Archive for February 2009
ARTstor Adds New Photo Collection
Posted by: asclibrarian on: February 20, 2009
The library database ARTstor is continually adding new material to its collections. Magnum Photos is no exception.
According to an ARTstor press release,
“this first launch of more than 73,000 high-quality photographs of major world events and personalities provides the academic community with access to a selection of Magnum’s iconic images. The ARTstor and Magnum Photos collaboration [...]
McCain Library's Flickr Photos
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New York Times Book Review
- Malcolm Gladwell, Eclectic DetectiveThe themes of this collection are a good way to characterize the author himself: a minor genius who unwittingly demonstrates the hazards of statistical reasoning.
- Nabokov’s Last PuzzleThe unfinished “Original of Laura” comes ready for devotees to read and remix.
- The Morning AfterMary Karr’s third memoir layers the pangs of recovery with those of motherhood, divorce and making art.
- Performance AnxietyPhilip Roth’s novel stars an aging actor who can no longer act.
- The Cheating GameJames McManus explores the characteristically American history of poker.
