hi Updates from the Veterans History Project (VHP): Wave-Off! VHP Information Center Closed on April 9, 2019 By www.loc.gov Published On :: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 09:30:25 -0500 On Tuesday, April 9, the Great Hall, all exhibitions, and the Library Shop in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress will be closed for a special event, including the VHP Information Center. Researchers with Library-issued credentials may access the Jefferson Building reading rooms, including the American Folklife Center Reading Room, as they will be open normal hours of service with access via the Southeast (2nd Street) entrance from 8:30AM to 5:00PM. All reading rooms and exhibitions in the Madison and Adams buildings will operate under normal hours of service. The Jefferson building will resume regular hours on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. The mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of U.S. veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Learn more at http://www.loc.gov/vets. Share your exciting VHP initiatives, programs, events and news stories with VHP to be considered for a future RSS. Email vohp@loc.gov and place “My VHP RSS Story” in the subject line. Visit VHP on Facebook. Click here for more information. Full Article
hi Updates from the Veterans History Project (VHP): Remembering Richard Lugar: 1932-2019 By memory.loc.gov Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:52:41 -0500 The Honorable Richard Lugar passed away last night, leaving behind a legacy of both lawmaking and local history. Through the efforts of his Senate Office, nearly 9,000 Indianan veterans’ voices were recorded and preserved – a capstone achievement accessible through the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). Years after leaving office, Lugar returned to the mission of the Veterans History Project, this time, offering his oral history of Cold War naval service. As have many VHP participants, he shared his story with a close friend, the Honorable Joe Donnelly. The mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of U.S. veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Learn more at http://www.loc.gov/vets. Visit VHP on Facebook. Click here for more information. Full Article
hi Updates from the Veterans History Project (VHP): Veteran Art Showcase at the Library of Congress By www.eventbrite.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:20:44 -0500 From November 5-9th, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) will host a Veteran Art Showcase. This series of cultural events highlights art and artists with a focus on the myriad experiences of military veterans. The five-day Showcase begins a yearlong commemoration of VHP’s 20th anniversary, and will be held in the Library of Congress Jefferson Building, located at 10 First Street SE, Washington, DC. The schedule is as follows: Tues., Nov. 5 Craft in America: Ceramic Demonstration, 9 am- 3:30pm -LJG-51 Ceramic artists Matthew Krousey, Judas Recendez, and Ehren Tool participate in a clay throwing demonstration. While throwing, Tool will engage in conversation on the experience of service and war. He will share his pieces with military connected audience members. Tues., Nov. 5 Craft in America: Veteran Potters Panel Discussion, 5 pm- Whitall Pavilion Artists Judas Recendez, Matthew Krousey, and Ehren Tool will discuss their ceramic art and process in relation to their military service. The panel will be moderated by Carol Sauvion, creator and co-executive producer of the PBS series Craft in America. Weds., Nov. 6 Occupational Poetry, 1pm- Room LJ-119 Poets Bill Jones, (veteran poet) Vess Quinlan (cowboy poet), Jerry Brooks (miner poet), and Meezie Hermansen (fisher poet) recite some of their work related to their profession, and participate in a panel discussion. The panel will be moderated by John Fenn, Head of Research and Programs at the American Folklife Center. Thurs. Nov. 7 Combat Paper, 11 am- Whitall Pavilion Veterans and civilians discuss the process and experience of paper-making and printmaking as a creative outlet in a panel featuring Tara Tappert, Drew Matott, Ruth Lynne McIntosh, and Patrick Sargent. The panel will be moderated by Katherine Blood, Curator of Fine Prints at the Prints and Library’s Photographs Division. The Telling Project, 7pm- Great Hall An autobiographical performance of “She Went to War,” featuring four female veterans, all of whom experienced significant combat exposure while serving in the military. Sat. Nov. 9 Operation Song and Jamie Fox Perform Live, 7pm- Coolidge Auditorium Tennessee-based not-for-profit program “Operation Song” performs a selection of songs written by and about veterans, active duty service members and their loved ones. Jamie Fox, an Air Force veteran and Metis fiddler of the Aaniih and Nakoda tribes performs tunes that were derived from a mixture of Celtic, French, and Native American cultures. The Veteran Art Showcase is free of charge, and open to the public; however, due to expected demand, tickets are recommended and available on a first –come, first served basis. For more information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/o/library-of-congress-11132539071 or VHP’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/vetshistoryproject. Request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. Click here for more information. Full Article
