The
mysterious Cambridge library tower, supposedly full of banned books is opening to the public by Jessica
Gardner At 157 ft tall and 17 floors, Cambridge University Library’s tower can
be seen for miles around but has largely kept its secrets to itself and its
contents (approaching one million books) have given rise to much speculation. But now in a new free exhibition,
Tall Tales: Secrets of the tower, we reveal
some of the truth about what the great skyscraper really holds. Just over
a year ago, the first question at my interview for the job of Cambridge University librarian asked about the importance of
a legal deposit–or copyright–library. The factual answer is that, by law,
it means we are entitled to receive a copy of every book that is published in
the United Kingdom and Ireland. But the
answer that speaks to my passions as a librarian and archivist, is that it
means we are home to a collection that tells the remarkable story of our
national life through the printed word. The
exhibition lifts the lid on two centuries of popular publishing in the UK,
received under the Copyright Act and held in the tower since the building
opened in 1934. Victorian toys and games jostle for a place with
colourful children’s books, Edwardian fiction in pristine dust jackets and
popular periodicals. Once considered of
“secondary” value to the main academic collections, the tower collection
is a treasure trove for today’s readers and researchers. At the time they were published, librarians
would never have considered these books important. Many were ephemeral, populist, mainstream
scribblings not worthy of the notice of Cambridge scholars, and so banished to
the tower. It’s a marker of how little
was thought of the books that no thought was given to future browsing by author
or subject, and they appear to have been placed in the sequence simply in the
order in which they arrived in any one year. The space issue is a serious one. In 2000/01, Cambridge University Library was receiving about
1,600 printed books a week (85,000 per year) and about 1,800 serial parts
(newspapers and so on). Even with 17
floors, a growth rate of two miles a year is far from sustainable. To
help meet our responsibility as part of the national collection, we have just
opened a brand new book store in nearby Ely. It doesn’t have a tower but it does have
more than 100 kilometres of shelves reaching 11 metres high (imagine two
giraffes). Legal deposit also moved into the digital age on 6 April 2013,
when new legislation for electronic deposit came into force. Since then, we’ve received a little over
250,000 ebooks on deposit and 270,000 printed books. The Cambridge
University Library is the work of architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who also
gave us the much loved red telephone box (the design of which is mirrored in
the library’s tall windows), Battersea Power Station, and the Bankside Power
Station (now Tate Modern). Tall Tales: Secrets of the Tower
is open until 28 October 2018. Dr Jessica Gardner is Cambridge University’s
librarian and director of library services@CamUniLibrarian https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/cambridge-university-library-tower-banned-books-opening-copyright-a8325196.html
December 28, 2017
It’s been 20 years since Hartzler Family
Dairy launched a new product. The company is known throughout the
region largely for its milk sold in distinct glass bottles at select
retailers. Some 80 percent of the company’s business is wholesale
products that had, until recently, consisted of milk, butter and ice cream, the
latter of which is produced mostly for its ice cream shop in Wooster. In
2017, the company launched a non-GMO Project-verified string cheese, which
Hartzler President Paul Sommers says is the first of its kind in the U.S.
“We’re currently the only dairy in the state of Ohio that’s non-GMO Project
verified. Non-GMO Project, if you do some research on them, they are one
of the most recognizable and trusted brands in the natural food world,” Sommers
says. He adds, however, “We do not have to change anything about any way
that we do things to get that label on our products.” Hartzler ties its
name to the organic farming concept. The home page of its website begins
with the story, “In 1964, when Harold Hartzler made the decision to stop using
chemical pesticides and herbicides on his farm, it was not a marketing decision.
