Your Library Blog: September 2008

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Friends of the Library Champagne GALA (9/25/08)

The Friends of the Angelo & Jennette Volpe Library invite you to the twenty-fifth annual Friends of the Library Champagne GALA on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Support continuing education, as well as special projects in the Library, while enjoying food, drink, music, and friends. Visit the GALA website for more information!

Free Classical Music Download! (9/23/08)

Free Download of the Week: Schubert's Symphony No. 3 in D, D. 200

October of 1814 saw the completion of Schubert's greatest early song, Gretchen am Spinnrade, and in the following May he began work on the Third Symphony.

The Symphony was finished in a few months, written no doubt for the excellent amateur orchestra led by Otto Hatwig that had developed from the Schubert family's domestic music-making.

This recording is performed by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Alain Lombard, conductor.
Download this work now through Monday, October 6th.

This free music download is brought to you by the Classical Music Library database.

New Database Trial - Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies (9/22/08)

Link to Database:
http://www.faulkner.com/entrance/newcookies392.asp?us1=tnt&pass1=tnt

Trial Dates: September 22, 2008 to October 31, 2008

Database Description:
Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS) is the premier information technology reference library designed exclusively for the academic community. FAITS offers a broad range of reports plus vendor directories and a comprehensive glossary of IT and related terms.

FAITS reports are designed to help students, instructors, and administrators learn about and keep up with the critical issues, emerging trends, products, services, and vendors driving the IT industry. Topical coverage areas include IT infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless technology, data networking, convergence, security, enterprise systems, the internet, and technology vendors. Convenient links to several online technology and business news resources, as well as direct links to a wealth of bibliographic resources covering computer science, mathematics, and more, are included.

New Database Trial - Applied Science & Business Retro (9/19/08)

Link to Database: http://ezproxy.tntech.edu/login?url=http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=IAR

Trial Dates: September 19, 2008 - October 30, 2008

Database Description:
Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective (1913-1982) is a bibliographic database that cites articles from over 2,000 English-language periodicals, including books reviews and many important specialized magazines. Updated and original subject headings are provided for finding business developments and trends, plus they help to provide insight into the evolution of methods of technology during the first half of the 20th Century. This database can be used to research technological advances, historical controversies, business strategies, marketing triumphs and failures, company profiles, and iconic executives.

Job Opening at the Library (9/10/08)

The Angelo & Jennette Volpe Library and Media Center at Tennessee Technological University (TTU) announces a professional job opening: Manager - Regional History.

For more information, visit the Manager - Regional History job summary.

Free Classical Music Download (9/9/08)

Free Download of the Week from the Classical Music Library: Chopin's 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59

The Mazurka is a Polish folk dance in triple time from the province of Mazovia. Instances of the Mazurka in art music tend to vary considerably in style, though they share common rhythmic traits such as strong accents on the second or third beat. Chopin's composition of more than 50 examples firmly established it in the concert hall, though few composers have followed him in this regard. The Op. 59 Marzurkas were composed in 1845 and are highly developed examples of the genre.

This recording is performed by Abdel Rahman El Bacha, pianist.
Download this work now through September 18th, 2008.

New Materials at your Library! (9/3/08)

Check out the new library materials added in August 2008.

To find these materials in the library, search for the title in the library catalog.

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