LibraryLinks Fall 2007/Spring2008
New International Studies and Special Collection Library Blogs
By Martha Kelehan and Jean Root Green
The International Studies Blog
With the University’s growing emphasis on internationalization, Area Studies librarians wanted to highlight some of the many exciting resources available at the Libraries for those interested in international languages and area studies. After some initial meetings to discuss scope, the Libraries’ International Studies Resources blog (http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/mt/international/) launched in November 2007. Recent posts have featured information about online access to declassified KGB documents, new library subscriptions such as the Chicano Database, and handy instructions on how to input Chinese characters on your computer.
Broadly interdisciplinary, the blog covers events and resources of interest to international language speakers or learners in any of the languages taught at Binghamton (Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish, etc.), as well as to area studies scholars in Africana, Asian and Asian American, and Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies.
The blog also seeks to bring attention to the strong publishing record of our faculty working in Area Studies disciplines. Did you know that Africana Studies Professor Isidore Okpewho recently guest edited an issue of Research in African Literatures (Fall 2007)? Or that Sociology/LACAS Professor Kelvin Santiago-Valles has a new article in Caribbean Studies?
We welcome your comments or suggestions for future posts. Please send any feedback on the International Studies Resources blog to Jean Root Green (jgreen@binghamton.edu), Martha Kelehan (mkelehan@binghamton.edu), Cheryl Spiese (cspiese@binghamton.edu), or Julie Wang (jwang@binghamton.edu).
The Special Collections Blog
The Special Collections blog (http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/mt/specialcoll/) was created to increase awareness of the resources and services offered by Binghamton University Special Collections and University Archives. It is hoped that the blog will provide yet another avenue for students, faculty and staff to learn about our holdings including rare books, manuscript collections and University Archives.
The blog will present information on new acquisitions such as the Daniel Dickinson letter dated July 1860 regarding the establishment of the Inebriate Asylum in Binghamton. It will also feature news about Special Collections exhibits, including the current “It’s a Grand Old Collection: Patriotic Selections from Special Collections,” as well as a “Cool Site of the Month,” to highlight a collection outside of Binghamton University.
The Special Collections blog will also feature other topics, including featured books, digitization projects, events, and preservation. We welcome your comments or suggestions for future posts. Please send any feedback on the Special Collections blog to Jean Root Green (jgreen@binghamton.edu).
For instructions on how to subscribe to any of the Libraries’ blogs — check out our RSS Feeds page (http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/webdocs/feeds.html).