A Snowy Holiday Message

Posted December 23, 2009 Comments Off

Just a reminder that all of SCAD’s libraries will be closed on Christmas Day, December 25th and New Year’s Day, January 1st. Jen Library in Savannah will close its doors a bit early tomorrow, Christmas Eve, at 3:00.

Though it’s a balmy 50 degrees in Savannah, we’re dreaming of snow. Please enjoy these images from Flickr’s Creative Commons licensed search. And a happy and safe holiday to all, no matter where you are.

Keywords to try: snow, blizzard, glacier, snowglobe, snowman, snow day, winter, snow flakes, ice sculpture

Clockwise from top-left: images by Napanee Gal, Erica Marshall of muddyboots.org, Dead Air, and seriykotik1970

Clockwise from top-left: images by Meer, AnnieBee, Andrea_R, and TM- the crocheteer!

The Students of Yesteryear

Posted September 11, 2009 Comments Off

SCAD’s fall quarter begins next Monday. Welcome to all of our students, whether you’ve just arrived in Savannah for the first time, or are coming back after summer break. Staff at the Jen Library are rooting for your success in the new school year.

In honor of this occasion, please enjoy these photos of yesteryear’s college students! The pictures come from Flickr Commons, a place where museums worldwide share some of their best images. We have posted about this great resource in the past; it’s just a superb place to look for great public domain works. Explore the Commons to see thousands of pictures from the Smithsonian Institution, the New York Public Library, and others. And now… on to the students.

Ah, the days when drawing classes were gender segregated:

Womens art class at the Chase School of Art

What if synchronized dancing was part of the SCAD curriculum…

Class at the Denishawn School of Dancing

…or faculty were required to wear robes?

Even back then, the library was THE place to be.

And don’t forget the importance of college sports.

Whatever you do, SCAD librarians are here to help you towards a bright and happy academic future!

Update 9/14: links have been added to the pictures so you can see the collections they come from.

Historical collections on Flickr

Posted February 27, 2009 * Comments(1)

Some important institutions, including the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian, have been placing historical photographs online on Flickr Commons.  The goal of these projects are to get the public to look at and tag photos.  Oregon State University has now joined in and this week placed some of their images from their agriculture, environmental and other collections online. The Chronicle of Higher Education talks about the image collection in today’s issue.

Take a look at some of the tags and see what you can find!