Archive for March, 2011
Gainesville Coral Reef Exhibit
The Marston Science Libraries’ exhibit area will house a coral reef from April through October 2011. The reef will evolve throughout the summer. The Gainesville reef is a satellite of the worldwide Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project created by Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute for Figuring (http://theiff.org) in Los Angeles. The project combines [...]
Read More..>>Looking Forward, Looking Back: Celebrating 80 Years of Latin american Studies at the University of Florida Exhibit
Smathers Library, 2nd floor gallery Open through April 15, 2011 The University of Florida proudly celebrates 80 years of teaching, research and service in Latin American Studies. The anniversary will be marked by a series of public events from March 24-26, 2011. The events include the dedication of a historical marker on the Plaza of [...]
Read More..>>UF Libraries now adds Creative Commons CC0 to original catalog records
Beginning March 2011, the University of Florida Smathers Libraries implemented a policy to include a Creative Commons public domain dedication in all of its original cataloging records. The records are considered public domain with unrestricted downstream use for any purpose. The following MARC 588 field (Source of Description Note) is added to new records contributed [...]
Read More..>>Call for Readers and Edible Book Entries
The UF George A. Smathers Libraries are looking for readers for its ninth annual Readathon to be held April 4-6 and entries for the fifth annual Edible Book Contest on April 7. Readers share a ten-minute segment of a short story, poem, play or excerpt from a favorite book under the canopy on the Plaza [...]
Read More..>>Call for Entries: ARTBOUND 2011
ARTBOUND 2011: Second Annual Juried Student Book Arts Competition at the University of Florida Libraries Call for Entries: Students (graduate or undergraduate) making books in book arts and/or fine arts programs across the United States are invited to participate in ARTBOUND by submitting work to a juried artists’ book exhibition and permanent collection at The [...]
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