Multimedia Library Weblog
Thursday, September 11, 2008
WE'VE MOVED
The Multimedia Library has moved to the Lower Level, West Wing of the Library and become the Media Library. The new Media Library now includes: Audiobooks, Browsing collection, DVDs, Current Periodicals, Newspapers, Microforms, Viewing Carrels and VHS tapes.
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
Mourned: Luciano Pavarotti
The world mourns the loss of Italian Tenor Luciano Pavarotti. His voice has touch millions around the world. He was a superstar on stage and in concert. Starring with everyone from Jose Carreras to the Spice Girls, his range of talent was extraordinary.
The Multimedia Library has two programs featuring this beloved opera star.
La Boheme Catalog #DVD-0109
Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti in Concert Mehta Catalog # VHS-1994
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Mourned: Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman
The death of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman on Monday, July 30 was another great loss to the film community. One of the masters of modern cinema. this Swedish film director's talents are reflected in his 62 films. His artistry was in exploring the human condition - culling out the despair, the infallibility, the humor and the hope in bleak settings. Ingmar Bergman was also a phenomenal stage director and is widely quoted as saying "theatre is my wife, film is my mistress."His many films include: Seventh Seal, Cries and Whispers, Wild Strawberries, Winter Light, Through a Glass Darkly and Fanny and Alexander.
Mourned: Italian Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian Filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni passed away on Monday, July30.
The Multimedia Library has two of his films:
Blow-up DVD-0865
Notte DVD-0341
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Streaming Video Available
The Multimedia Library has access to over 100 Annenberg/CPB video streaming titles. These titles, covering a multitude of topics, are available through the Annenberg website. All of the titles are catalogued and in the Libraries' online catalog. For hints on searching for streaming titles click on http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/media/streaming.pdf for more information.The Multimedia Library also has a list of links to other free streaming video resources that are available online from a variety of sources including Frontline, National Geographic and the American Memory Collection through the Library of Congress. This list is available at http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/media/streaming.html
Cool New Website - Blinkx.com
With over seven million hours of video on the Internet, it is a daunting task to search for something specific. The Blinkx.com website does a good job of helping with that. Blinkx allows you to search through videos on the web by utilizing a unique searching strategy that looks through the words spoke in the videos as well as subject matter and any titles assigned. In the future, maybe someone can figure out how to search through those videos that have no conversations or sound. For more information see their website at http://www.blinkx.com/
Multimedia Staff Picks
City of God DVD-1759
American History X DVD-0019
Mulholland Drive DVD-1155
My Neighbor Totoro DVD-1803
Fargo VHS-5612
Tokyo Story DVD-0371-2
Almost Famous DVD-1638
Merchants of Cool DVD-0686
Pretty Woman VHS-5501
Crash DVD-1313
Rosemary's Baby DVD-1102
Amelie DVD-1723
Fight Club VHS-5583
Clockwork Orange DVD-1512
Fast Times at Ridgemont High DVD-1693
Count of Monte Cristo DVD-1718-9