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Gallery Talks Sept. 7 & 20: Robert Weaver's Illustrations

Join Skye Lacerte, curator of the Modern Graphic History Library, for a guided tour of the exhibition Drawing Lines: Robert Weaver’s Innovative Illustration at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, or at 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 20 in Olin Library (Ginkgo Reading Room, Level 1). Learn about the original artwork and tear sheets demonstrating this 20th-century illustrator’s distinctive style and attention to so­cial issues.

RSVP

The gallery talks are free and open to the public, but attendance is limited. To reserve a space, call 314-935-7741 or e-mail slacerte@wustl.edu.

About Weaver

Often referred to as the "godfather of the new illustration," Robert Weaver was among the few illustrators who continued to innovate throughout the challenging decade of the 1960s. Weaver developed a new approach to visual storytelling that both conveyed information and evoked emotion. Prior to his influence, illustrators were known for using traditional techniques. In contrast, Weaver's visionary style m  ore resembled the expressionist manner of contemporary fine artists. Weaver’s work also reflects a social awareness lacking in the idealized scenes of earlier popular illustration.  His work depicts the changing social and political climate, explicitly portraying poverty, crime, activism, race, and youth culture.

For more information about the Robert Weaver Collection and other collections housed at the Modern Graphic History Library, see http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/MGHL/index.html.

Libraries Post Fall 2011 Schedule of Events

The Libraries are hosting or co-hosting numerous events this fall: talks connected to the exhibition, Drawing Lines: Robert Weaver's Innovative Illustration, theatre performances celebrating the 100th birthday of Tennessee Williams, the annual Home Movie Day, and many more. A full list of the Libraries' special events for Fall 2011 is available to view or download.

Check Out the PopLit Collection

Get in your last minute fun reading before classes start. Check out the PopLit collection!

Libraries New Faculty & Graduate Student Orientation and Reception

New faculty, post docs, and graduate students are encouraged to attend this year’s orientation and reception on Monday, August 29th from 3-5pm at John M. Olin Library.  At the orientation you will have the opportunity to meet your subject librarian(s); learn about services, resources, and technology available to you; tour the library; and enjoy refreshments with your new colleagues and classmates.  If you have questions about the event please contact Melissa Vetter at mvetter@wustl.edu.

RefWorks Updated to 2.0

The next time you log in to RefWorks, you'll see a new login screen.  The publisher of RefWorks has created a new interface for it, with new features:

• Subfolders—for creating folders within folders that keep information organized and easy to share.
• Folder de-duplication—for de-duping within a single folder to remove multiple occurrences of a reference.
• Limiting fields in shared items—for sharing only the desired references and information with colleagues. Account owners will be able to choose which fields to show for each share.
• Combined Folders and Sharing page—for improved display on one screen. Easier than ever to manage folders and decide which ones to share.
• Keyboard navigation of interface items—for compatibility with Assistive Technologies in accordance with the American Disability Act.

If you wish to use the Classic interface instead of the 2.0 interface, you can choose to do that - until the end of 2011; at that time only the 2.0 interface will remain available.  To choose it, log in to your RefWorks account and choose the RefWorks Classic link at the top right of the screen.  Your account will remain on the Classic interface (except for the login screen), until you choose to use the 2.0 interface by clicking that link at top of the screen when logged in to your account.  Note that the features above are not available in the Classic interface.

The RefWorks login page has links to a 2.0 quick start guide, Flash tutorial, and a workbook, so you can familiarize yourself with the new interface.  If you have any questions, please contact your subject librarian.

"Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race" Exhibit Comes to WU

A traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. -- Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race -- highlights how physicians, geneticists, anthropologists, and others in the healing professions were major participants in the Holocaust. It will be available Aug. 8 through Oct. 30 at the WU Bernard Becker Medical Library. The exhibition is free and open to the public seven days a week: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Becker Medical Library will also be hosting a number of related events, including a panel discussion, Deadly Medicine...Beyond the Era of National Socialism, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, in Moore Auditorium. Panelists include WU Professors Gerald Early, Jennifer Kapczynski, Erin McGlothlin, Robert Sussman, and Frederick Sweet.

A corresponding online exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is also available.