I found an app for my iTouch that allows me to write something for my blog. This is really neat!
It's like texting in a way for me. Also knowing that I only have the touch and not the phone- I will need to be sure I have wireless access when I post.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iTouch
26 February 2010
25 February 2010
Haiti Project Poem
So, I must have some mad, awesome reference skills. The poem that was chosen was the one I found. I actually found this through serendipity after spending sometime in the stacks in the PQ 3919's...
Title:
Laraque, P., & Manno, R. (1988). Camourade: Selected poems. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press.
This item has a collections of poems that were translated from French. They have the English translation next to the French poem.
Poem:
Night and Day = Nuit Et Jour
we are coming from beyond the shadow
to tell of the great meadow in the night
the peasant and his fear
alone in the savanna
with the sweet potato plant
like a man who's been buried alive
open for me
master at the crossroads
open the gate for me
immense palace of glass from the rain
that the sun radiates and breaks with its fires
a young black girl is kneeling in water
covering herself with her hands
bringing one down upon the other
hide it hide it well
keep it tight
the dust of desolation from the plains
the bald gloom upon emaciated chests
poverty is woven into a matting of ignorance
it's the end of hope's candle inside cabins of despair
we're coming from beyond the shadow
and the volcano of our implacable voice splits earth and sky
liberating a thousand candelabras of light for our task
a thousand wild beasts drinking at the source making friends
a thousand flowers from stars snakeskin of hard diamonds
black like the first night of love
and a rainbow rises fro the people as comrades
Title:
Laraque, P., & Manno, R. (1988). Camourade: Selected poems. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone Press.
This item has a collections of poems that were translated from French. They have the English translation next to the French poem.
Poem:
Night and Day = Nuit Et Jour
we are coming from beyond the shadow
to tell of the great meadow in the night
the peasant and his fear
alone in the savanna
with the sweet potato plant
like a man who's been buried alive
open for me
master at the crossroads
open the gate for me
immense palace of glass from the rain
that the sun radiates and breaks with its fires
a young black girl is kneeling in water
covering herself with her hands
bringing one down upon the other
hide it hide it well
keep it tight
the dust of desolation from the plains
the bald gloom upon emaciated chests
poverty is woven into a matting of ignorance
it's the end of hope's candle inside cabins of despair
we're coming from beyond the shadow
and the volcano of our implacable voice splits earth and sky
liberating a thousand candelabras of light for our task
a thousand wild beasts drinking at the source making friends
a thousand flowers from stars snakeskin of hard diamonds
black like the first night of love
and a rainbow rises fro the people as comrades
SLIS and Book Arts Program join forces!
In light of the tragedy of Haiti, our programs here at Alabama have came up with a way to raise money.
From Dr. Elizabeth Aversa, Director of SLIS:
Intensive SLIS and Book Arts Collaborative Project
to Benefit Rebuilding/Recovering Haitian Libraries
SLIS has a unique opportunity to contribute something to benefit the
people of Haiti. MLIS and MFA students are invited to work together to bring to life
a Handmade Broadside featuring poetry by a Haitian writer and accompanying art.
This project can involve students with diverse interests: those who are interested
in papermaking, printing, art, poetry, international information issues, and sales
and distribution of information products and services. There is a place for all
interested volunteers in this project!
The prints will be sold to help rebuild and recover Haitian libraries. SLIS faculty
members Elizabeth Aversa, Anna Embree, Steve Miller, and Jeff Weddle represent the
faculty spearheading this endeavor.
Here are some ways YOU can help:
By February 17th 2010 we need 5 lbs of 100% cotton fibers, light in color,
donated and cut into 1” squares. The squares will be used as fiber for
making the paper for the broadsides. Bring them to the office and we’ll
keep them until papermaking time. (This will keep your hands busy
while watching reruns of Law & Order!)
On February 19th the rag paper for the broadsides will be handmade in
SLIS’s Lost Arch paper mill by SLIS students. Twelve SLIS volunteers are
needed for two kamikaze paper making sessions (six MLIS students per
session, working with MFA students). The morning session will be from
8am-12pm; the afternoon session will be from 1pm-5pm. Ever wonder
what goes on the paper mill? Here’s your chance to learn!
On March 5th MLIS students will have an opportunity to letterpress
print the poetry and artwork for the broadside. Six SLIS volunteers will be
needed for two printing sessions (three students per session). The
morning session will be from 9am-12pm; the afternoon session will be
from 1pm-4pm.
The completed broadside will be unveiled on April 1st at the Edible Book
Festival.
After the broadside is unveiled, there will be additional opportunities to help
send information about our SLIS project to other library and information
science programs in the hope that other schools will take up their own
projects for Haiti. Although the immediate need in Haiti is for funds
for food, water, and shelter, we can assist in raising funds to recover and repair the
country’s cultural record. We will work with the international LIS community to
see that proceeds from our project get to the right folks.
This is a rare opportunity to be involved, to create a new work in the
Book Arts studios, and to raise funds for a very worthy cause.
Due to limited space please sign up for only one spot
so many SLIS students can participate. A sign-up sheet is posted by
the elevators on the fifth floor; remember that space is limited in the
papermaking and printing phases of the project. Students, including online
cohort members who cannot be onsite, may volunteer to assist with the
business aspects of the project by contacting Dr. Aversa by e-mail.
