Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

The Mosaic Center donated a number of DVDs to Library Media this summer. The titles reflect issues of cultural diversity, and compliment Library Media's existing collection of multicultural DVDs .

Library Media is now "tweeting" featured new titles, new services, and much more at Twitter.com. Our username is "UMBCLibMedia."

Library Media announces their new mediagraphies, which list all media resources on a particular subject. Existing subjects include Shakespeare, dance, human rights, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender, speech, and food, and more are forthcoming. You may access the mediagraphies through the Library Media webpage; the direct URL is http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/media/mediagraphies/index. Check them out, and suggest new mediagraphy subjects!

Library Media unveils their streaming search tutorials, which allow one to learn how to effectively locate media items in the Library's catalog. The tutorial page, which provides hyperlinks and summaries of each lesson, is located at http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/media/tutorials/.

The Student Government Association (SGA) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA) donated $3,250 to Library Media this fall for the purchase of recreational DVDs. This marks the fourth year that these groups have donated funds for DVDs, and the collection now enjoys great variety. Some of the television shows purchased include the new Doctor Who, The Sopranos, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Entourage. The student groups also selected a number of feature films, including blockbusters like Spider-man 3, Ratatouille, 300, Knocked Up, and Shrek the Third.

While the GSA is out of money, the SGA is still taking suggestions for DVDs from students. You can send suggestions to Joe Clark, Media Librarian, via email, post them in Library Media's facebook.com group, leave a comment here on the blog, or submit them to our suggestion box at our service desk.