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Paul Robeson Library‘s exhibit for the NEA Big Read/Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay has been extended through January 2023. The event is hosted in partnership with the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts (RCCA). Attendees can receive free copies of Gay’s book (while supplies last) and contribute a tag to the accompanying installation piece by RCCA.
On December 9, the New Brunswick Libraries’ Shipping, Logistics, and IT departments held their annual holiday party and white elephant gift exchange. Guests enjoyed pizza, snacks, refreshments, and dessert in Alexander Library’s break room. The always-entertaining gift exchange featured many amusing and unusual items, encouraging much wheeling, dealing, and stealing. A good time was had by all!
Congratulations to Art Librarian Megan Lotts for having her drawing of Scott Hall (from inside the Art Library) selected for the cover of this month’s C&RL News! Read the newsletter at this link.
As a Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) member, Rutgers University Libraries has permanently purchased all Adam Matthew Digital content published from 2019 to 2022, totaling 16 new collections and seven new modules added to our existing collections. In 2020, through Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation (PALCI), Rutgers University Libraries permanently purchased all Adam Matthew content published through 2018. With this new purchase, Rutgers now owns all Adam Matthew content published through 2022.
With this collective purchase as part of the BIG Collection initiative, each BTAA member institution gained all the Adam Matthew collections published through the end of 2022 that it did not yet own. By working collectively, BTAA was able to achieve a reduction of 90% off the list price, and each member’s payment was pro-rated based on the Adam Matthew collections and modules it already owned, so Rutgers paid only for the content it did not yet own.
Please see the list of Rutgers’ new collections and modules below. We have added every new collection to the Databases list. An easy way to view a list of the new collections is to look at the December 2022 section of the New Databases page. In some cases, we already owned modules in a collection, and now, we have gained an additional module or modules in that same collection. In these cases, we already had a databases list entry for the collection, so we simply added the new module information to the existing database page’s Description section. We are adding all the new collections and modules to QuickSearch as well. Please note that all Rutgers’ Adam Matthew content is also cross-searchable via AM Explorer.
Adam Matthew Digital produces digitized primary source collections by sourcing original documents and other materials from libraries, museums, and archives worldwide. Because Adam Matthew is based in the United Kingdom, many of the collections concentrate on British history, culture, and literature. However, many other topics are also represented, and the primary source materials have many interdisciplinary uses.
Please add the Adam Matthew collections to your instructional materials and share them with faculty and students. If you are a subject librarian, please check which collections are relevant to your subject areas. Given the large volume and the need for quick accessibility, preliminary subjects have been assigned to the new collections. Please contact Electronic Resources Librarian Elizabeth York if you want a database added to one of your subjects or to be a Best Bet for your subject(s). Also, please notify Elizabeth if any subject assignments need to be corrected.
New Collections:
America in World War Two
Digitized primary sources illustrating United States military and civilian involvement in WWII.
Central Asia, Persia & Afghanistan, 1834-1922
Digitized files from the British Foreign Office regarding Central Asia, Persia, and Afghanistan.
Colonial Caribbean
Digitized files from the British Colonial Office regarding the Caribbean.
Early Modern England
Digitized primary sources illustrating everyday life in 16th- and 17th-century England.
Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings
Digitized field recordings and accompanying materials from around the world.
Food and Drink in History
Digitized primary sources documenting food and drink in global history.
Foreign Office Files for Southeast Asia, 1963-1980
Digitized files from the National Archives of the United Kingdom regarding Southeast Asia.
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Digitized primary sources documenting United States culture, industry, and politics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Interwar Culture
Digitized periodicals published in the United States and Britain between the World Wars.
Life at Sea
Digitized primary sources documenting Anglo-American sea travel from 1600-1900.
Mass Observation Project
Digitized archive of the Mass Observation Project, a public opinion survey program conducted by the University of Sussex, dating from 1981-2009.
Nineteenth Century Literary Society: The John Murray Publishing Archive
Digitized primary source materials from the John Murray publishing company, a major British publishing house.
Poverty, Philanthropy, and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain
Digitized primary sources documenting poverty and efforts to alleviate it in 19th-century Britain.
Sex and Sexuality
Digitized primary sources, including materials from the Kinsey Institute, documenting attitudes toward sexuality, gender, and sexual behavior in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia from the 19th to 21st centuries.
Shakespeare’s Globe Archive
Digitized production and architectural archives of the reconstructed Shakespeare’s Globe theater in London.
Victorians on Film
Digitized films produced during the Victorian era, primarily in Great Britain.
New Modules:
Digitized collection of the materials on North American colonies held in the Colonial Office files at The National Archives of the United Kingdom in London. Rutgers previously owned only Modules I-IV. We now also own Module V: Growth, Trade and Development.
