Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Question of the Week: Limiting a GIL Search

Monday, October 19th, 2009

A student asked if it was possible to browse our collection of DVDs; she was looking for documentaries on a subject, but didn't know of any specific titles, and a keyword search of GIL seemed to return only books. In fact, you can limit a search of the GIL catalog by ...

Peabody Awards Collection now streaming on campus

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

One of UGA's hidden treasures is about to step into the spotlight.  Selected programs from the Peabody Awards Collection are now available for online viewing on the UGA campus. The Peabody Awards Collection, part of the UGA Libraries Walter J. Brown Media Archives, is one of the largest broadcasting archives in ...

Miyazaki film showing tonight

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Come to the Lamar Dodd School of Arts (tonight, Sept 25, at 7 pm) to enjoy the 2nd Miyazaki FIlm Festival, hosted by Art X and the Main Library Media Department. It's free! Plot: Critically acclaimed as one of the most delightful and charming family films ever, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a ...

Black History Month screening series concludes

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

The fourth and final program in the 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series will be presented this Tuesday, February 24 at 7 p.m. in Room 348 of the Miller Learning Center.  In The Return of the King, an episode of the animated series Boondocks, Dr. Martin Luther ...

Third Black History Month Screening this week

Monday, February 16th, 2009

The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series continues this Tuesday, February 17, with "Out of Control: AIDS in Black America,"a shocking ABC News report that explores the conditions which have led to the devastating effects of AIDS in African-American communities and lays responsibility for stopping the epidemic ...

Black History Month screening series continues

Monday, February 9th, 2009

The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series continues this Tuesday, February 10 with "The Education of Ms. Groves," a Peabody-Award winning Dateline NBC report that chronicles the adventures of Teach for America volunteer Monica Groves in an Atlanta middle school. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. ...

Black History Month Screening Series begins

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

The 2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screening series begins Tuesday, February 3 with "Sisters-in-Law." This festival favorite from Vixen Films has won over 20 awards, including a 2007 Peabody Award. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Room 348 of the Miller Learning Center. Free and open ...

The UGA Libraries are podcasting!

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

The UGA Libraries and Russell Library now feature podcasts on a variety of topics, ranging from a discussion with Dr. Michael Conroy about using models to guide decision making in wildlife conservation to samples from the Russell Library's oral history project on Georgia politics. All podcasts are available through the ...

2009 Peabody Awards Collection Black History Month screenings

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

In observance of Black History Month, the Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia Libraries will screen recent Peabody recipients on Tuesday nights throughout February 2009. Each of the programs will be shown at 7 p.m. in Room 348 of the Miller Learning Center. The free screenings are open to ...

Civil Rights Digital Library featured in AJC article

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The Atlanta Journal Constitution recently published an article highlighting the Civil Rights Digital Library, a project between the Media Archives, DLG, NGE, GALILEO, and folks in the Franklin College. The Civil Rights Digital Library site (http://crdl.usg.edu) includes around 30 hours of raw footage of the Civil Rights movement from the ...