-2485
E-mail: refemail@washburn.edu
IM: Mabee's IM Reference Service