Media Collections Final Exam Hours

Media Collections will maintain normal hours through the end of December 12.

Monday – Thursday: 10am – 7pm
Friday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 2pm – 7pm

Media Collections will operate with the following hours from December 13 to December 18.

Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: Closed

Media Collections will be closed after December 18.  We shall open for business in spring semester.  Please see the reference desk for access after this date.

Nov 16: Feature Title

Alice Neel

Directed By:Andrew Neel
DVD: 82 min

AliceNeel

A look at the life and struggles of being a single mother and female artist, that became one of the great artists of the 20th century, with subjects such as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, and more.

Special features: Director’s commentary with Hartley Neel and Richard Neel; painted by Alice; Communism and social consciousness; Alice’s apartment; The Porsche story.

ND1329.N36 A45 2008

Subject Areas:
Neel, Alice, 1900-1984.
Portrait painting, American.
Painting, American — 20th century.

Media Collections Shelf Shifting

Since Media Collections was established at the Addlestone Library in May of 2006 we have at least doubled our original collection of some 3000 video titles.  We are experiencing growing pains in the form of some very tight space.  To free up space for our growing collection we are in the process of shifting titles and re-labeling shelves.  We should be done by end of summer.  If you come by Media Collections this summer, you may notice some temporary shelf signs as well as signs of heavy movement and some construction.  Be not alarmed.  By the fall we will be well organized and prettied up.  Its only going to get better.

Video Round Table announces 2009 Notable Videos for Adults

<This information from the ALA web site>

The American Library Association (ALA) Video Round Table Notable Videos Committee has compiled its 2009 list of Notable Videos for Adults, a list of fifteen outstanding programs released on video within the past two years and suitable for all libraries serving adults.  Its purpose is to call attention to recent video releases that make a significant contribution to the world of video recordings.  The selections were made during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado.  The winning titles are:

The Business of Being Born. 87 min. New Line Home Video. DVD: $27.98 (Available most distributors) http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/

Cats of Mirikitani. 74 min. Arts Alliance America. DVD: $29.95. (Available most distributors) http://www.thecatsofmirikitani.com/

Deep Water. 93 min. IFC Films. DVD: $24.95. (Available most distributors) http://www.deepwater-movie.com/

Fat Chance.  52 min.  Icarus Films.  DVD: $390.  http://icarusfilms.com

How I Am. 49 minutes. Fanlight Productions. DVD: $249. www.fanlight.com

Miss Navajo. 53 min. The Cinema Guild. DVD: $295.00 www.cinemaguild.com

No End In Sight. 102 min. Magnolia Home Entertainment. DVD: $19.99. (Available most distributors) http://www.noendinsightmovie.com/

The Order of Myths. 80 min. Cinema Guild (with PPR): DVD: $395.00. http://cinemaguild.com/ New Yorker Video: DVD: $29.99. http://www.theorderofmyths.com/

Price of Sugar. 90 minutes. New Yorker Films. DVD: $29.99. (Available most distributors) http://www.thepriceofsugar.com/

Sharkwater. 90 minutes. Warner Home Video. DVD: $19.99. (Available most distributors) http://www.sharkwater.com/

Steal a Pencil for Me. 94 min. Westlake Entertainment. DVD: $24.98. (Available most distributors) www.westlakeent.com

To See If I’m Smiling. 60 min. Women Make Movies. DVD: $295.00 for Universities, Colleges & Institutions; $89.00 for K-12, Public Libraries & Select Groups. http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c719.shtml

War Dance. 107 min. THINKfilm. DVD: $24.99. (Available most distributors) www.thinkfilmcompany.com

What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann. 80 min. Zeitgeist Films. DVD: $29.99. http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/what_remains/index.html

White Light, Black Rain. 86 minutes. Films Media Group (with PPR): DVD: $169.95 http://ffh.films.com/; HBO Home Video: DVD: $19.98 (Available most distributors) http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/whitelightblackrain/

Members of the 2008-09 committee are:  Chair, Meghann Matwichuk, University of Delaware Library; Nora Dimmock, University of Rochester, New York; Tom Ipri, University of Nevada – Las Vegas; Cynthia Knight, Hunterdon County Library (N.J.); Chet Mulawka, San Mateo (Calif.) County Library; Jeff Pearson, University of Michigan;  Sam Readman, Miami-Dade  (Fla.) Public Library; Joan Skowronski, Hillsborough(Fla.)County Public Library; and Sue-Ellen Beauregard, consultant, Booklist magazine, Chicago.

For more information about the list and the Video Round Table please visit:

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/vrt/initiatives/notablevideos/index.cfm

Media Collections Summer Hours

Media Collections will be open normal regular semester hours till May 6.  That is Mon-Fri 10am – 7pm.  We will be closed through graduation.  Our summer hours will begin on May 11:

Media Collections Summer 2009 Operation Hours
May 11- August 9

Mon – Thursday: 10am -5pm
Friday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: 2pm – 7pm

New Filmographies Added

We have added new filmographies.  We now have Spanish and Italian language films lists as well as a Japanese and Native American filmography.  We are working on a Russian language film list and a history filmography which should be ready soon.  Link to the Filmographies tab above.

335: New Viewing Room with Region 0 Player

Addlestone Room 335 has been equipped with video viewing stations. Students now have another viewing area to view videos on DVD or VHS. Even better, the room has a “Region 0 DVD player that plays the many foreign films we have been receiving that are not Region 1. Videos produced in North America are Region 1. Videos that are not Region 1 do not play in normal DVD players sold in the United States. A Region 0 player will play all dvd region code dvds. For an explanation of region differences and locations link here.