Category: Bibliography News

Calling all literature (and related topics) librarians at ALA Midwinter

Calling all literature (and related topics) librarians at ALA Midwinter. The MLA Discussion Group will be meeting:

Saturday, 25 January
10:30 am 11:30 am
Philadelphia Convention Center-115 B

Bib editor Barbara Chen is on the agenda to give an update. Here’s the rest of the meeting’s topics:

I. Introductions
II. Vendor updates
a. Ryan Bernier, EBSCO
b. Stephen Brooks, Proquest
c. Kate Hanley, Gale | Cengage Learning
III. MLA update (Barbara Chen)
IV. Discovery services and the MLAIB–For item IV, you might want to have thought of times when you’ve used or taught discovery services in conjunction with the MLAIB, or the MLAIB instead of a discovery service, or vice versa. The idea is less a debate of their merits than how we help students navigate a world that we’ve made even more complex – and Google or Google Scholar look increasingly simple.
V. Topics for Annual

Calling all literature (and related topics) librarians at ALA Midwinter. The MLA Discussion Group will be meeting:

Saturday, 25 January
10:30 am 11:30 am
Philadelphia Convention Center-115 B

Bib editor Barbara Chen is on the agenda to give an update. Here’s the rest of the meeting’s topics:

I. Introductions
II. Vendor updates
a. Ryan Bernier, EBSCO
b. Stephen Brooks, Proquest
c. Kate Hanley, Gale | Cengage Learning
III. MLA update (Barbara Chen)
IV. Discovery services and the MLAIB–For item IV, you might want to have thought of times when you’ve used or taught discovery services in conjunction with the MLAIB, or the MLAIB instead of a discovery service, or vice versa. The idea is less a debate of their merits than how we help students navigate a world that we’ve made even more complex – and Google or Google Scholar look increasingly simple.
V. Topics for Annual

NOW INDEXING: Sounding Out!

NOW INDEXING: Sounding Out! A weekly online publication on sound studies and the cultural politics of sound and listening. And what’s that on their home page right now? A listing of sessions related to sound studies at MLA 2014!


Sounding Out!
soundstudiesblog.com
pushing sound studies into the red since 2009

NOW INDEXING: Sounding Out! A weekly online publication on sound studies and the cultural politics of sound and listening. And what’s that on their home page right now? A listing of sessions related to sound studies at MLA 2014!


Sounding Out!
soundstudiesblog.com
pushing sound studies into the red since 2009

It’s that time of year…

It’s that time of year–the 2014 MLA Convention is gearing up in Chicago, and the MLA Bibliography will be there:

Join us Thursday, 3:30-4:45 in the Marriott Sheffield room where Greg Grazevich is presenting the session “Power Searching the MLA International Bibliography. “

See the debut of the latest in our series of video tutorials on searching the MLA Bibliography on Friday morning, 10:15-11:30 in the Marriott Huron Room. Barbara Chen will be participating on the panel for “The 21st Century Library: Discovery Services vs. Subject Specialists” with Jim Kelly, Laura Braunstein, and Sarah Wenzel.

Later that day Barbara will do a presentation on the Bibliography at the Exhibit Hall theater in the Sheraton from 1:15-1:45.

The Bibliography will also be present at the MLA booth in the Sheraton exhibit hall for the duration of the convention. Come one, come all!

It’s that time of year–the 2014 MLA Convention is gearing up in Chicago, and the MLA Bibliography will be there:

Join us Thursday, 3:30-4:45 in the Marriott Sheffield room where Greg Grazevich is presenting the session “Power Searching the MLA International Bibliography. ”

See the debut of the latest in our series of video tutorials on searching the MLA Bibliography on Friday morning, 10:15-11:30 in the Marriott Huron Room. Barbara Chen will be participating on the panel for “The 21st Century Library: Discovery Services vs. Subject Specialists” with Jim Kelly, Laura Braunstein, and Sarah Wenzel.

Later that day Barbara will do a presentation on the Bibliography at the Exhibit Hall theater in the Sheraton from 1:15-1:45.

