Daily Routines
Ever wondered about the daily lives of creative people? Read this article for a glimpse into the lives of figures such as Barack Obama, Simone de Beauvoir, and Erik Satie.
http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/
Copyright Basics-The Video
Think you understand copyright? Watch this 6 minute video to find out. This entertaining video created by the Copyright Clearance Center discusses the basic principles of copyright. Point your browser to the following location to watch:
http://66.151.191.157/
Trial of New Databases!
The library is considering two new databases for subscription: Art Museum Image Gallery and Biography Reference Bank. Please go to the following link to try them out — and let us know what you think!
http://library.scad.edu/screens/libinfo.html
Google News Timeline
Miguel Helft recently published a blog post on the new Google News Timeline that is currently in Beta. Google News Timeline The timeline will contain scanned copies of old newspapers as well as copies of Time magazine. In addition, users can search for news videos, sports scores, photos, and music among other categories. To read the blog post, visit
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/google-news-and-more-on-a-timeline/?scp=1&sq=%22google%20news%20timeline%22&st=cse
ArtBabble Art Videos Now Available!
According to a report by Kate Taylor in the New York Times, ArtBabble, a site for videos about art and artists, is now available to the public. ArtBabble will feature video content from the New York Public Library, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angelos County Museum of Art. This content will include “artist interviews and time-lapse shots of exhibition installations to short profiles of curators, art handlers, and even museum guards.” Along with each video, users will find notes and related content to help viewers find other artists or videos of interest.
To read the full story in the New York Times, point your browser to http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/arts/design/07babb.html?_r=2
To go to ArtBabble, point your browser to: http://www.artbabble.org/
Extremely Detailed Egg Art
A blog post by Eugene at My Modern Metropolis details the intricate egg designs of artist Franc Grom. View images of Grom’s work at http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/extremely-detailed-egg-art
World Digital Library Available April 21!
According to Alison Flood of The Guardian, the free access World Digital Library will go live on April 21. The World Digital Library will provide users with access to “rare books, maps, films, manuscripts and recordings” from libraries around the world. The website will operate in seven languages with content available in many more. In addition to the documents available, museum and library experts will include video explaining the significance of the documents.
To read the full article, visit The Guardian at http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/08/free-world-digital-library
To visit the World Digital Library, point your browser to http://www.worlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/index.html