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Articles in Audio

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Audio versions are now available on selected articles in Wilson OmniFile, a full-text bibliographic database from H.W. Wilson, and Library PressDisplay, a database that provides the most recent sixty-day coverage of newspapers from around the world. In the case of Wilson OmniFile, the audio files are downloadable into iTunes and other portable audio players.

Wilson OmniFile

In Wilson OmniFile, just click on links to “Full Text HTML”. Then click on Listen or Download Audio.  The sound quality is surprisingly good.

Wilson OmniFile also provides translations of articles into ten different languages.

 

 

Library PressDisplay

In Library PressDisplay, just select a newspaper or an article and look for the Interactive Radio icon. Not limited to English, audio is available for numerous languages including French, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese.

 

 

—Fred Rowland

 

 

 

ARTstor Update 4/20/09

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The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art images now in ARTstor
The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art has partnered with ARTstor to distribute images of Islamic and South Asian art from the collection at Shangri La. This first release brings more than 200 images to the Digital Library, including decorative arts and textiles.

The Roy Lichtenstein collection is now available in ARTstor
Through collaboration with the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and Estate, ARTstor has made available 800 images of Lichtenstein’s works in the Digital Library.

Final images from the Exhibition Installation Photograph Collection (The Museum of Modern Art Archives)
ARTstor, in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, has released the last 7,654 images digitized from the Museum Archives’ comprehensive collection of exhibition installation photographs, spanning exhibits from 1929 to 2000.

More images from the Contemporary Art (Larry Qualls Archive) available in ARTstor
More than 9,234 additional images from Larry Qualls’ archive of contemporary art are now available in the ARTstor Digital Library.

Collection agreement: additional images from William Keighley (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
ARTstor is collaborating with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to share approximately 5,500 images of European art and architecture photographed by William Keighley in the Digital Library.

New: Music Online

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Music Online brings together on a single cross-searchable platform the entire suite of Alexander Street Press streaming audio, video, scores, and reference material that Temple subscribes to. This includes the following resources:

* African American Music [as of summer 2009]
* African American Music Reference
* American Song
* Classical Music Library
* Classical Scores Library
* Contemporary World Music
* Dance in Video
* The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
* Opera in Video
* Smithsonian Global Sound [as of summer 2009]

Win $1000!! Library Prize Applications Due this Monday, April 6

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All Temple Undergraduates are qualified to win $1000 through the Libraries’ exciting annual initiative: Applications are due this coming Monday for 5th Annual Library Prize for Undergraduate Research Any paper or project from a summer 2008, fall 2008 or spring 2009 course is eligible, so long as a complete applications is submitted by 5 pm on April 6. Turn in your application to the Dean’s suite on the Mezzanine of Paley Library, or complete an online application through blackboard. Apply today!

Audio Versions of Articles Now Available in WilsonWeb Databases

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ReadSpeaker, a "text-to-speech" enhancement, is now available in WilsonWeb databases such as OmniFile.

ReadSpeaker converts the full text and then automatically streams the audio content. No software downloads or special plug-ins are required.

To access ReadSpeaker, just open an HTML fulltext article. Near the upper left of the screen, you’ll see a "Listen" icon. Click it to hear the audio version of the article. ReadSpeaker articles can also be downloaded in an MP3 format for use on MP3 players.

ReadSpeaker only works with HTML articles, not PDFs.

Oxford Reference Content Update 3/31/09

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New Titles in Oxford Reference Online:

  • A Dictionary of Hinduism
  • Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
  • New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors

New Editions:

  • Concise Dictionary of Politics
  • Dictionary of Business and Management
  • Dictionary of Physics
  • Dictionary of Psychology
  • Kings and Queens of Britain
  • Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
  • Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions

HeinOnline Content Update 3/31/09

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Notable Statistics with this release
Law Journal Library: 11 new titles (1,249 total)
Legal Classics Library: 15 new titles (1,405 total)
World Trials: 60 new titles (2,051 total)

Total number of new pages included in this release: 535,838
This release brings the total number of pages in HeinOnline to: 46,954,444

Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register Library
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
Law Journal Library
Legal Classics
Session Laws
Treaties and Agreements Library
U.S. Congressional Documents
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
U.S. Presidential Library
U.S. Supreme Court Library
United Nations Law Collection
United States Code
World Trials