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ALA Anaheim - Roundtable Events from Alexander Street Press

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Our editors host these informational gatherings to get feedback from a small group of trusted librarians. If you are familiar with Alexander Street's collections or our discipline areas, your opinion is particularly valuable to us, and we hope you'll give us the benefit of your input!

Reserve your seat now for one or more sessions

All four sessions take place on Sunday, June 24, and are conveniently located at the Anaheim Doubletree in Tuscany B. Discussions inlcude:

45 New titles from Annenberg Learner being added to the Education in Video Collection

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We are pleased to announce that our Education in Video in collection is being updated with 45 new titles from Annenberg Learner! As a project of the Annenberg Foundation, Annenberg Learner uses media and telecommunications to promote and advance excellent teaching in American schools.

You can download the list of titles here, or find them listed below.

* Please note that these titles will not be live within Education in Video until the next content release. If you have any questions please Email support [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

TitleDetails
The Next Move: Steps Toward Change in Elementary Math and ScienceCopyright © 2005. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Assessment in Math and Science: What's the Point?Copyright © 1997. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Massachusetts Corporation for Educational Telecommunications (MCET). Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching High School ScienceCopyright © 2000. Produced by WGBH Boston. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Inside Writing Communities, Grades 3-5Copyright © 2011.Produced by The Kentucky Educational Television Foundation, Inc. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Science in Focus: Shedding Light on ScienceCopyright © 1999. Produced by the Havard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Partnership with the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Calculating ChangeCopyright © 1994. Produced by Pacific Street Films in association with Thirteen/WNET for the National Urban League. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Looking at Learning… Again, Part ICopyright © 1999. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Principles for PrincipalsCopyright © 1999. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in partnership with the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
The Missing Link: Essential Concepts for Middle School Math TeachersCopyright © 2000. Produced by A-Plus Communications and Lavine Production Group. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Private Universe Project in MathematicsCopyright © 2000. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Surprises in MindCopyright © 2001. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Looking at Learning… Again, Part 2Copyright © 2000. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Learning Science Through InquiryCopyright © 2000.Produced by Thirteen/WNET, New York. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Essential Science for Teachers: Earth & Space ScienceCopyright © 2004. Produced by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Essential Science for Teachers: Physical ScienceCopyright ©2004. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. Produced by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. All Rights Reserved.
Insights into Algebra I: Teaching for LearningCopyright © 2004. Produced by Thirteen/WNET.2004. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Multicultural Literature: A Workshop for the Middle GradesCopyright © 2005. Produced by Thirteen/WNET, New York. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Write in the Middle: A Workshop for Middle School TeachersCopyright © 2004. Produced by Kentucky Educational Television. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
In Search of the NovelCopyright © 2000. Produced by the Educational Film Center. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Making Civics Real: A Workshop for TeachersCopyright ©2003. Produced by State of the Art, Inc. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Math: A Video Library, 5-8Copyright © 1997. Produced by WGBH Boston. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching The Children of Willesden LaneCopyright ©2006. Produced by Lavine Production Group. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
The Art of Teaching the Arts: A Workshop for High School TeachersCopyright © 2005. Produced by Lavine Production Group, Inc., in collaboration with EDC's Center for Children and Technology and the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Reading 3-5 WorkshopCopyright © 2005. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Reading K-2 WorkshopCopyright © 2003. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Reading 3-5Copyright © 2005. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Engaging with Literature: A Video Library, Grades 3-5Copyright © 2003. Produced by Maryland Public Television. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Connecting With the Arts: A Teaching Practices LibraryCopyright © 2005. Produced by Lavine Production Group. Inc., in collaboration with the Center for Children and Technology and the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Connecting With the Arts: A Workshop for Middle Grades TeachersCopyright © 2004. Produced by Lavine Production Group. Inc., in collaboration with the Center for Children and Technology and the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Developing Writers: A Workshop for High School TeachersCopyright © 2004. Produced by Maryland Public Television.Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Math: A Video Library, 9-12Copyright © 2002. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Foreign Languages k-12 workshopCopyright © 2004. Produced by WGBH Boston in association with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Foreign Languages K-12: A Library of Classroom PracticesCopyright © 2003. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Math: A Video Library, K-4Copyright ©1997. Produced by WGBH Boston. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Minds of our OwnCopyright © 1995. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Artifacts & Fiction: Workshop in American LiteratureCopyright ©2003. Produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting with NCTE Assembly on American Literature. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Making Meaning in Literature: A Workshop for Teachers, Grades 6-8Copyright © 2003. Produced by Maryland Public Television. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Making Meaning in Literature: A Video Library, Grades 6-8Copyright © 2003. Produced by Maryland Public Television. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Social Studies in Action: A Teaching Practices Library, K-12Copyright © 2003. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Social Studies in Action: A Workshop for K-5 TeachersCopyright © 2003. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
The Learning Classroom: Theory Into PracticeCopyright ©2003. Produced by Detroit Public Television and Mort Crim Communications. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
The Economics Classroom: A Workshop for Grade 9-12 TeachersCopyright © 2002. Produced by Pacific Street Films, Inc. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching Reading K-2 WorkshopCopyright © 2003. Produced by WGBH Educational Foundation. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.
Teaching GeographyCopyright © 2002. Produced by Cambridge Studios, Inc. Used by permission of Annenberg Learner. All Rights Reserved.

 

Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video

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On April 26th, President of Alexander Street Press Stephen Rhind-Tutt and Vice President of product development Peter Cieffetti, along with Kim Stanton of The University of North Texas gave a free webcast on "Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video."

If you were unable to attend the live webcast, you can download and listen to the archived version by clicking here!

