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A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Nineteenth Century Bicycling Periodicals, Christopher A. Sweet Dec 2018

A Comprehensive Bibliography Of Nineteenth Century Bicycling Periodicals, Christopher A. Sweet

Christopher A. Sweet

Bicycling became hugely popular in the second half of the nineteenth century. At the time, bicycle manufacturing was an important American industry, bicycle racing was one of the most popular spectator sports, and joining a bicycle club was a mark of social distinction. This bicycle craze occurred at the same time as an explosion in the publishing of American periodicals. Bicycle manufacturers invested heavily in newspaper and magazine advertising which spurred the creation of new periodicals. This paper documents more than one hundred bicycling periodicals that were published in the nineteenth century. The bibliographic essay provides historical context for both …


Music: General, Sheridan Stormes Aug 2015

Music: General, Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes' contribution to Magazines for Libraries, 23rd Edition.


One Evening As I Strayed: Women Collectors Of Irish Traditional Music, A Journey Through Space, Time And Sources. Music Library Association, Annual Meeting, 28 February 2014, Margaret Ericson Feb 2014

One Evening As I Strayed: Women Collectors Of Irish Traditional Music, A Journey Through Space, Time And Sources. Music Library Association, Annual Meeting, 28 February 2014, Margaret Ericson

Margaret D. Ericson

My focus is on the importance of using a wide variety of resources -- interdisciplinary databases, full text journal resources, archives and specialized music collections -- to piece together a picture of the role of women the early years of folk music scholarship, and in the preservation and documentation of Irish traditional music. Inspired by early women folk song collectors in Maine, and Maine singers of old who who sang ballads of Irish origin, the author questioned why there was so little information about women collectors of traditional music in Ireland and the repertoire they discovered. Irish women faced unusual …


The Early Novels Database And Undergraduate Research: A Case Study, Rachel Buurma, Anna Levine, Richard Li Dec 2011

The Early Novels Database And Undergraduate Research: A Case Study, Rachel Buurma, Anna Levine, Richard Li

Rachel S Buurma

No abstract provided.


Returning To The Sources: The Literature Of Christian Librarianship, Gregory A. Smith Jun 2009

Returning To The Sources: The Literature Of Christian Librarianship, Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith

By definition, a research study explores new intellectual territory yet builds on previous inquiry that has led up to it. However, many sources that explore the connections between Christian faith and the information professions fail to acknowledge the existence of prior discourse on the subject. The author has assembled a database of more than 450 sources that discuss topics such as philosophy and ethics of librarianship from a Christian perspective; the mediation of Christian/religious information in various library contexts; Christian, religious, and theological publishing; and more. Insights from these sources can help readers develop professionally and engage in productive dialogue …


Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith Dec 2003

Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

Charles Kay Smith

No abstract provided.


Feminist Spiritualities: A Brief Overview, Marilyn Pukkila Oct 1999

Feminist Spiritualities: A Brief Overview, Marilyn Pukkila

Marilyn R. Pukkila

A bibliographic essay on the early beginnings of feminist spirituality literature, from the 1960s to 1998.


Women And Music: A Music Librarian's Experiences And Perspectives; An Interview With Margaret Ericson, Margaret D. Ericson, Suzanne Risley Sep 1996

Women And Music: A Music Librarian's Experiences And Perspectives; An Interview With Margaret Ericson, Margaret D. Ericson, Suzanne Risley

Margaret D. Ericson

From a special journal issue on women in music, Suzanne Risley interviews author Margaret D. Ericson about her thoughts and reflections on scholarship on women in music upon the occasion of the publication of her book-length bibliography: Women and Music: A Selective Annotated Bibliography on Women and Gender Issues in Music, 1987-1992. The online article comes from the Trinity College Digital Repository.


Women And Music : A Selective Annotated Bibliography On Women And Gender Issues In Music, 1987-1992., Margaret Ericson Dec 1995

Women And Music : A Selective Annotated Bibliography On Women And Gender Issues In Music, 1987-1992., Margaret Ericson

Margaret D. Ericson

400 page monographic bibliography on all aspects of scholarship on women and music, with a particular emphasis on the concept of gender and "difference" in the formation and production of music cultures.