Comments for UCLA Litbrarian http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature Library news, tips, and conversation for literature scholars at UCLA Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:14:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 Comment on End of a very short era? And, getting students to the library. by martab http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/0CU6UUkGgHE/ martab Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:26 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4893 Thanks for your kind words, John! It definitely helps to hear that some of my blog posts were helpful. And the LibGuides have certainly been a huge help to me in my reference and instruction. I especially love that we can readily see how other librarians are using them in our subject areas. A big help to this Americanist who finds she must do instruction in areas out of her comfort zone, like Victorian literature or British government documents. Thanks for your kind words, John! It definitely helps to hear that some of my blog posts were helpful. And the LibGuides have certainly been a huge help to me in my reference and instruction. I especially love that we can readily see how other librarians are using them in our subject areas. A big help to this Americanist who finds she must do instruction in areas out of her comfort zone, like Victorian literature or British government documents.

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4893 Comment on End of a very short era? And, getting students to the library. by John http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/tbkxZaQaDGY/ John Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:41:55 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4891 I came across your blog while I was working on my literature Libguide and wanted to see what other people had done. So I'm a bit of a latecomer, but I did read through the archive and found a few gems I had missed. I hope you keep it going in some form! I came across your blog while I was working on my literature Libguide and wanted to see what other people had done. So I’m a bit of a latecomer, but I did read through the archive and found a few gems I had missed. I hope you keep it going in some form!

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4891 Comment on End of a very short era? And, getting students to the library. by martab http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/y3VrcvWkZxI/ martab Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:49:50 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4834 Thanks, Zoe and Caroline for your supportive feedback! As it happens, I am now in serious conversation with individuals from several campus units related to digital humanities activities and we are thinking of team blogging. I would very much like to broaden the reach of this blog and still be relevant to scholars in my subject areas and it seems to me that focusing on digital humanities is one way to do this. And one of the things I would like to explore is the relationship between our digital collections and our "traditional" collections--i.e., between digital humanities scholarship and "traditional" humanities scholarship--so I would still be talking about things relevant to those faculty and students at UCLA who do not consider themselves to be plugged into the world of digital scholarship. More soon! Thanks, Zoe and Caroline for your supportive feedback! As it happens, I am now in serious conversation with individuals from several campus units related to digital humanities activities and we are thinking of team blogging. I would very much like to broaden the reach of this blog and still be relevant to scholars in my subject areas and it seems to me that focusing on digital humanities is one way to do this. And one of the things I would like to explore is the relationship between our digital collections and our “traditional” collections–i.e., between digital humanities scholarship and “traditional” humanities scholarship–so I would still be talking about things relevant to those faculty and students at UCLA who do not consider themselves to be plugged into the world of digital scholarship. More soon!

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4834 Comment on End of a very short era? And, getting students to the library. by Caroline Kelley http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/3MUT_8XFFLY/ Caroline Kelley Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:03:12 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4832 I love your blog -- I visit it all the time -- or once a month anyway :) I agree with Zoe that this is a great resource but of course it's your call. These things can be kind of time-consuming -- and it feels like wasted effort if few people seem to be reading it. So I wonder if there are ways to make it more visible? Is there a link to it on your departments' websites, i.e., Comparative Lit, History, etc? I finally provided a link to my own blog on the HUMlab website and traffic shot way up. Have a lovely summer! I love your blog — I visit it all the time — or once a month anyway :) I agree with Zoe that this is a great resource but of course it’s your call. These things can be kind of time-consuming — and it feels like wasted effort if few people seem to be reading it. So I wonder if there are ways to make it more visible? Is there a link to it on your departments’ websites, i.e., Comparative Lit, History, etc? I finally provided a link to my own blog on the HUMlab website and traffic shot way up.

Have a lovely summer!

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4832 Comment on End of a very short era? And, getting students to the library. by Zoe Borovsky http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/Gi8A4ZD2h7s/ Zoe Borovsky Tue, 19 May 2009 00:34:03 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4275 Hi Marta, This is a great resource, so I'm sorry to hear that you're losing steam. Do you have any usage statistics? Are some areas more visited than others? I'd be happy to help re-think/re-purpose this type of effort with similar experiences around UDHIG. Hi Marta,
This is a great resource, so I’m sorry to hear that you’re losing steam. Do you have any usage statistics? Are some areas more visited than others? I’d be happy to help re-think/re-purpose this type of effort with similar experiences around UDHIG.

