A Bi-Weekly Update
11/11/11
Ebscohost Expands Its Territory
Some Scuttlebutt readers will be very familiar with research databases like Omnifile (WilsonWeb), Humanities Full Text, or Art Full Text. These databases are produced by H.W. Wilson, the same company that published those lovely olive-green print indexes so many years ago titled The Reader’s Guide. (H.W. Wilson has been stationed in Bronx, NY for as long as Scuttlebutt can remember.)
In recent month, the H.W. Wilson databases have all been acquired by Ebscohost, the maker of Academic Search Premier, Business Source Elite, and the like. This means major changes afoot for how the Wilson databases will look and feel–probably making them a lot like Academic Search Premier (which from Scuttlebutt’s view can only be a good thing). The changeover to the new interfaces will take place over the late fall and early winter months.
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Calendar
11/11 – 12/15 – Traveling exhibition: “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, 1910-1965.” Multi-panel exhibit funded by a competitive grant from the American Library Association and Nextbook. Pictures and text detailing the contributions of Jewish songwriters to Broadway theatre and American popular music in the early to mid-20th century. (Level A Concourse.)
11/17 – Introductory lecture: “Tin Pan Alley on Chew: Muhlenberg and the Music of Jewish Songwriters.” Karen Hiles introduces the above exhibit on Jewish Songwriters. She links the exhibit to the extensive Broadway sheet music collection housed in Trexler Library’s Special Collections, donated by the late Abe Samuels. The collection is one of the most extensive of its kind, some 31,000 pieces, and is frequently used by Muhlenberg Theatre students. This is a Common Hour event. (Level A Concourse, 12:30-1:00 p.m.)
12/1 – Musical revue: Also in conjunction with the above exhibit, Theatre students under the direction of Charlie Richter will perform some of the great songs (featured in the exhibit) of Broadway, accompanied by a professional pianist. This is a Common Hour event. (Level A Concourse, 12:30-1:45.)
12/2 – Lecture: Chip Gruen discusses the history and composition of the papyri collection housed in Trexler Library’s Special Collections. (Seegers 111-112, 12:00-1:00 p.m.)
