Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library Newsletter

Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library
Newsletter
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Book Reviews by NMBCC Library Staff members:
The 21st Century Black Librarian in America and The Hobbit
The 21st. Century Black Librarian in America: Issues and
Challenges.
By: Andrew P. Jackson
By: Chinedu Amaefula
In concurrence with “The
Black Librarian in America” &
“The Black Librarian in America Revisited”, “The 21st Century Black Librarian In America; Issues and Challenges” is
just as ostentatious and exquisitely written as the first
two. Giving much honor and
praises to the late great Dr.
E.J. Josey and the Black Caucus of the American Library
Association (ALA); the
(BCALA) has been diligently
committed to exploiting masquerading racism in librarianship and the mental preparation of future Black Librarian
professionals. The stories
shared uplift the consciousness through the importance
of quality librarianship and
librarian literacy. The contributors also exemplify
black librarianship of the
future with strategic prescriptive solutions that are
highly applicable contemporarily and forthcoming. Much
is to be said about this book
and much is to be learned.
The essays are exceptionally
captivating, intelligent and
introspectively stimulating;
therefore, their stories can
be applied towards all professional attributes of librarianship by Black Librarians.
Beyond Google : a practical guide to research
and writing at IUB Libraries
New to IU?
Need to improve research strategies?
Do you need writing assistance?
No problem!
Come to the Neal-Marshall Black Culture
Center Library to learn researching tips, scholar
Google tactics, and about these IU Libraries
databases and resources:
IUCAT
New IUCAT-Beta
WorldCat
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
ProQuest
JSTOR and much more…
For instruction or assistance contact Deloice
Holliday, Head, Neal-Marshall Black Culture
Center Library; Chinedu Amaefula, Multicultural Outreach Assistant; or Beth Brockman,
Evening Supervisor.
Spring 2013
NMBCC-Library Hours
January 7—May 5, 2013
HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9:00 am—9:00 pm
9:00 am—9:00 pm
9:00 am—9:00 pm
9:00 am—9:00 pm
9:00 am—5:00 pm
1:00—5:00 pm
1:00—9:00 pm
Exceptions
CLOSED DATES:
January 21, 2013
March 9—10 and 16—17, 2013
May 4—5, 2013
Inside this issue:
Book Reviews by NMBCC
Library graduate student staff
1
members
Beyond Google: Research
Assistance
1
Staff Picks:
Dr. Ray Hagins Sa-Ra)
wblr.com
2
Book Reviews Continued
2
Browsing Collection at the
NMBCC & other IUB-Libraries
3
NMBCC Library: Contact Us
4
NMBCC Library Exhibit
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St af f Pic ks: Dr. Ray Hag ins (Sa -Ra)
Liberation is for everyone, but everyone will not
be Liberated!
wblr.com and listen to the radio broadcast 24-7.
Dr. Ray Hagins Facebook Page
By: Chinedu Amaefula
Meet scholar and teacher Dr. Ray Hagins, spiritually known as “Sa Ra Ankh Hotep Maakheru
Setep En Ra”. Dr. Hagins is a quintessential
example of personal growth, prosperity, spiritual
development, cultural refinement, factual teachings and historical African (Al-kebulan)
knowledge through truth by any means necessary. Dr. Hagins has granted myself and many
others who have been seeking mental elevation
from religious dogmatic philosophical thought
imposed upon the African mind through imperialistic tactics and hegemonic strategies.
Additionally, Dr. Hagins has scheduled livestreaming radio shows on Sunday evenings from
7-9pm. For further information please visit
Book Reviews continued...
The Hobbit. By: J.R.R. Tolkien
There and Back Again – Revisiting A Classic
By Beth Brockman
It’s been thirteen years since I’ve picked up J.R.R. Tolkien’s kid
classic, The Hobbit, and with the movie coming out this holiday I
felt that it would be a good time to brush up on the story. I remembered that a lot of action happened in the story and if it was
anything like its more mature (more detailed, more complex,
longer…) sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it was going to take me
awhile to read it again with my busy schedule.