hi Updates from the Veterans History Project (VHP): Call for Applicants: 2020 Bartis Folklife Internships By www.usajobs.gov Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:05:18 -0600 The Library of Congress American Folklife Center (AFC) recently announced two paid internship opportunities. For 10 weeks, interns will be immersed in the environment and activities of the American Folklife Center, which pairs robust cultural programming with the world's largest ethnographic archive. Applications for the Bartis Folklife Internship will be considered until March 28, 2018. This fellowship is named for - and supported by - the generosity of Dr. Peter Bartis, the longest serving AFC employee. From 2001 – 2008, his expertise and unique vision established VHP as one of the largest oral history projects in the world. His collegiality defined the character, spirit, and intersections of AFC and VHP. The Mission of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center is to collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Learn more at http://www.loc.gov/vets. Share your exciting VHP initiatives, programs, events and news stories with VHP to be considered for a future RSS. Email vohp@loc.gov and place “My VHP RSS Story” in the subject line. Visit VHP on Facebook. Click here for more information. Full Article
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hi 10th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC & HMIT 2017): San Francisco, CA, June 11-15, 2017. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:32:11 EDT Hayden Library - TK9178.I588 2017 Full Article
hi Technology meets research: 60 years of CERN technology: selected highlights / editors, Christian Fabjan, Daniel Treille and Horst Wenninger ; with members of the Editorial Group, Cristoforo Benvenuti [and six other] ; and with improtant contributions from By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 06:43:56 EDT Hayden Library - QC776.T43 2017 Full Article
hi Polonium in the Playhouse: the Manhattan Project's secret chemistry work in Dayton, Ohio / Linda Carrick Thomas By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 06:43:56 EDT Hayden Library - QC773.3.U5 T46 2017 Full Article
hi XXII DAE High Energy Physics Symposium: proceedings, Delhi, India, December 12-16, 2016 / Md. Naimuddin, editor By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 07:36:13 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Problems in elementary reactor physics, with solutions / Eleodor Nichita, Associate Professor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Benjamin Rouben, Adjunct Professor, McMaster University & University of Ontario Institute of Technology By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:37:27 EDT Hayden Library - QC786.5.N53 2017 Full Article
hi U. S. fast burst reactors: design and operational history / Theodore R. Schmidt By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:37:27 EDT Hayden Library - TK9203.P8 S36 2017 Full Article
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hi Photons: the history and mental models of light quanta / Klaus Hentschel By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 07:38:26 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Plasma dynamics for aerospace engineering / Joseph J. S. Shang, Wright State University, Sergey T Surzhikov, Russian Academy of Sciences By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:09:15 EDT Hayden Library - QC718.5.D9 S535 2018 Full Article
hi Ion-irradiation-induced damage in nuclear materials: case study of a-SiO₂ and MgO / Diana Bachiller Perea By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Search for new heavy charged bosons and measurement of high-mass Drell-Yan production in proton-proton collisions / Markus Zinser By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Alternate fractionation in radiotherapy: paradigm change / Mark Trombetta, Jean-Philippe Pignol, Paolo Montemaggi, Luther W. Brady, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Introduction to beam dynamics in high-energy electron storage rings / Andrzej Wolski By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Strong fermion interactions in fractional quantum hall states: correlation functions / Shashikant Mulay, John J. Quinn, Mark Shattuck By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Chiral and topological nature of magnetic skyrmions / Shilei Zhang By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Search for Higgs Boson Pair Production in the bb̄[tau+tau-] Decay Channel: with the CMS detector at the LHC / Luca Cadamuro By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Target Station Optimization for the High-Brilliance Neutron Source HBS: Simulation Studies Based on the Monte Carlo Method / Jan Philipp Dabruck By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Machine learning at the Belle II Experiment: the full event interpretation and its validation on Belle data / Thomas Keck By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Progress in photon science: recent advances / edited by Kaoru Yamanouchi, Sergey Tunik, Vladimir Makarov By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:08:03 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Principles of radiometric dating / Kunchithapadam Gopalan By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Hayden Library - QC798.D3 C66 2017 Full Article
