Browsing by Subject "Library"

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    Exhibit Catalog for, "Ritual of Reading: Religion and the Illustrated Book," March 22-May 14, 2010
    (2010-03-22) Sienkiewicz, Emily
    Throughout history, the illustrated book has served a significant role in the practice of religion and the expression of religious beliefs. Ranging from bibles to codices to examples of great literature and reproductions of master paintings, the books in the Francis V. Gorman Rare Art Book Collection and the University's Special Collections demonstrate the key role art and artists play in the cultivation and promotion of religion, faith and spirituality.
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    Exhibit Catalog for, "SEM, GiGi, and Caricature," February 3 - April 19, 2015
    (2015) Boudewyns, Deborah K. Ultan; Keating, Lindsay; Otten, Nikki
    The exhibition, "Sem, GiGi, and caricature," celebrates the new thirty-foot long acquisition, "Sem au Bois," accompanied by other special collection materials contextualizing caricature during la Belle Epoque in France, and as expressed in the comedic novella, "GiGi," written by the French author Colette. On display are late 19th and early 20th century illustrated journals, books, prints, and newspapers from the University of Minnesota Special Collections, in particular, the Francis V. Gorman Rare Art Book Collection.
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    Exhibit Guide for, "Visual Spaces, Literacy Places," March 11 - May 5, 2011
    (2013-06-06) Sienkiewicz, Emily; Wertheim, Laura; Boudewyns, Deborah K. Ultan; Klug, Shannon; Terpstra, Darren; Peters, Jen
    Selections from the Francis V. Gorman Rare and Special Art Book Collection have been highlighted in annual exhibitions since 2003. These exhibitions have focused on themes such as celebrity culture, graphic design, the history of exhibition catalogs, and the ritual of reading, to suitably and beautifully reveal the rare materials in the collection. By extending the curatorship to especially appointed graduate students, the exhibits serve as a scholarly and collaborative opportunity between faculty, students, departments, and the Libraries. These curatorial contributions will be showcased in this year's retrospective.
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    Library Resources in Cedar Riverside: An Action Plan for Bridging Library Resource Gap in the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2013-05-07) Sotela Odor, Marcela; Kiesling, Scott; Whelan, Abigail
    At a fall 2012 community forum conducted by Cedar-Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE) faculty and students, members of the Cedar Riverside community expressed a desire for greater access to library resources. Undertaking this project, CHANCE students partnered with the West Bank Community Coalition (WBCC) and the Riverside Plaza Tenants Association (RPTA) to develop actionable steps that will increase Cedar Riverside’s access to library resources.
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    Online book clubs for the net generation.
    (2009-07) Scharber Doering, Cassandra M.
    This dissertation examined online book clubs for youth offered during the summer by a metropolitan public library system. Voluntary reading rates for both boys and girls plummet as they move through adolescence (NEA, 2007, NAEP, 2005). Book clubs are one way to support youth in pleasure reading (Appleman, 2006). Although many book clubs geared for youth are school-based, researchers are beginning to take notice of the possibilities that exist for literacy and learning outside the classroom (Hull & Schultz, 2001). These online book clubs were viewed as sites of possibility -- lenses through which both schools and libraries can more readily understand the possibilities that exist in encouraging "old" and "new" literate practices (Lankshear & Knobel, 2005). This case study utilized Computer-Mediated Discourse Analysis (Herring, 2006) and Critical Discourse Analysis (Fairclough, 1995) to understand more deeply the practices and discourses employed within these online book clubs. Three book clubs (one all-boy, one all-girl, and one mixed-gender) were investigated to understand (1) who participated in these clubs, (2) how both preteens and facilitators participated and (3) the ways in which the online context and gendered separation of the clubs shaped the clubs' discourse. Analysis of these clubs indicated the promise of online book clubs in (1) providing support for continued voluntary reading, (2) engaging non- and/or struggling readers, and (3) offering a safe scaffold for youth to experience and broaden their new literacies skills and practices. In addition, a model that identifies the elements necessary for engaging youth in online book clubs was proposed.
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    Postcard for, "Getting to Truths: An Exhibition Featuring Selections from the Marshall Weber Culture Wars Zine Collection: 1976-2013," September 17 - October 7, 2014
    (2014-09-17) Boudewyns, Deborah K. Ultan; Keating, Lindsay; Klug, Shannon
    Zines selected for the exhibit “Getting to Truths” represent production methods and formats to exemplify the bold and creative range of manifestations from raw xerox booklets to printed and bound zines. Ten categories organically surfaced from the collection of almost 500 zines, including art, music, comics, poetry & fiction, hobo & travel, political, feminism, environmentalism, humor, and personal. In many cases, zines are genre-blending and fit into multiple categories.