However, I was very much surprised when after picking up the
book that it was only three hundred pages long! Very short compared to most fantasy novels today, especially as many are parts of
a trilogy, saga, or series. I could have sworn that the book was
longer since so much happened within the story, but as I started
reading it I remembered why I could read it at age 12. Unlike the
LOTR, it was a story written for children (a story contained within
one book) and a wonderful one at that. So wonderful, that adults
liked it too, and its popularity inspired the creation of the even
more popular LOTR. There is a lot of action and adventure in it;
with twelve dwarves and a wizard taking over the home of a respectable hobbit, charging him with task of being their burglar,
and pushing him out of his comfortable hobbit hole into a world
with trolls, goblins, magic rings, treasure, and dragons. It is story
about how someone small, who is not so very brave at the beginning, overcomes all manner of obstacles and scary situations
(facing a dragon is definitely a scary situation) to become a being
who is more open minded, wiser, happier, and (to his fellow hobbits at any rate) not so respectable. With its fast pace storyline,
written in simple language, The Hobbit has all the ingredients of a
quick and enjoyable read that anyone of all ages can appreciate.
Even if you have no interest in seeing the movie, or, especially if
you are planning to see the movie, I highly recommend reading the
book. Going on an adventure through Middle Earth without leaving
the couch is a great way to relax and recharge over Winter break.
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Are you eager to learn? Check out these books from IU Libraries.
Guaranteed to grab and hold your attention!
The Isis (Yssis) Papers
Health Issues in the Black Community
Yoruba Traditions and African American
Religious Nationalism
Author: Frances Cress Welsing
Library: Herman B. Wells Library
Location: Undergraduate Service-Core Collections
Call No: GN270 .W45
Author: Ronald L. Braithwaite
Library: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Lib.
Location: Stacks
Call No: RA448.5.N4 H395 2009
Author: Tracey E. Hucks
Library: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Lib.
Location: Stacks
Call No: BL2532.S5 H83 2012
In recent months you may have realized that the NMBCC Library Browsing collection seems a bit more intellectual. Well, our wonderful librarian;
Deloice Holliday, has been adding non-fiction historical scholarly titles to the collection; as well as new fiction titles. Drop by the next time you have
an open space in your schedule and check out a book from our Browsing Collection.
*The Browsing Collection is located near the stacks section of the library. Books from this collection can be checked out for 2-weeks with 2-renewals.
Media Propaganda: Cinematic -Holistic food for thought to advance
academic & cultural ce ntered consciousne ss
Hidden Colors (DVD)
Hidden Colors 2 (DVD)
Sankofa (DVD)
Director: Haile Gerima
Director: Tariq Nasheed
Location: hiddencolorsfilm.com
attn.: soon to be in the HBW media services
Director: Tariq Nasheed
Location: hiddencolorsfilm.com
attn.: soon to be in the HBW media services
Library: Herman B. Wells Library
Location: Media Services
Call No: PN1997 .S17735 1993
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CONTACT US
Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library
Mission and Vision Statements
Indiana University
275 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
MISSION STATEMENT
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
VISION STATEMENT
(812)-855-3237
(812)-856-0445
bcclib@indiana.edu
On the web at :
The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library supports and promote awareness
and understanding about the African American experience, history and culture,
through library collections, display, exhibits, facilities, and programs.
The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library (NMBCCL) serves as a cultural
resource for all Indiana University Bloomington students, faculty, and staff and to
be a center of campus cultural activity that highlights Black Culture and the interchange between it and all American culture. This will be achieved by developing
collections, educational experiences, resources, and services that bring together
the campus community to share and communicate their experiences.
www.libraries.iub.edu
Students, Faculty, and Staff:
Sonia Sanchez at 2008 HCHS
Join the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library’s Advisory Group. Sign-up by emailing bcclib@indiana.edu; type
NMBCC Library Advisory Group in the Subject line. Meetings will be held in the NMBCC Library Exhibit Room.
*Please see Deloice Holliday for details.
Neal -Marshall Blac k Culture Center Libra r y Exhibit :
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through Student Activism
The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center
Library welcomes a new exhibit for
library users. “Martin Luther King Jr.”
and “The Black Market Fire Bombing”.
Both elements are indicators of the
1960’s Human Rights Movements and
student involvement across the country
as well.
The first column in the middle are MLK
biographies within the NMBCC Library,
written by authors who hold Dr. King to
high esteem. Below the biographies
are primary images of the Black Market
fire-bombing done on 26 December
1968 by two Ku Klux Klan members
and local newspaper clippings.
The left column from top down includes
Civil Rights Movement By: Susan M.
Glisson, Groundwork By: Jeanne Theoharis, a photograph of the antiwar activist/The Black Market owner Larry Canada, and a IDS-students questioned
article.
The right column includes Ella Baker &
The Black Freedom Movement By:
Barbara Ransby, The War Before By:
Safiya Bukhari and a letter composed
by The American Association of University Professors at Indiana UniversityBloomington.
Feel free to browse the exhibit and ask
the Neal-Marshall Library staff any
questions regarding the exhibit.
-NMBCC Library Staff