Prof. John Szwed’s new biography of Alan Lomax, the American folklorist and ethnomusicologist, is in, and available in CLIO, under call number ML423 L6347 S98 2010, and it promises to be a thoughtful and entertaining read. Szwed is a noted anthropologist and jazz scholar, professor in the Music Dept. at Columbia, and also Acting Director […]
Tag: New Acquisitions
Naxos Music Library adds film music audio content
Naxos Music Library , available through the Columbia University Libraries, has added new content from the label Varese Sarabande to its collection. Varese Sarabande specializes in film and television soundtracks; content offered includes film music by noted composers such as Bernard Hermann, Duke Ellington, Elmer Bernstein, Jerry Goldsmith, and James Horner. Titles include “North by […]
Butler Media announces circulating DVD collection
The Butler Media Center has announced that ca. 2,000 film titles on DVD are now available and can be checked out by enrolled students, faculty, and staff. This addition to its already impressive research collection. Full details are available on the Libraries Spotlight blog and on the Media Center home page. Note that you can […]
Featured acquisition: Songs of Our Fathers, Aaron J. Johnson
Songs of Our Fathers, a recent CD by Columbia doctoral candidate Aaron J. Johnson, has just been cataloged and added to the collection. It features Aaron as composer and trombonist. It’s available under call number CD16170, and is a great listen. Check it out! […]