The Bibliography will also be present at the MLA booth in the Sheraton exhibit hall for the duration of the convention. Come one, come all!

NEW TUTORIAL: Keyword vs. Subject Searching

The latest tutorial in our ongoing series of MLA International Bibliography search tutorials has been posted. Help your students understand the power of a subject search as opposed to keyword searching using the EBSCO platform. You can find the rest of our tutorials on our YouTube channel or find links to them from the Bibliography’s page on the MLA website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0zo244WMk0&feature=youtu.be

NOW INDEXING: Vertigo

NOW INDEXING the online journal Vertigo, a journal of “film culture and history. Vertigo offers a diverse range of critical views, committed to inspire and engage with audiences, academics and practitioners alike.”


VERTIGO
www.closeupfilmcentre.com
“A revolution is an organ, a body, a flock of birds flying in the same direction, but there are thousands of birds moving and some leave the flock. It’s like a galaxy moving.” – Patricio Guzmán

NOW INDEXING the online journal Vertigo, a journal of “film culture and history. Vertigo offers a diverse range of critical views, committed to inspire and engage with audiences, academics and practitioners alike.”


VERTIGO
www.closeupfilmcentre.com
“A revolution is an organ, a body, a flock of birds flying in the same direction, but there are thousands of birds moving and some leave the flock. It’s like a galaxy moving.” – Patricio Guzmán

NOW INDEXING: Digital Defoe: Studies in Defoe & His Contemporaries

NOW INDEXING: Digital Defoe: Studies in Defoe & His Contemporaries

This open access ejournal “is committed to making the best use of new and continually evolving digital technologies in addressing the life and works of Defoe and his contemporaries” and publishes not just academic articles, but also notes, reviews, pedagogical materials and multimedia material.


Digital Defoe
english.illinoisstate.edu

NOW INDEXING: Digital Defoe: Studies in Defoe & His Contemporaries

This open access ejournal “is committed to making the best use of new and continually evolving digital technologies in addressing the life and works of Defoe and his contemporaries” and publishes not just academic articles, but also notes, reviews, pedagogical materials and multimedia material.


Digital Defoe
english.illinoisstate.edu

Comments? Dissertations in the MLA International Bibliography

[Post by Sarah Wenzel]

At the April meeting of the MLAIB advisory board, which consists of three librarians and three faculty members, the board was asked to consider the place of dissertations in the MLAIB. The board meets again on 7-8 October and would welcome your thoughts on the issue.

The current situation :

–    MLAIB does not include unpublished dissertations

–    MLAIB indexes Dissertations Abstracts International (DAI), which is a published source

–    DAI has lacunae, particularly for non-US dissertations

 

Philosophical questions :

–    Might a dissertation be considered the equivalent of “published,” as it must be certified by an institution?

–    Is DAI a sufficient source?

 

Practical questions

–    Would the MLAIB include dissertations in institutional repositories?

o   Only if asked, dissertation by dissertation?

o    If a feed could be arranged (esp. for national repositories)?

–    Can existing MLAIB data model and descriptive metadata be used?

What are your thoughts on the matter?

FYI : A sample dissertation from DAI indexed in the MLA (exact display will vary depending on interface) :

Document author : Delogu, Daisy Jeanne

Title : Royal Biography and the Politics of the Hundred Years War: Theorizing the Ideal Sovereign

Publication details  : Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: The Humanities and Social Sciences (64:4) pp. 1248, 2003 Oct
ISSN : 0419-4209

Dissertation number : DA3087391

Subject

Specific literature : English literature

Subject language : French language literature

Time period : 1100-1499 Middle English period

Subject author : Chandos Herald (fl. 1350-1380)

Subject work : La Vie du Prince Noir

Other term : poetry

Literary theme : (treatment of) ruler

Literary theme : (relationship to) political power

Subject author : (compared to) Hugues Capet

Subject author : Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)

Subject work : La Prise d’Alexandrie

Subject author : Christine de Pisan (1365-1430)

Subject work : Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V

Specific literature : French literature

Time period : 400-1499 Medieval period

Subject author : Hugues Capet

Literary theme : (treatment of) ruler

Literary theme : (relationship to) political power

Subject author : (compared to) Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)

