Patience Essah Africana Studies Lecture Series

African American Covers of Country Music BEFORE Ray Charles:  Prevalence and Significance

Dr. Tim Dodge, Reference Librarian, History and Political Science Subject Specialist, Auburn University Libraries

Date and Time:  Tuesday, January 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Location:  Ground Floor Auditorium, Ralph Brown Draughon Library

Ray Charles's 1962 release of his "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" L.P. is considered a milestone and is regarded as the first successful attempt of an African American artist to record music that was first recorded by a Country artist.  However, it turns out that Charles was by no means the first African American artist to have done so.  Tim Dodge will provide a historical overview of the phenomenon and will explore both the prevalence and significance of this recording activity.  Brief musical examples will be provided to help illustrate this little-known aspect of African American recording history.

Sponsored by:  Auburn University Libraries and the Auburn University Office of Inclusion and Diversity.

KKK Newspapers of the 1920s

Local, regional, and national newspapers published by Ku Klux Klan organizations and by sympathetic publishers across the U.S. during the 1920s. Also included are several anti-Klan newspapers.

By Robert J. DeRubeis and Daniel R. Strunk, and published by Oxford University Press in 2017, this volume is located on the Fourth Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number RC 537 .O97 2017.

Seminars on  EndNote, Zotero, and Mendeley, software citation programs, are being offered by librarians during the Spring Semester.  Click on the Seminars link located under the "Services"  link located in the upper left hand side of the screen of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required.

Currently, the following seminars are on the schedule:

EndNote:  Thursday, March 29:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

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EndNote:  Saturday, April 7:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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EndNote:  Wednesday, April 18:  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Mendeley:  Tuesday, April 24:  5 - 6 p.m.

EndNote:  Saturday, May 5:  10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Mendeley:  Tuesday, May 8:  9 - 10 a.m.

Seminars on data management are being offered by the Auburn University Libraries' Research Data Management Librarian during the Spring Semester.

Click on the Seminars link located under the "Services"  link located in the upper left hand side of the screen of the Auburn University Libraries homepage for registration information, etc.  Seminars are free but registration is required.

Currently, the following seminars are on the schedule:

Data Management:  Wednesday, February 28: 5 - 6 p.m.

Be sure to check library hours of operation during the Intersession and Holiday season by clicking on the Hours link located  in the top central section of the Auburn University Libraries homepage.  Intersession hours will be in effect December 18 and 19 (following Commencement Hours December 16 and closure December 17) and January 3-9 (closed January 7).  Holiday hours will be in effect December 20 - January 2 (and the library will be closed December 23-26,  and December 31 -  January 1).Regular hours of operation will resume on January 10, the first day of classes for the Spring Semester.

Starting December 19, Auburn University faculty members will see their regular book borrowing loan period change from 90 days to 180 days.   In other words, a six-month checkout period before you need to renew!

Faculty, staff, and students wishing to obtain Interlibrary Loan and AUBIExpress services between the dates of December 20, 2017 and January 2, 2018 should take note of the following deadlines and plan research materials requests accordingly.   The Interlibrary Loan and AUBIExpress offices will be closed December 20, 2017 through January 2, 2018.   Book requests submitted after December 8, 2017 may not arrive after January 3, 2018.   Article requests submitted after December 15, 2017 may not arrive until after January 3, 2018.

Using Sources Effectively:  Strengthening your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism

By Robert A. Harris and published by Routledge in 2017, this is the Fifth Edition.   This volume is located on the Third Floor of the Ralph Brown Draughon Library under call number LB 2369 .H327 2017.