Category Archives: History

UAB Community Week event at Sterne Library

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Heather Martin

Mervyn H. Sterne Library cordially invites you to A Celebration of UAB Diversity Blending of the Past and the Present: a discussion of early years of Birmingham and UAB through the turbulent Civil Rights era

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Academy’s motion picture treasures now online

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Heather Martin

Researching motion picture history just got a little easier with the launch of the Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections from library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections is an online database that provides … Continue reading →

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New primary source databases for 15th-18th century studies

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Heather Martin

Take a digital tour of the 15th-18th centuries in two new Sterne Library databases. With the recent addition of the Burney Collection (17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers) and Early English Books Online (EEBO), Sterne Library has expanded the … Continue reading →

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ARTstor goes mobile

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Heather Martin

Check out new ARTstor Mobile (beta) for iPad, iPhone, and the iPod Touch.  “The mobile site allows registered users to search, browse, and view previously created image groups” (ARTstor Mobile instructions). UAB students, faculty and staff can register for a … Continue reading →

Posted in African American Studies, American Studies, Art & Art History, English Language & Literature, Foreign Languages & Literatures, History, Music, Photography, Theatre, Women's Studies | Comments Off