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Reeder Reel Episode 1: Sam Gruber
Posted March 21, 2025
On the inaugural episode of the Reeder Reel, Sarah and Drea speak to alumni Sam Gruber '24 about his video project supported by the Reeder Media Center.
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Summer at Swem: Art of the Book
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W&M Libraries staff have been hard at work over the summer months. A few of them were excited to share their favorite project. Meghan Bryant, head of special collections public services & instruction, shares about her partnership with Steve Prince, the Muscarelle Museum's director of engagement and distinguished artist in residence, and their plan to launch a workshop in the fall.
Summer at Swem: Building a New Digital Platform
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W&M Libraries staff have been hard work over the summer months. A few of them were excited to share their favorite project with the W&M community. Deborah Cornell, head of digital services, shares on leading a multi-year endeavor to build a new digital collections platform.
Introducing Cynthia Vinson, Acquisitions Assistant
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new acquisitions assistant, Cynthia Vinson!
Introducing Summer Arawjo, Circulation Reserves and Student Supervisor
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new circulation reserves and student supervisor!
What’s the Difference? The four elements of intellectual property explained
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Intellectual Property is actually a relatively new concept, historically speaking. Rights to intangible property didn’t become codified until the Statute of Anne in the 18th century; this is widely considered the first legally binding document defining and establishing intellectual property. However, it’s still a far cry from our modern experience with Intellectual Property (or IP as it is lovingly and occasionally derisively referred).
Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Anne Rasmussen
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Dr. Anne K. Rasmussen, Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology and Bickers Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, discusses her new book, Music in Arabia: Perspectives on Heritage, Mobility, and Nation, co-edited by Issa Boulos and Virginia Danielson.
SCRC Accepting Applications for 2022-2023 Research Travel Grants
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The SCRC is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 round of Research Travel Grants.
Seeking Permissions for Copyright-Protected Work
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Fair use can be tricky to navigate because the legal benchmarks for this exemption are intentionally vague. You’ll never actually know if your use of copyrighted material is considered fair use unless a judge decides (which usually means you’ve been sued).
Introducing Rick Mikulski, Instruction and Reference Librarian
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new instruction and reference librarian, Rick Mikulski!
Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Lawrence Leemis
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Dr. Lawrence Lemis, a mathematics professor, discusses his new book the second edition of "Learning Base R."
Library staff member places second in VLA LGBTQIA+ Forum Art Contest
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“Queer joy,” according to the corporate giant understanding, is made of brightly-colored silhouettes, hands clasped together, and flashy letters declaring “Proud” and “Love is Love.” This approach skyrocketed in popularity after the legalization of gay marriage by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015.
Changes in the Land
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Recently, several neighbors and I trekked up a narrow, muddy path through dense, jungle-like foliage. Bright, glossy leaves crowned by yellow plumes. Long branches arched above and crowded around. This tropical moment was not faraway and exotic but on College Creek, less than a mile from Colonial Williamsburg.
Introducing Kaitlyn Weathers, Digitization Specialist
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In this post, we introduce the newest member of our digital services team!
Understanding Fair Use
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Copyright legally grants for a limited time the monopolistic use of a work. The copyright holder has the sole ability to make copies, distribute, edit, perform, and display. Rather than allowing all copyrighted works to sit in a vacuum where their uses are incredibly limited to everyone except the rights holder, certain exemptions are allowed. The most familiar to us in higher education is fair use.
Open Pedagogy: Harnessing the power of open educational resources
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David Wiley once said that using OER the same way we use a commercial textbook is like driving a plane down a highway, it can be done but defeats the purpose.
Introducing Brigid Cryan, Music Library Assistant
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new music library assistant, Brigid Cryan '22! Name: Brigid Cryan Title: Music Library Assistant
Like a needle in a haystack: Finding quality OER
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Did you see our recent post introducing Open Educational Resources (OER)? If not, start there by clicking here. In this post we’ll walk through tips and tricks for finding OER in your field or discipline.
Searching for Women’s Voices in the Archives
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On the 17th of October 1834, a fourteen-year-old Chinese girl arrived on the shores of New York City. The ship’s passenger list included her name as “Auphmoy” which was later phonetically shortened to Afong Moy—because of this, we do not know her real Chinese name. So began Afong Moy’s story as the first known female Chinese immigrant to the United States.
Diving into Faculty Scholarship: Dr. Andrea Wright
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Alexandra Flores, Instruction & Research Librarian and librarian to Anthropology, spoke to Assistant Professor, Dr. Andrea Wright, about her recently published book, “Between dreams and ghosts : Indian migration and Middle Eastern oil.”
Creative Commons Licensing Explained
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Scholarly publications (any publications for that matter from blogs to books) must adhere to some form of legal ownership structure. For us in the USA we follow the US Copyright Law (Title 17, 1-8, 10-12). Copyright was established in the US Constitution to support the progress of arts and sciences. Whenever you see the “c” copyright symbol and often when you don’t it means ALL rights reserved.