Happy Thanksgiving Recess!
Enjoy your time off! See you at 8 a.m. on Monday.
Enjoy your time off! See you at 8 a.m. on Monday.
Need a break from Midterms stress? Munch on lunch as you listen to Pulse Chamber Music today at noon. “Described as “vivacious,” “exquisite,” and “brilliant,” the virtuoso trio Pulse (from […]
Looking for a Saturday afternoon concert? USD has the perfect option. Guest cellist Stephanie Vial will be exhibiting her musical talent tomorrow. Broaden your mind by opening your ears to […]
Tonight marks the first night of USD Theatre students performing Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. Buy tickets now for shows between tonight and Sunday. Transport yourself to another place as the talented […]
Well, well, well. The grand finale of 2013 Dakota Days is upon us. The week brought us many celebrations of creative talent. Just in case you want a recap: – […]
Just in case you hadn’t heard, one thing to know about the success of former USD College of Fine Arts students this summer is this… “Big news from USD Fine […]
Haven’t been to the National Music Museum recently? Well, it’s time you stopped in! A fascinating exhibit of oddball instruments will transport you to new ways of thinking about the […]
Want to make art all day to demonstrate the importance of the artistic process? And then be featured in an exhibition? Great! Visit http://libguides.usd.edu/make-art to register by March 20.
Inspired by Charlie Chaplin and the legends of pre-talky film, ‘Silent Laughter’ brings roaring-20’s silent movie mayhem to the stage. Performed with title cards projected over the actors’ heads and […]
Interested in original student comedy that dances between hilarious and innapropriate? Come see some controversial, entertaining theater! “Strollers is the oldest and wittiest student-run organization in the state of South Dakota. […]
Corroborations: An Art & Poetry Exhibition – University Libraries Participants worked together to create pairs of art and poetry about a variety of contemporary social topics. http://www.usd.edu/calendar/home.cfm?event_id=66397 Images From Abroad […]
Dan Daily has been named the new Dean of Libraries for the University of South Dakota, effective January 22, 2013, pending approval of his appointment by the Board of Regents. […]
The height of music festival season is almost over, but as Lollapalooza gears for it’s 2012 kickoff tomorrow, I stumbled upon this article from the Huffington Post rating the best […]
Thanks to the University Libraries, USD is currently offering trial access to the BBC Shakespeare Plays. Check it out now for a rare free resource for a potentially limited time. Subtitles […]
“Utopian Visions: Illustrations of the Mid-20th Century,” is now open in the John A. Day Gallery, located in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts, at the USD. The […]
“The Spiegeltent—a sumptuous Belgian pavilion made of bevelled mirrors, velvet, and wood—has returned for the summer, with this bawdy mini circus show. Previously at the South Street Seaport, the venue […]
Every part of the Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony was carefully orchestrated by a team of artists. Every art aspect – music, theater, dance, choreography, structural architecture, video props and more […]
We want to brand new books YOU want! Follow this link and click “Make a Recommendation” to recommend something to us http://libguides.usd.edu/hotoffthepress
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles has been undergoing some drama as former Chief Curator Paul Schimmel was pushed out. The underlying drama, as the LA Times […]
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There’s a new way for you to stay informed! We are proud to introduce our brand new Pinterest account, at http://pinterest.com/usdlibraries . “Boards” are Pinterest’s way of keeping everything organized. Below […]
What’s going on in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts this week? Choral Directors Institute 2012, from Wednesday – Friday. Click to access Choral-Directors-Brochure-2012.pdf
Each Moment a Mountain “A celebration of individual authorship: While many collective works of the internet are heralded as the end of individualist humanism, Each Moment A Mountain is a […]
Have suggestions on what you want me to post? Any specific topics or stories? I’d love to hear them! Comment on this post or send them my way at Taylor.Barstow@usd.edu.
1st Floor Academic Commons: “The History of the United States, Volume II”, a Portfolio Curated by Brandon Gardner 2nd Floor Glass Cases: “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, a Portfolio Curated by Johanna […]
Books on creativity? Count me in! This month’s fine arts-related books focus on identifying creativity, with Jonah Lehrer’s Imagine: How Creativity Works and Martin Kemp’s Christ to Coke: How Image […]
“A special temporary exhibition, ‘Clearly Clarinets: Tools of Human Expression,’ will be on display through Aug. 31 at the National Music Museum on the campus of the University of South […]
“One of the key decisions by François Girard, the director of “Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould” (which I discuss in this clip), is to include performances by Gould […]
The lines between music and visual art continue to blur, as multi-talented artists gain interest in an insane amount of things. Things to make. Things to do. Things to sell. […]
http://link.usd.edu/284 We have a trials for Films on Demand until the end of March. Please try it out and let me know if you think this would be a good purchase, […]
Grove Art Online trial available through the Oxford Art Online gateway: https://login.ezproxy.usd.edu/login?url=http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (Accessible to anyone with a USD email account.) We have set-up a thirty day trial (09-DEC-10 – 08-JAN-11) […]
Need something good to read for fun? Check out our recent list of Best Sellers available from the U. Libraries. You can check them out at any time! http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=11-2010&view=dakotadiane&shelf=list A few […]
The CDs have been relocated from their coveted spot under the stairwell (next to the restrooms) to new display cases on the first floor west side near the reading area. Check it out!
Need something good to read for fun? Check out our recent list of Best Sellers available from the U. Libraries. You can check them out at any time! http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=9-2010&view=dakotadiane To […]
Access to trials is available from October 11, 2010 through November 12, 2010; electronic resources are grouped by theme: Streaming Video & Music, Art & Images, eBooks & Reference. Several […]
http://artstor.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/artstor-digital-library-isnt-just-art-discover-a-wide-range-of-multi-disciplinary-images-with-new-sample-topics/ Also covers: Design and Decorative Arts, Music History, Native American Studies, Photography, Religious Studies, Renaissance Studies, Theater, Dance, and Performance Art, Women’s Studies, and World History.
Need something good to read for fun? Check out our recent list of Best Sellers available from the U. Libraries. You can check them out at any time! http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?tag=8-2010&view=dakotadiane&collection=74923&shelf=list To […]
AquaBrowser Library®: a new online catalog
SDLN member libraries have launched the new online catalog: AquaBrowser Library®.
There are now twenty-two updated subject guides available on ARTstor’s website, at http://www.artstor.org/subjectguides. In addition to highlighting relevant collections in each subject, these one-page handouts highlight unique interdisciplinary content in ARTstor, search strategies, and search terms that greatly aid discoverability across disciplines in the Digital Library.
Academic Commons – The USD Academic Commons will open on the 1st Floor of the I.D. Weeks building in August and December 2010.
With the release of Office 2010, a new version of EndNote has been released. You will need to install EndNote X4 if you are using Office 2010 software. The install file through the My.U Portal is now the EndNote X4 release. It is backwards compatible and will work with previous versions of Microsoft Office.
Need something good to read for fun? Check out our recent list of Best Sellers available from the U. Libraries. You can check them out at any time! http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=USD-U.Libraries&tag=7-2010&collection=74923&shelf=list&sort=title
Plink is a free Android ap that will let you identify a work of art by snapping a photo of it. You can also browse timelines, movements, and galleries. Or […]
ARTstor Tips & Tricks June 1, 2010 Did you know ARTstor provides additional tools and features to registered users? Registered users can save and organize ARTstor images into groups in their […]