Monthly Archives: April 2017
The Library’s Ad$pender Database Tracks Spending on Industry Advertising
Say you’re an entrepreneur and you’ve got the money to compete with Dell or Apple. Wouldn’t it be worth knowing how much each of those competitors spends on advertising for different product lines, and on what types of media? Getting … Continue reading
C-SPAN’s Charlottesville Visit Showcases Library’s Special Collections and Knowledgeable Staff
In March C-SPAN sent a crew to Charlottesville as part of the cable network’s 2017 Local Content Vehicle Tour to cover the history and literary life of American cities. In addition to a video chat with poet Rita Dove, and … Continue reading
UVA Today Reports on the Official Launch of Clemons’ Solar Array
On April 18th Governor Terry McAuliffe joined University of Virginia’s executive vice president and chief operating officer Mike Hogan in cutting the ceremonial ribbon for Clemons’ rooftop solar array—a project that has turned adversity to advantage by transforming Clemons’ once … Continue reading
New Online Resource POLITICO Pro Gives Access to Sources Behind the News
Want to know about Federal policy, expenditures, taxes? How about politics? You can find the latest news in the Library’s online source POLITICO Pro. Sixteen teams of policy-specific reporters provide the pre-, post- and backstory of every important update affecting … Continue reading
Carl Rollyson to Deliver Inaugural William & Rosemary MacIlwaine Lecture at Harrison-Small
On Thursday, April 20, at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library, journalism professor Carl Rollyson of New York’s Baruch College will deliver the inaugural William and Rosemary MacIlwaine lecture “William Faulkner’s Virginia … Continue reading
The Library Offers Information Literacy Course Enrichment Grants to UVA Faculty
The Library is pleased to offer UVA faculty the opportunity to apply for an Information Literacy Course Enrichment Grant—available to full-time or part-time faculty who are teaching semester-long courses. It’s part of the Library’s effort to equip students with the … Continue reading
Digital Yoknapatawpha Project Panel Discussion in Harrison-Small, April 13
Please join us on Thursday, April 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the Byrd-Morris Room of the Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library for a panel discussion, “Digital Yoknapatawpha: Collaboratively Recreating Faulkner’s County.” Directors of the Digital Yoknapatawpha project—UVA English … Continue reading
The Library is Accepting Applications for Student Digital Research Internships
Student Digital Research Internships Dates: August 15, 2017–May 31, 2018 Deadline for Application and Reference Submission: April 27, 2017 The Library is now accepting applications for Student Digital Research Internships. Each of the chosen applicants who successfully completes the expectations … Continue reading
The Library’s New Online Civil War Database Opens Vast Collection of Primary Sources
The new Library online resource Confederate Military Manuscripts and Records of Union Generals and the Union Army offers researchers the most comprehensive documentary picture available of the American Civil War. Documents include courts-martial case files; papers related to courts of … Continue reading
Center for the Study of Data and Knowledge Holds Conference—DH + DS: The Machine as Horizon of Interpretation
On Friday, April 7, at 9:00 a.m. in Nau Hall, Room 101, UVA’s Center for the Study of Data and Knowledge (CSDK) kicks off its conference, “DH + DS: The Machine as Horizon of Interpretation.” The keynote speaker will be … Continue reading