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2009/05/14/end-of-a-very-short-era-and-getting-students-to-the-library/#comment-4275 Comment on Three more e-journals join Open Humanities Press! by Caroline Kelley http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/evLVpSeNyUU/ Caroline Kelley Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:44:13 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/10/23/three-more-e-journals-join-open-humanities-press/#comment-1860 Hi Marta: I love your blog although I haven't visited it in a while. So, I just took a look at the 3 new e journals by Open Humanities Press that you've alerted readers to. The first one anyway uses Open Journal Systems, part of the Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Columbia. It's also the same software we use at /thirdspace/ the feminist theory e journal I co-edit. It's a super cool open source product itself -- designed for open source peer-reviewed e journals.... Hi Marta: I love your blog although I haven’t visited it in a while.

So, I just took a look at the 3 new e journals by Open Humanities Press that you’ve alerted readers to. The first one anyway uses Open Journal Systems, part of the Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Columbia. It’s also the same software we use at /thirdspace/ the feminist theory e journal I co-edit. It’s a super cool open source product itself — designed for open source peer-reviewed e journals….

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/10/23/three-more-e-journals-join-open-humanities-press/#comment-1860 Comment on Wordless books at ALA by David Berona http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/ORHHhtMCCcw/ David Berona Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:20:41 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/16/wordless-books-at-ala/#comment-1118 I'm glad you enjoyed the Language of Pictures panel discussion and hope your faculty and students are encouraged to discover the riches of the early wordless books that I cover in my book. I would enjoy your comments on my book. I’m glad you enjoyed the Language of Pictures panel discussion and hope your faculty and students are encouraged to discover the riches of the early wordless books that I cover in my book. I would enjoy your comments on my book.

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/16/wordless-books-at-ala/#comment-1118 Comment on Oh, Canada by martab http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/JUwGCWePPLw/ martab Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:13:44 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/01/oh-canada/#comment-1062 Thanks, Kathleen! You will be delighted to know that we already have Thien's and Hage's books. You are right that is important to recognize the proliferation of languages in Canadian literature. I do try to collect in other languages (especially First Nations authors) when I see them, but since these books may not always be distributed along the same channels and English and French titles, I definitely benefit from having them brought to my attention. Thanks, Kathleen! You will be delighted to know that we already have Thien’s and Hage’s books. You are right that is important to recognize the proliferation of languages in Canadian literature. I do try to collect in other languages (especially First Nations authors) when I see them, but since these books may not always be distributed along the same channels and English and French titles, I definitely benefit from having them brought to my attention.

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/01/oh-canada/#comment-1062 Comment on Oh, Canada by Kathleen Molloy http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/6JWQz4306nk/ Kathleen Molloy Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:25:30 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/01/oh-canada/#comment-1061 Thank you for your efforts to encourage Canadian authors published in both English and French. I am delighted to see that you are trying to capture the dual voices of Canadians. Please also consider the works of Canadian authors who identify as neither Anglogphone nor Francophone. For example, local favourites are : Madeleine Thien and Rawi Hage, and their treasures are translated into both of Canada's two official languages. I would be pleased to provide you with the English and French titles of my my work, for your resources and enjoyment. Please contact me by e-mail for your copies of Dining with Death and La Mort au menu. Kathleen Molloy, author - Dining with Death www.kathleenmolloy.offo.ca www.diningwithdeath.ca www.lamortaumenu.ca Thank you for your efforts to encourage Canadian authors published in both English and French. I am delighted to see that you are trying to capture the dual voices of Canadians.

Please also consider the works of Canadian authors who identify as neither Anglogphone nor Francophone. For example, local favourites are : Madeleine Thien and Rawi Hage, and their treasures are translated into both of Canada’s two official languages.

I would be pleased to provide you with the English and French titles of my my work, for your resources and enjoyment. Please contact me by e-mail for your copies of Dining with Death and La Mort au menu.

Kathleen Molloy, author - Dining with Death
www.kathleenmolloy.offo.ca
www.diningwithdeath.ca
www.lamortaumenu.ca

]]> http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/07/01/oh-canada/#comment-1061 Comment on Scholarly communication? by martab http://feeds.library.ucla.edu/~r/uclalib/blogs/literature/comments/~3/hoG69yxUn4I/ martab Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:31:08 +0000 http://blogs.library.ucla.edu/literature/2008/06/11/scholarly-communication/#comment-1012 No, nothing so formal--it was really just a quick straw poll. I will forward you the email I sent out. No, nothing so formal–it was really just a quick straw poll. I will forward you the email I sent out.

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