hi Nuclear power plants: innovative technologies for instrumentation and control systems: the third International Symposium on Software Reliability, Industrial Safety, Cyber Security and Physical Protection of Nuclear Power Plant / editors, Yang Xu, Hong Xia By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi The electrostatic accelerator: a versatile tool / Ragnar Hellborg, Harry J. Whitlow By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 May 2019 07:22:22 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Analyses supporting conversion of research reactors from high enriched uranium fuel to low enriched uranium fuel: the case of the miniature neutron source reactors. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 May 2019 07:22:22 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi From atoms to Higgs bosons: voyages in quasi spacetime. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:49:01 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Physics with photons using the ATLAS run 2 data: calibration and identification, measurement of the Higgs Boson mass and search for supersymmetry in di-photon final state / Stefano Manzoni By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:28:50 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Magneto-transport properties of skyrmions and chiral spin structures in MnSi Tomoyuki Yokouchi By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 08:00:11 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Soft and hard probes of QCD topological structures in relativistic heavy-ion collisions / Shuzhe Shi By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Oct 2019 07:44:56 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi Measurements of Higgs Boson Properties in Proton-Proton Collisions at ✓s =7, 8 and 13 TeV at the CERN Large Hadron Collider Ulascan Sarica By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 07:30:14 EDT Online Resource Full Article
hi A hardware track-trigger for CMS: at the high luminosity LHC / Thomas Owen James By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:51:28 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi The Higgs boson produced with top quarks in fully hadronic signatures / Daniel Salerno By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:51:28 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Event classification in liquid scintillator using PMT hit patterns: for neutrinoless double beta decay searches / Jack Dunger By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 07:46:07 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Radiopharmaceuticals: a guide to PET/CT and PET/MRI / Ferdinando Calabria, Orazio Schillaci, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:09:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Obsessed by a dream: the physicist Rolf Widerøe -- a giant in the history of accelerators / Aashild Sørheim By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:09:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi The 18th International Conference on Positron Annihilation (ICPA-18): Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy-Fundamentals, Techniques ad Applications: 19-24 August 2018, Orlando, Florida, USA / North American Organizing Committee chair, Farida Selim By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 08:26:55 EST Online Resource Full Article
hi Hispanic Resources: News & Events: Americas Award events in the Hispanic Reading Room this Friday By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:38:14 -0500 Américas Award Events in the Hispanic Reading Room Join us for these two Hispanic Heritage Month events this Friday, September 27, 2019, in the Hispanic Reading Room AUTHOR READING WITH FRANCIE LATOUR, 11:00 amAuthor Francie Latour will read from Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings (2019 Américas Award Honor Book), a story about a young American girl who visits family in Haiti and finds herself through her Haitian auntie’s paintbrush. Book sale will follow. The Américas Award encourages and commends authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality and classroom-ready children’s and young adult books portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. Free tickets available via Evenbrite------ AMÉRICAS AWARD CEREMONY AND WORKSHOP, 5:00 pm-7:30 pmEach year the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) and the Hispanic Division celebrates winning titles by holding an award ceremony at the Library of Congress during Hispanic Heritage Month. All are welcome to attend the ceremony and workshop following. 2019 Award WinnersIslandborn by Junot Díaz and illustrated by Leo Espinosa (Dial Books, 2018)Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight by Duncan Tonatiuh (Abrams Books, 2018)2019 Honor Books Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie Latour and illustrated by Ken Daley (Groundwood Books, 2018)The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (HarperCollins, 2018) Following the awards ceremony, author/artist Duncan Tonatiuh, CLASP, the Learning and Innovation Office, and the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress offer a hands-on workshop inspired by Tonatiuh’s award winning codex Undocumented: A Worker's Fight. Participants will create visual reflections on their own life experiences and combine them in an accordion folded book displayed in the Hispanic Reading Room through Hispanic Heritage Month. This maker opportunity enables participants to experience hybrid reading and writing traditions through Mesoamerican codices and Tonatiuh’s book. A reception as well as a book sale and signing will follow. Free tickets available via Evenbrite ------ Click here for more information on these and other related events. Full Article