The presentation showed use cases of how streaming can be used, including:

  • Examples of how video can improve research
  • Examples of how video has been combined to improve learning for specific courses
  • Examples of how to annotate and publish video

 

 

New Content Upload - Music Collections

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The following Music Online collections have been updated with new content:

 

American Song

212 albums (4,467 tracks) from Archeophone Records, Appleseed Records, Mark Custom, Rebel, Sun, and Tompkins Square Records. Content includes new releases of bluegrass, boogie-woogie, country, traditional gospel, marching band music, and more.

New albums include:

Dance in Video

11 videos of performances, interviews, and documentaries - including performances of three ballets by Kenneth MacMillan performed by The Royal Ballet, documentaries on Irish Step Dancing, the Bejart Ballet Lausanne, samba dancing, and interviews with Charles "Honi" Coles and Marcia McFee.

Jazz Music Library

67 albums (1,390 tracks) from Mark Custom, Jazzology, Haenssler, Mode/Avant, GHB Records, and Progressive. Content includes new releases of swing, avant-garde jazz, bebop, New Orleans jazz, vocal jazz, big band, and west coast jazz from performers such as Art Pepper, Frank Sinatra, Jabbo Smith, Respect Sextet, Red Norvo Combo, Cullen Offer Quartet, and more,

New albums include:

Classical Scores Library: Volume II

650 scores (20,418 pages) from Faber Music, Wirripang, and a wide variety of never before been published individual composers. We've also released more scores from The Symphony 1720-1840 series from Garland Publishing/Barry S Brook Center.

Newly published composers include: Huck Hodge, Thomas Oboe Lee, Matt Malsky, Thomas Reiner, Yotam Haber, Moya Henderson, Katia Tiutiunnik, Marc Yeats, and more.

New content from Faber includes scores by Julian Anderson, Benjamin Britten, and Frank Bridge. New content from Wirripang includes scores by Houston Dunleavy, John Spence, Paul Paviour, Frank Millward, Miriam Beatrice Hyde, Larry Sitsky, May Howlett, Vincent Giles, Phillip Wilcher, and more.

Classical Scores Library: Volume II now contains 37,158 pages and 1,261 scores

Contemporary World Music

247 albums (3,908 tracks) from ARC Music, Buda Musique, Celestial Harmonies, Merusa Records, PAN Records, Playasound, Six Degrees Records, World Circuit and more.

New material includes artists and ensembles such as the Buena Vista Social Club, Ali Farka Touré, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Toumani Diabate, Benga Beat, Dastan Ensemble, Didier Petit, The Wonder Rabbis, Merusa All Stars, and more.

New albums include:

All of this content is available worldwide.

For more information, please contact sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

New Content Upload - Filmakers Library Online

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Twenty new videos (19 globally) have been added to Filmakers Library Online are currently available in the collection! Here are some of the highlights from the newly added content:

Notable & Award Winning Films (all available globally):

Westbeth Home of the Arts

This documentary takes a lively look at Westbeth, the first and largest federally funded artists’ colony in the United States, which became home to a generation of artists grateful for cheap rent and a place to live and work.

Awards: Manhattan Film Festival (official selection); New Filmmakers New York (official selection); Riverside International Film Festival

When the Day Comes: Women as Caregivers

Women, traditionally, are expected to cope with family responsibilities and to provide care without financial rewards. While their efforts reduce society's longterm care costs, the caregivers go largely unnoticed and get little help from others. In this documentary we hear from four women who have provided continuous care for a loved one.

Awards: National Council on Aging, 1993; National Women's Studies Association, 1993; Bronze Apple, National Educational Film & Video Association, 1993; National Council on Family Relations, 1991 & International Festival of Red Cross and Health Films, 1991

Modus Operandi: The German Occupation of Belgium

From 1942 to 1944, 24,916 Jewish men, women and children were deported from Belgium to Auschwitz. Only 1,206 survived. This documentary raises and systematically answers the question: how did just a handful of Nazis— with the help, voluntary or unwitting— of the Belgian authorities, bring about their destruction? The film covers the sequence of events and different phases that led to the Final Solution.

“Modus Operandi is as much a film on current events as an historical documentary, as it shows so forcefully that once a finger is caught in the gears of stigmatisation and demonisation, the whole body may eventually go through the works.”
                -Fernand Denis, La Libre Belgiqu

Full list of new content can be found at http://flon.alexanderstreet.com/WhatsNew

Register now - Increasing Faculty Usage of Streaming Video: A Webcast

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Register for this FREE webcast today!
 
We estimate that more than 50 percent of academic libraries now offer streaming video services. Departments ranging from anthropology to zoology are now incorporating video content into their classes.
 
This presentation will show use cases of how streaming video can be used, including:
  • Examples of how video can improve research
  • Examples of how video has been combined to improve learning for specific courses
  • Examples of how to annotate and publish video
Librarians and faculty will learn how to get the most out of their video resources, how video can be promoted in the library, which departments can benefit the most, as well as a technical understanding of what cutting-edge technology now makes possible. Existing users of streaming video will leave with new ideas and those who’ve yet to offer streaming resources will be better able to make a decision on whether it’s worth it.
 
Panelists
 
Stephen Rhind-TuttStephen Rhind-Tutt, President and founder, Alexander Street Press
Pete CiuffettiPete Ciuffetti, Vice president of product development, Alexander Street Press
Kim StantonKim Stanton, Head of the media library, University of North Texas






 










 

Moderator
 

Cheryl LaGuardiaCheryl LaGuardia, Head of instructional services, Harvard College Library

 
Can't make it on April 26? No problem! Register now and you will get an email reminder from Library Journal post-live event when the webcast is archived and available for on-demand viewing at your convenience.

 

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