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In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of books and periodicals. It can refer to an individual's private collection, but more often it is a large collection that is funded and maintained by a city or institution. This collection is often used by people who choose not to--or cannot afford to--purchase an extensive collection themselves.
However, with the collection or invention of media other than books for storing information, many libraries are now also repositories and access points for maps, prints or other artwork, microfilm, microfiche, audio tapes, CDs, LPs, video tapes and DVDs, and provide public facilities to access CD-ROM and subscription databases and the Internet. Thus, modern libraries are increasingly being redefined as places to get unrestricted access to information in many formats and from many sources.
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Jimmy Smits on Patriotism, Politics and Hollywood
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400
Acclaimed actor Jimmy Smits will host the 28th annual broadcast of A Capitol Fourth on PBS this July 4th. But before his primetime duties, the actor stops by NPR to discuss his television career and why he's proud to be an American. Smits also discusses the possibility of his own run for public office.
The Word On George Carlin
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:01:00 -0400
Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the life and language of the late comedian George Carlin, who died last month. In the 1970s, Carlin observed: "There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are seven of them you can't say on television. What a ratio that is: 399,993 to seven. They must really be bad." Then he proceeded to say them.
Revisting Carole King's 'Tapestry'
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400
When Carole King's album Tapestry came out in 1971, it became one of the best-selling albums of all time and marked her as one of pop's most talented songwriters. King's masterpiece has been reissued as a 2-disc Legacy Edition by Sony. Music historian Milo Miles takes a look at the landmark work.
Guardian Unlimited: Culture Vulture
Culture Vulture: The last post
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:39:13 -0000
If you're here on Culture Vulture and looking in bewilderment for one of our regular features - today's Readers recommend, for instance - then never fear. We've been making some exciting changes to Guardian arts online, among which are a...
Not just a pretty phrase
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:10:55 -0000
Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer's one-man show is punchy and witty, but Lyn Gardner wonders what happened to the traditional deskbound, enigmatic author.
Best of the literary blogosphere
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:22:03 -0000
The announcement of Orhan Pamuk's Nobel laureateship was greeted with a largely positive response from literary bloggers. "It's going to be harder to complain about this one than recent winners - we certainly can't," concedes The Literary Saloon, before...
Museum - Preserves and makes accessible materials about the performing arts, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area's performing arts heritage from the Gold Rush to the present.
Meta Description: [ SFPALM preserves and makes accessible materials about the performing arts, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area's performing arts heritage from the Gold Rush to the present. It contains more than two million items, including books, periodicals, photographs, programs, playbills, newspape... ]
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Performing Arts Topics - Resource topics include Actors and Acting, Music, Movies, Performance Art, Puppets, Theater, Costumes, Circus, Dance and Musicals.
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Ohio University Music/Dance Library - Articles, books and reference tools. Athens, Ohio.
Performing Arts Data Service - Digital collections include resources for music, theatre, dance, film, television and broadcast.
Performing Arts Reading Room - Searchable index of information on theatre, dance and music. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Meta Description: [ The Performing Arts Reading Room is the service point for the broad and diverse collections of the Music Division at the Library of Congress. Numbering approximately 12 million items and spanning more than 800 years of Western music history and practice, these holdings include the classified musi... ]
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - World's most extensive combination of circulating, reference, and rare archival collections in its field.
Meta Description: [ New York Public Library for the Performing Arts home page ]
University of California, Santa Barbara - Performing arts collections includes recordings, manuscripts, photographs, and artwork that documents and supports research on local, national, and international performing arts.
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