hi Hispanic Resources: News & Events: Tomorrow! Ladino Songs and the Sephardic Diaspora By www.loc.gov Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:36:09 -0600 Friday, November 8 - 12:00pm Location: Mumford Room, James Madison Memorial Building (6th floor Rm 649) 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540 Sarah Aroeste, Shai Bachar, and Ellie Falaris Ganelin perform Ladino music and offer educational commentary about this language. Ladino is the language of Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain during the Inquisition, and spoken in Mediterranean and Balkan regions before the Holocaust. It is an endangered language because numerous speakers were killed during the Holocaust. Aroeste describes Ladino as a pan-Mediterranean language crossing linguistic and cultural boundaries. A display of rare Ladino books curated by the Hebraic Section in the African and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress accompanies this performance. Free tickets available via Eventbrite Brought to you by the General and International Collections and Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorates in cooperation with Please request ADA accommodations at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ada@loc.gov. Full Article
hi Hispanic Resources: News & Events: 50 New Literary Recordings Available to Stream Online By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:27:42 -0600 The annual online release of material from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape has gone live! These year's release includes recordings with Jorge Luis Borges, Vinicius de Moraes, and renowned Latinx poets such as Carmen Giménez Smith, Valerie Martínez, and Rigoberto González. Curated here in the Library of Congress since 1943, the AHLOT is a collection of audio recordings of poets and prose writers from Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, the Caribbean, and the Latinx community in the United States reading from their works. Every year we make 50 new recordings from this collection available for online streaming. Click here to see the complete list of authors recorded for this project. Full Article
hi Hispanic Resources: News & Events: Happy New Year/ Feliz Año/ Feliz Ano Novo! By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:23:05 -0600 Happy New Year/ feliz año/ feliz ano novo from the Library of Congress’ Hispanic Division! We feel privileged for the opportunities 2019 offered to continue our mission of sharing the Library’s wonderfully rich Luso-Hispanic collections. We are thrilled to welcome 2020 and look forward to its surprises. In case you missed it, here are some highlights from this past year: Jaime Conlan and Sam Awad, an intern and Librarian in Residence, shared accounts of their work in the “Library of Congress, 4 Corners of the World” blog. We are grateful to learn with these budding professionals. We inaugurated a new series of events in our Reading Room’s vestibule to connect the public with distinctive collections and services against the backdrop of the impressive Portinari Murals. With nearly 30 partners, we welcomed 765 participants to combined collections displays, presentations or readings, and maker workshops. Some highlights included a reading with Portuguese award-winning poet Ana Luisa Amaral; an homage to the late Argentine poet Alejandra Pizarnik; a Wikipedia edit-a-thon and a workshop with Chicano muralist Mario Torero. We continue to create more online accessibility to recordings from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape and to recent acquisitions on and from Latin America through the Handbook of Latin American Studies, with volume 73 published and 74 on the way. In 2019, the Hispanic Division also celebrated the impressive career and retirement of Juan Manuel Peréz (July), while welcoming Liliana Lopez (September) Dani Thurber (January). We look forward to expanding our efforts and continue connecting users, creators, and learners with our treasures and resources. Please let us know if there is something you would like to see us prioritize in 2020 and stay tuned! Many of our effort are possible thanks to generous support of the Huntington Endowment, for which we remain grateful, now 80 years after the establishment of the Hispanic Reading Room. Full Article
hi Hispanic Reading Room - Latest News By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:38:32 -0600 Hispanic Division News & Resources Researcher Danielle Nastari visited the Hispanic Division last month to learn more about the Candido Portinari Murals, a treasure in the Library located in the Hispanic Reading Room. Nastari, who is researching Portinari’s life as part of her PhD studies, consulted with Library collections in the Prints and Photographs and Manuscript Divisions. We thank Nastari for presenting some of her findings and sharing wonderful insights in a talk right in front of the Murals. Visit us and experience the Portinari Murals firsthand! Did you know that the Handbook of Latin American Studies is compiled and edited here by staff in the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress? -- HLAS annotation of the month: Promiscuous Power: An unorthodox history of New Spain by Martin Nesvig. Annotated by HLAS Contributing Editor Raphael Folsom. WE ARE HIRING! -- We are excited to announce that the Hispanic Division is looking for a Reference Librarian. Please find the vacancy announcement here. Read more about the Library's international collections on the 4 Corners of the World: International Collections Blog. Follow us on our Four Corners Facebook Page. These platforms will provide information on new collection acquisitions, little-known items, Library treasures, digital initiatives, and upcoming events. Many of our efforts are possible thanks to generous support of the Huntington Endowment, established 80 years ago to support the Hispanic Reading Room. Full Article
