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Intellectual Freedom, Cultural Exchange, And Nazi Germany: The Relationship Between The Deutsch-Ausländischer Buchtausch, University Of Denver, And Other Cultural Heritage Institutions, David Fasman Jul 2022

Intellectual Freedom, Cultural Exchange, And Nazi Germany: The Relationship Between The Deutsch-Ausländischer Buchtausch, University Of Denver, And Other Cultural Heritage Institutions, David Fasman

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Shortly after Hitler’s rise to power, the Prussian State Library was restructured, birthing a new entity – the Deutsch-Ausländischer Buchtausch (German Foreign Book Exchange, DAB). The DAB was responsible for exchanging books and serials with scholarly institutions worldwide. In 1936, the University of Denver (DU) received a gift of books from the DAB. Nearly fifty percent of the books would be categorized as Nazi propaganda or eugenics literature by current standards. Upon further research, it was discovered that the DAB’s relationships included Stanford, Yale, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the …


Creating An Open Works Workshop, Jenelys Cox, Nicolas Parés Jan 2021

Creating An Open Works Workshop, Jenelys Cox, Nicolas Parés

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Learn how to use Creative Commons licensing, choose a hosting platform, and remix open resources. This workshop explores open resource repositories, examines Creative Commons licenses, remixes materials into a group creative work, and walks participants through considerations when hosting works. This workshop supplies valuable, hands-on experience for participants.