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Asian American Pacific Islander Month Film Showing
To commemorate Asian American Pacific Islander Month, the Libraries will host a film showing of Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American feature films (2007) WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m . WHERE: Marston Science Library, Room L107 Light refreshments will be served. Bring your lunch if you would like. Dr. Scott Nygren, [...]
Read More..>>Digital Humanities Day is April 25
Registration for Digital Humanities Day 2013 is open at: http://interface.at.ufl.edu UF’s 2nd Annual Digital Humanities Day (part of Interface 2013) Thursday April 25th, 2013 (reading day) 8:15am to 4:30pm, Smathers Library (East), Room 1A, or online *breakfast, lunch, and coffee/snacks to be provided The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere and George A. [...]
Read More..>>Reading of “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Tuesday outside Library West
The George A. Smathers Libraries will join the 50th anniversary celebration of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. began writing his Letter from Birmingham Jail. A reading of the Letter will begin at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in front of Library West. The libraries will join participants from various locations around the globe [...]
Read More..>>Collaborating with Strangers on Sex and Gender Differences in Health
WHEN: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 3:00-5:00 p.m. WHERE: McKnight Brain Institute, Room LG-110A/B WHO: Open to all UF faculty, administrators, staff, post-docs, grad and undergrad students To register go to http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/ and click on Schedule then Collaborating with Strangers and Register. Space is limited. Collaborating with Strangers website: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/communications/colab/home.html Hey Stranger, Looking for a [...]
Read More..>>A Voyage to Health traveling exhibit at Health Science Center Library
The Health Science Center Library (HSCL) is hosting “A Voyage to Health,” a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine about the revival of Native Hawaiian traditions. Accompanying the exhibit will be a speaker and film series featuring presentations by faculty from the University of Florida and beyond. Members of the UF community and [...]
Read More..>>Treasures of the Parker Library
A talk by Melvin Jefferson (Cambridge, UK) Thursday, April 18, 2013, 6-7 pm Smathers Library (East), Room 1A The Parker Library houses one of the most valuable Anglo-Saxon manuscript collections in the world, including the earliest copy of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (from c.850) and key Middle English texts such as Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde. [...]
Read More..>>A Handful of Leaves: Immigrant Stories
A Handful Of Leaves: Immigrant Stories is a devised theater piece, directed by Kevin Marshall, based on selections from the holdings of the Price Library of Judaica at the George A. Smathers Libraries. The production focuses on the incredible stories of Dr. Emanuel Merdinger and Leah Stupniker, and will explore moments in the lives of [...]
Read More..>>George A. Smathers Libraries showcase testimonies to the Holocaust
Testimony Exhibition Open April 1 through June 14, 2013 Smathers Library (East) Gallery, 2nd floor Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise specified and with occasional exceptions for maintenance. Gallery Talk: Thursday April 4, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Smathers Library Gallery, 2nd Floor Join Curator Rebecca Jefferson as she discusses Testimony. [...]
Read More..>>National Agricultural Library: A vision for preservation and accessibility of agricultural data
A talk by Dr. Simon Liu, director of the National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD Wednesday, April 10, 3:00 p.m., Smathers Library (East) Room 1A This talk is part of the University of Florida 150th celebration of the First Morrill Act and also the Data Management/Curation Speaker Series Agro-ecosystem research is evolving rapidly and moving toward [...]
Read More..>>What’s new at the Architecture & Fine Arts Library? Music!
Join us from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 29 to check out the new library venue for music collections and to meet Alan Asher, the new music librarian. Coffee and pastries will be served on the FAA/FAC Bridge, just outside AFA Library’s south entrance.
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