hi Hispanic Reading Room - Latest News By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:45:11 -0500 Hispanic Division News & Resources Join the Hispanic Division in the latest crowdsource campaign at the Library of Congress: Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents. Anyone can participate in writing word for word transcriptions that will ultimately enrich our catalog records and make the historical content in this collection of Spanish documents more accessible. If you are part of an organization that might enjoy pulling a community together around transcribing documents written in Spanish, Catalan, or Latin, please think about hosting your own transcribe-a-thon, and sign up for our webinar How to Host a Herencia Transcribe-a-thon. Staff in the Hispanic Division can answer any questions regarding Herencia hispref@loc.gov. The Hispanic Division participated in the 5th annual “New Acquisitions” display for staff. This is a unique opportunity for the Library’s divisions to showcase recently acquired works now part of the national collections. Check out some highlights below from the Hispanic Division: Descripción de la Plaza de San Juan de Puerto Rico y el estado presente de sus fortificaciones / Description of the Plaza de San Juan in Puerto Rico and the condition of its fortifications. Hand written manuscript (1763) by Irish-born engineer Thomas O’Daly. Ferrocarril de Antioquia [Colombia]: Collection of Vintage Photographs and Notations. Collection includes three albums and loose photographs documenting a significant civil engineering project in Colombia, compiled by Joseph C. Hilton. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, acquired with Hispanic Division funds. Manuel Buen-Abad photograph collection. Late nineteenth century photo albums and prints by Spanish-born photographer in Mexico. Also includes assorted manuscripts and photos owned by Buen-Abad. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, acquired with Hispanic Division funds. Otra piel para otra entraña / Another Skin for New Insides (2016) by Rolando Estevez and Ruth Behar. A creative twist on an anthology artist's book of female poets from Cuba and the United States in the form of a Victorian tea dress (see photo above) with handwritten scrolls. Otra piel is currently on display in the Hispanic Reading Room. [Photographic postcards of Mexico] (1900-1960) by Hugo Brehme, Ponce De Leon, Sabino Osuna and Mauricio Yáñez. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, acquired with Hispanic Division funds. Tequila: el vuelo del mezcal azul por el paisaje agavero patrimonio mundial UNESCO text by Francisco Vidargas. Limited edition artist’s book includes 10 individual linoleum block prints signed and dated by artist Nacho Gomez Arriola. Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room Reference Collection. Contact the Hispanic Division to learn more about any of these new acquisitions. Visit us in the Hispanic Reading Room (LJ 240), e-mail or call 202-707-5397. Read more about the Library's international collections on the 4 Corners of the World: International Collections Blog. Follow us on our Four Corners Facebook Page. These platforms will provide information on new collection acquisitions, little-known items, Library treasures, digital initiatives, and upcoming events. Many of our efforts are possible thanks to generous support of the Huntington Endowment, established 80 years ago to support the Hispanic Reading Room. Full Article
hi Hispanic Division News & Resources: Stay Safe and Enjoy Our Digital Offerings By www.loc.gov Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:06:26 -0500 Hispanic Division News & Resources Dear friends of the Hispanic Division, We hope that you are all safe and taking good care of yourselves and your families. To reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19 coronavirus, the Hispanic Division and all Library facilities are currently closed to the public, but we remain operational for Congress and ready to serve the public through www.loc.gov, Ask a Librarian and congress.gov. For reference assistance from the Hispanic Division, please call 202-707-5400 or e-mail susc@loc.gov or hispref@loc.gov. If you are conducting research, helping your kids study at home, or looking to learn something new, why not explore the Library of Congress’ Luso-Hispanic collections? We have a wide array of digital offerings for you!: Check out our new Mexico research guide: We proudly introduce our Mexico: Hispanic Division Country Guide, the first online Research Guide in our Hispanic Division Country Guide series. Be on the lookout for more Research Guides on the series’ homepage as we continue to publish one for each country in the Luso-Hispanic world. These guides will provide a selection of Library of Congress resources pertaining to each country, including digitized primary source materials in a wide variety of formats, recommendations for books and periodicals, quick access links to online databases, and tips for searching the Library’s collections. Celebrate National Poetry Month: When the news of the day seems overwhelming, nothing can soothe frayed nerves more than an interlude, however brief, with poetry or with nature. Listen to some of our audios from our Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT), and some episodes from our podcast La Biblioteca, which include conversations about Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Carlos Drummond de Andrade, among other prominent Latin American poets. The Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) can also point you to poetry resources. This annotation of Doble acento by the Cuban poet Eugenio Florit was written