Digitized archives of the London administration of the East India Company and the pre-1947 government of India. Rutgers previously owned only Modules I-II. We now also own Modules III-V:
Digitized primary sources documenting medical history during times of armed conflict dating from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. Rutgers previously owned only Module I. We now also own Module II: 1928-1949.
Service Newspapers of World War 2
Digitized newspapers originally produced by members of various service branches on both sides of the conflict. Rutgers previously owned only Module I. We now also own Module II, which contains additional newspaper titles.
Digitized films originally produced in Communist countries during the 20th century. Rutgers previously owned only Modules I and II. We now also own Module III: Culture and Society.
Stop by the following NBL locations for finals week/stressbuster events:
Paul Robeson Library, in partnership with the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts, is hosting an exhibit for the NEA Big Read/Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude by Ross Gay now through December 9, 2022.
“Ross Gay’s poetry collection celebrates life and goodness and that which nourishes us, fleetingly and forever, through love and loss,” said Noreen Scott Garrity, director of the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts. “He touches on everyday living and notices what we often take for granted. We are looking forward to welcoming guests to share in this enjoyable literary experience.”
Complimentary copies of Gay’s book will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in early November, and participants will have the opportunity to contribute to a What Are You Grateful For? installation piece constructed by the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts.
Launched in 2006, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read aims to inspire meaningful conversations, artistic responses, and new discoveries and connections in participating communities. In partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA supports programming centered around one of 15 different contemporary books.
For more information, visit the Big Read website.
Robeson Library hosted two events for Rutgers–Camden’s International Education Week (November 14–18). On Tuesday, November 15, the Global Studies Department held an International Quizzo game. On Wednesday, November 16, Robeson’s Bart Everts and Edward Robinson facilitated a Game and Puzzle Night which brought together Rutgers and Camden County College students for a night of classic board games, puzzles, food, and friendship. Click this link to view more photos.
As part of a long-standing agreement, Robeson Library serves as the research library for the Camden campuses of Camden County College and Rowan University.
The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) is pleased to announce the launch of the long-awaited Count Basie Family Papers and Artifacts finding aid.
A native of Red Bank, New Jersey, William James “Count” Basie (1904–1984) was one of the giants of jazz, a global icon, and still one of the most influential, popular, and recognized figures in American music. The Institute acquired Basie’s papers and artifacts in 2018 and is responsible for ensuring its long-term preservation. The roughly 200-cubic-foot collection, consisting of more than 1,000 items, is unparalleled in its size and thorough documentation of Basie’s life and career, as well as those of his wife, Catherine, and daughter, Diane.
The papers portion of his collection is now available to the public for research and enjoyment. The artifacts and the remainder of the collection will be accessible in mid-2023. Please visit libraries.rutgers.edu/basie to access the finding aid.
The Basie Family Papers and Artifacts document the vast impact of Count Basie’s enduring and storied career in jazz and American history and provide an unparalleled view of his family and private life. The collection is an essential resource for researchers in jazz, music, post-war American history, and American culture, especially black American culture. It is also critical for scholars, educators, writers, filmmakers, students, and the general public because of its breadth and depth.
The collection contains extensive primary sources and objects ranging from Basie’s earliest years in Kansas City until his death. One-of-a-kind artifacts comprise approximately half of the items, including Basie’s piano and organ, select home furnishings, artwork, apparel, and accessories. Although the materials cover the entirety of Basie’s lifetime, the artifacts represent the latter years of his life and career particularly well, including many accolades, awards, honorary degrees, and proclamations he received during that period. Unique archival materials never before available to researchers comprise about one-third of the collection, including personal papers, business records, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, ephemera, correspondence, and audio and moving image recordings.
Catherine Basie’s life and accomplishments are also well documented in the collection, including her extensive civic and charity work (for which she was recognized by the major leaders of the day), her background as a dancer and singer, her social network, and the centrality of family in her home life.
The Count Basie Collection Archival Processing Project is funded in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the New Jersey Department of State, in addition to funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Park Service, National Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Institute of Jazz Studies is the world’s foremost archives and research library exclusively dedicated to jazz, an American art form that has transformed the world. Founded in 1952 by pioneer jazz scholar Marshall Stearns (1908–1966), IJS has been a leading institution in the preservation and access of jazz heritage. The Institute relocated from Stearns’ apartment to Rutgers University–Newark in 1966 and is part of the Rutgers University Libraries. In 1994, IJS moved to spacious new quarters on the fourth floor of the John Cotton Dana Library at Rutgers–Newark.
To learn more about the Institute of Jazz Studies, please visit libraries.rutgers.edu/ijs.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos are courtesy of the Institute of Jazz Studies, Count Basie Family Papers and Artifacts.
Rutgers Health Sciences Libraries (HSL) is pleased to announce the November issue of its Impact e-newsletter. Please click this link to read the latest HSL news, events, and features, including:
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