Please sign up, mark your calendars, and join our SLIS effort to assist
Haiti in a meaningful way. You will hear more about this project here on
SLIS-S!
Elizabeth Aversa and Colleagues
From Dr. Elizabeth Aversa, Director of SLIS:
Intensive SLIS and Book Arts Collaborative Project
to Benefit Rebuilding/Recovering Haitian Libraries
SLIS has a unique opportunity to contribute something to benefit the
people of Haiti. MLIS and MFA students are invited to work together to bring to life
a Handmade Broadside featuring poetry by a Haitian writer and accompanying art.
This project can involve students with diverse interests: those who are interested
in papermaking, printing, art, poetry, international information issues, and sales
and distribution of information products and services. There is a place for all
interested volunteers in this project!
The prints will be sold to help rebuild and recover Haitian libraries. SLIS faculty
members Elizabeth Aversa, Anna Embree, Steve Miller, and Jeff Weddle represent the
faculty spearheading this endeavor.
Here are some ways YOU can help:
By February 17th 2010 we need 5 lbs of 100% cotton fibers, light in color,
donated and cut into 1” squares. The squares will be used as fiber for
making the paper for the broadsides. Bring them to the office and we’ll
keep them until papermaking time. (This will keep your hands busy
while watching reruns of Law & Order!)
On February 19th the rag paper for the broadsides will be handmade in
SLIS’s Lost Arch paper mill by SLIS students. Twelve SLIS volunteers are
needed for two kamikaze paper making sessions (six MLIS students per
session, working with MFA students). The morning session will be from
8am-12pm; the afternoon session will be from 1pm-5pm. Ever wonder
what goes on the paper mill? Here’s your chance to learn!
On March 5th MLIS students will have an opportunity to letterpress
print the poetry and artwork for the broadside. Six SLIS volunteers will be
needed for two printing sessions (three students per session). The
morning session will be from 9am-12pm; the afternoon session will be
from 1pm-4pm.
The completed broadside will be unveiled on April 1st at the Edible Book
Festival.
After the broadside is unveiled, there will be additional opportunities to help
send information about our SLIS project to other library and information
science programs in the hope that other schools will take up their own
projects for Haiti. Although the immediate need in Haiti is for funds
for food, water, and shelter, we can assist in raising funds to recover and repair the
country’s cultural record. We will work with the international LIS community to
see that proceeds from our project get to the right folks.
This is a rare opportunity to be involved, to create a new work in the
Book Arts studios, and to raise funds for a very worthy cause.
Due to limited space please sign up for only one spot
so many SLIS students can participate. A sign-up sheet is posted by
the elevators on the fifth floor; remember that space is limited in the
papermaking and printing phases of the project. Students, including online
cohort members who cannot be onsite, may volunteer to assist with the
business aspects of the project by contacting Dr. Aversa by e-mail.
Please sign up, mark your calendars, and join our SLIS effort to assist
Haiti in a meaningful way. You will hear more about this project here on
SLIS-S!
Elizabeth Aversa and Colleagues
04 February 2010
A librarian would do this....
Elise's Dewey Decimal Section:
624 Civil engineering
Elise = 52995 = 529+95 = 624
Class:
600 Technology
Contains:
Health, agriculture, management, public relations, buildings.
Health, agriculture, management, public relations, buildings.
What it says about you:
You are creative and inspired to make the world a better place. You can work hard on something when it catches your interest. Your friends have unique interests in common with you.
You are creative and inspired to make the world a better place. You can work hard on something when it catches your interest. Your friends have unique interests in common with you.
Elise's Dewey Decimal Section:
397 [Unassigned]
Elise's birthday: 4/14/1983 = 414+1983 = 2397
Class:
300 Social Sciences
Contains:
Books on politics, economics, education and the law.
Books on politics, economics, education and the law.
What it says about you:
You are good at understanding people and finding the systems that work for them. You like having established reasoning behind your decisions. You consider it very important for your friends to always have your back.
You are good at understanding people and finding the systems that work for them. You like having established reasoning behind your decisions. You consider it very important for your friends to always have your back.
Elise's Dewey Decimal Section:
119 Number & quantity
Class:
100 Philosophy & Psychology
Contains:
Books on metaphysics, logic, ethics and philosophy.
Books on metaphysics, logic, ethics and philosophy.
What it says about you:
You're a careful thinker, but your life can be complicated and hard for others to understand at times. You try to explain things and strive to express yourself.
You're a careful thinker, but your life can be complicated and hard for others to understand at times. You try to explain things and strive to express yourself.
03 February 2010
My friends personal librarian?
Well, I'm back to the grind of my classes. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be catching up (though I still feel alittle behind). Thank God for fellow SLISers! :D
I came to realize something, or perhaps its just a random though of mine at a late house and coming off of a coffee buzz... that in some ways I fulfill the role of a librarian for my friends. As I was working on some of the homework and readings for my classes, I left my Facebook open, with the chat activated tonight. I was surprised to see the amount of message traffic coming to me from friends (not just here in AL, but on other parts of this country) wanting to know if I knew where to find something or if I knew about something. Maybe the article, 'Information-seeking behavior of basic science researcher: implications for library services', made me think of this. Or maybe I'm realizing how much better I am becoming to finding information.
Regardless, I'm loving it. :)
(Now exit, stage right to the elevators to go home!)
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