Weekend browse

For Your Repository Viewing Pleasure: Harvard Library Digital Collections

Ithaca, NY The libraries of great institutions of learning often house widely accessible digital collections alongside valuable physical collections. It is therefore no surprise that Harvard University Library features a remarkable selection of 33 web-accessible collections available online in words, images and annotations transporting web travelers to past times, taking them on esoteric adventures, and presenting them with varied scientific and cultural information.

Submitted by carol on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 1:42pm

For Your Repository Viewing Pleasure: A Window on 1920s Paris Courtesy of Emory University Library

Ithaca, NY DuraSpace gold sponsor Emory University Library is currently featuring an exhibition entitled "Shadows of the Sun" at the Schatten Gallery located on campus in the Woodruff Library. The exhibit highlights the lives and times of Harry and Caresse Crosby who founded the avant garde Black Sun Press in 1927.

Submitted by carol on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 5:20pm

For Your Repository Viewing Pleasure: Dagomba Dance Drumming from Tufts Digital Library

Winchester, MA Dagomba dance drumming originated in the kingdom of Dagbon which is located within the West African country of Ghana on the Ivory Coast. The music consists of four combined drum parts with each individual piece of music conveying special meaning. Dagomba performers are often members of a clan of drummers whose instruments consist of the lunga (talking drum) and the gungon (bass drum).

Submitted by carol on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 12:09pm
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