by HLAS Contributing Editor Francisco Cabanillas. Follow the link in the HLAS Web record to listen to an AHLOT recording of the poet reading his work. Resources for virtual learning For educators, here are some handy resources that include primary sources from our collections: * Huexotzingo Codex Lesson Plan * Waldseemüller Map Lesson Plan * Immigration and Oral History Lesson Plan In addition, we would like to share our recent interview with Syrianna Santacroce, a local Spanish language high school teacher, who used the digitally available recordings from the AHLOT as part of her class curriculum last year. This example can certainly be applied to the virtual learning environment! Help us transcribe! Thanks to everyone who joined our virtual #Herencia transcribe-a-thon on March 19! It was a great chance to get together virtually and help make these historical documents easier to find. We started transcribing 52 new pages, advanced 30 to review, and completed 19! Not bad for a day’s work. Even better, we exceeded our goal of 100 transcribers, with 112 as the day closed. If you haven’t already, please check out this campaign, and try your hand at transcribing or reviewing the transcriptions awaiting a second pass. Read more about the Library's international collections on the 4 Corners of the World: International Collections Blog. Follow us on our Four Corners Facebook Page. These platforms will provide information on new collection acquisitions, little-known items, Library treasures, digital initiatives, and upcoming events. Many of our efforts are possible thanks to generous support of the Huntington Endowment, established 80 years ago to support the Hispanic Reading Room. Full Article
hi Hispanic Resources: News & Events: Finding Hope in Poetry: Exploring AHLOT and HLAS By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 11:33:49 -0500 When the news of the day seems overwhelming, nothing can soothe frayed nerves more than an interlude, however brief, with poetry or with nature. Continue reading April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate by listening to some of the poets recorded for our Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT), and learn about noteworthy Latin American poetry publications by consulting the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS). We also invite you to listen to our La Biblioteca podcast. Here are some episodes focused on poetry: Listening to Pablo Neruda (With poet and literary critic, Marjorie Agosín) Listening to Octavio Paz (With U.S. Poet Laureate Emeritus, Juan Felipe Herrera) Listening to Álvaro Mutis(With literary scholar, Charlotte Rogers) Listening to Raúl Zurita(With translator and literary critic, Anna Deeny Morales) Listening to Carlos Drummond de Andrade(With literary critic, Vivaldo Andrade dos Santos) Click here for more information. Full Article
hi Hispanic Division News & Resources: Recently Published Resources By content.govdelivery.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 15:17:29 -0500 Hispanic Division News & Resources Celebrating International Workers’ Day It is International Workers’ Day, sometimes called May Day. On this first day of May 2020, the Hispanic Division wants to celebrate workers everywhere by sharing a tribute to workers who engineered and implemented innovations like paper, movable print, video, internet, and crowd sourcing to make information sharing possible! Read the full blog post here: Celebrating International Workers’ Day. New subject guide on Puerto Rican Economy We are excited to announce the publication of Puerto Rico's Plantation Economy: Snapshots from the Library of Congress, an online research guide providing access to historic photographs, film documentation, as well as related print and electronic resources illustrating the 20th century shift in Puerto Rico from a plantation to an industrial economy. This guide highlights key photographic collections from Jack and Irene Delano and Edwin and Louise Rosskam, two couples who documented a pivotal period in Puerto Rican economic history that left an impact in family structures, public health, education and work. The Library turns 220! The Library of Congress celebrated its 220th anniversary the last week of April! Check out this blog post put together by the Library’s international divisions in the 4 Corners of the World blog - Celebrating the Library’s 220th Anniversary with Open Access Digital Gifts from the International Collections. This blog highlights digitized collections, publications, and other electronic tools freely available to you while the physical Library of Congress buildings remain closed to the public. Here are some quick links to the Hispanic Division’s very own offerings: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape The Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents - The entire “Disease & Public Health” project is almost done with about 30 pages left to review! La Biblioteca Podcast LibGuides and Research Guides In case you missed it... Read more about the Library's international collections on the 4 Corners of the World: International Collections Blog. Follow us on our Four Corners Facebook Page. These platforms provide information on new collection acquisitions, little-known items, Library treasures, digital initiatives, and upcoming events. Additional recently published blogs: Librarians Are (Virtually) Here: Online Services and Resources for International Collections at the Library of Congress Many of our efforts are possible thanks to generous support of the Huntington Endowment, established 80 years ago to support the Hispanic Reading Room. Full Article