Subject work : La Prise d’Alexandrie

Subject author : Christine de Pisan (1365-1430)

Subject work : Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V

Subject author : Chandos Herald (fl. 1350-1380)

Subject work : La Vie du Prince Noir

Language of publication : English

Publication year  : 2003

Publication type : Dissertation Abstract

Sequence number : 2004-1-848–2004-2-669

Update : 200401

Resource location : http://gateway.proquest.com.proxy.uchicago.edu/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3087391

Issue : 4

School : U of Pennsylvania

NOW INDEXING: New Voices in Translation Studies

NOW INDEXING: New Voices in Translation Studies. This online journal publishes articles on translations studies, “understanding translation in its broadest sense – including, but not restricted to, human and computer-aided translation, machine translation, oral and sign language interpreting, dubbing and subtitling.”


New Voices
www.iatis.org
New Voices in Translation Studies is a refereed electronic journal co-sponsored by IATIS and the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) at…

NOW INDEXING: New Voices in Translation Studies. This online journal publishes articles on translations studies, “understanding translation in its broadest sense – including, but not restricted to, human and computer-aided translation, machine translation, oral and sign language interpreting, dubbing and subtitling.”


New Voices
www.iatis.org
New Voices in Translation Studies is a refereed electronic journal co-sponsored by IATIS and the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies (CTTS) at…

Make Plans Now to Attend the 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable

One of the few information industry events that focuses primarily on the concerns of content providers and information professionals working in the broad spectrum of the humanities, this is the time to register for the forthcoming 2013 NFAIS Annual Humanities Roundtable. This one-day workshop will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, September 30, 2013. Sponsors include the American Theological Library Association, the Brook Center for Music Research and Documentation, the Modern Language Association, the law firm of Quarles & Brady and the Philosopher’s Information Center.

Today’s rapidly shifting digital information environment offers plenty of opportunity to both content providers and information professionals for adding value to their services and demonstrating the great return on investment that those services provide to the student, scholar, and professional. This year’s Roundtable offers a chance to learn from active leaders in the field about projects in the digital humanities, content enrichment and linked data, assessing usage and user behavior and much, much more. Of particular interest this year, we’re thrilled to be featuring legal experts discussing the long-term significance of recent court rulings that may be impacting practices of both content providers and libraries!

Focus:  Partnerships and Best Practices: Critical Issues Impacting Humanities Content Providers, Librarians and End Users

Venue:  Offices of Quarles & Brady, 300 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois

Date: Monday, September 30, 2013

Committed speaker-participants include:

  • Dr. Christopher D. Cantwell, Assistant Director, Scholl Center for American History & Culture, Newberry Library
  • Harriet E. Green, English and Digital Humanities Librarian, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
  • Heather Buchta, Partner, Quarles & Brady
  • Jessica L. Franken, Partner, Quarles & Brady
  • Richard W. Young, Partner, Quarles & Brady
  • Korey Jackson, Editor, Anvil Academic
  • Tim Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer, Alexander Street Press
  • Mike Teets, Vice President, Innovation, OCLC
  • Kris Veldheer, CEO, New Vistas Educational Consulting

In-person attendance is limited to 50 people—virtual attendance options are also available.  Group registration rates are available for groups of 3 or more.  Additional program details, registration rates, and hotel information has been posted to the NFAIS web site at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=527.

For more information contact: Jill O’Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); or email: jilloneill@nfais.org.

NOW INDEXING: Online journal Mémoires du livre/Studies in Book Culture

NOW INDEXING: Online journal Mémoires du livre /Studies in Book Culture, dedicated to the dissemination of research in the history and culture of the book. Articles in this Canadian journal are in French or English.

Mémoires du livre / Studies in Book Culture
www.erudit.org

NOW INDEXING: Online journal Mémoires du livre/Studies in Book Culture, dedicated to the dissemination of research in the history and culture of the book. Articles in this Canadian journal are in French or English.

Mémoires du livre / Studies in Book Culture
www.erudit.org