He did it because he had witnessed the effect of chemical run-off on a
neighboring farm after a storm. It was then that Harold decided to farm
only ‘as Nature Intended.’” It’s an organic dairy that’s not certified
organic, as Sommers puts it. The non-GMO labeling it recently acquired is
largely to satisfy retailers that would like to see third-party verification on
products. Launching a string cheese product made sense because
Hartzler knows that many of its customers already purchase organic string
cheese from other producers. The opportunity became a reality when it
found a manufacturing partner, Miceli Dairy Products Co. based in Cleveland,
that can make that product. That meant Hartzler wouldn’t need to ship
milk across the country. http://www.sbnonline.com/article/hartzler-family-dairy-gears-aggressive-market-approach/
June 26, 2018 The National Trust for Historic Preservation has
unveiled its 2018 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places,
including historic properties in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands and multiple sites along Route 66. The National Trust has identified almost 300
threatened sites since 1988. “For over
30 years, our 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list has called attention to
threatened one-of-a-kind treasures throughout the nation and galvanized
Americans to help local communities save them,” Stephanie Meeks, president and
CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, said in a written
statement. For the third time in the
history of the list, the Trust identified a 12th site placed as on the “Watch
Status.” This year, that designation
goes to the Four Towns of Vermont’s Upper Valley – Royalton,
Sharon, Strafford, and Tunbridge, Vt. A proposal is being considered to create a new
community around the village that could damage the surrounding farms and
forests. This year’s 31st annual list
of endangered historic places includes: Annapolis’ City Dock Area, Annapolis,
Maryland. Ashley River
Historic District, Charleston County, South Carolina. Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital,
Walthill, Nebraska.
Historic Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Isaiah T.
Montgomery House – Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Larimer Square, Denver, Colorado. Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses. Bridgeport,
Connecticut. Mount Vernon
and Piscataway National Park, Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Accokeek,
Maryland. Route 66, multiple states. Ship on the Desert, Salt Flat, Texas. Walkout Schools of Los Angeles. Nancy Trejos
Read more at https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2018/06/26/endangered-historic-places-usa/732718002/
June 26,
2018 The Smithsonian's National
Museum of the American Indian has announced the winning concept for the National Native American Veterans Memorial: Multimedia artist Harvey Pratt's Warriors'
Circle of Honor will incorporate a large, upright stainless steel
circle set above a stone drum in the center of a circular walkway with
intricate carvings of the five military seals. The memorial will sit on the National Mall in
Washington, D.C., and Pratt envisions a clear view of the U.S. Capitol's dome
from there. As Smithsonian.com has reported, Pratt's use of circles suggests "the cycle of life and
death, and the continuity of all things." The stone drum, it adds, symbolizes an
invitation for people to "harmonize their experiences" with one
another to the "silent rhythms" of the drumbeat. Kat Chow
Read more and see pictures at https://www.npr.org/2018/06/26/623515229/smithsonian-reveals-winning-design-for-new-native-american-veterans-memorial
June 26, 2018 For
500 years, the painted wooden effigy of St George that adorns a chapel in
the Spanish town of Estella has been locked in a silent struggle against his
old foe, the dragon. Today, however, the
saint faces a different battle thanks to a feat of restoration that has
prompted comparisons with the infamous “Ecce Homo Monkey Christ” and exasperated the
mayor. An
attempt to freshen up the 16th-century polychrome statue has left St George
with a rosy pink face and a bold, red-and-grey suit of armour. The restoration is believed to have been
carried out by a handicrafts teacher at the request of the parish authorities
of the Church of St Michael. The
mayor of Estella, which lies south-west of Pamplona in the Navarre region, is
demanding to know why the council was not consulted before the work went ahead. Sam Jones
Read more and see before and after pictures at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/26/second-spanish-church-falls-prey-to-well-intentioned-restorer-st-george-ecce-homo-monkey-christ
In the annals of Elvis Presley
history, there are
more than a few days of the musician's exceptional life that could be
considered significant. Yet, the date of
June 26th marks a number of important milestones in his life and in the lives
of others close to the King of Rock & Roll, not the least of which was his
last-ever live performance on that date in 1977. That final performance took place just seven
weeks before his death at age 42 sent shockwaves throughout the world and
silenced one of the most popular entertainers of all time. But 68 years before "Elvis has left the
building" was uttered for the final time in Presley's lifetime, signaling
his exit from Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, June 26th marked the entry
into the world of the man who would grow up to guide the careers of Elvis, as
well as country legends Hank Snow and Eddy Arnold. On that day in 1909, Andreas Cornelis van
Kuijk was born in the Netherlands Tupelo , Mississippi Las
Vegas
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1910
June 27, 2018
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