Archive of American Television

from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation.

The Archive of American Television has been conducting video-recorded interviews with well-established television professionals since 1997. The majority of these 600-plus interviews are now available for viewing online. In addition to many well-known actors, interview subjects include people in behind-the-scenes positions such as directors, executives, designers, stylists, location managers, and more. All of the subjects are seasoned professionals who speak with decades of experience behind them. The videos are professionally conducted one-on-one formal interviews. Consequently, the content has much greater depth than the typical publicity interview in which a new project is being promoted. The lengthy interviews are divided into chapters for access to specific segments. Each interview is accompanied by a thorough summary of the person and the topics under discussion. Contents of the interviews are indexed by Shows, People, Topics, and Genres. Users may find content either through searching or browsing. With its multiple scrollable boxes, the interface is a little confusing; however, the format is consistent throughout, so navigating is easy enough after a brief exploration of the arrangement. With videos embedded from YouTube, users are unlikely to have trouble viewing segments. The advertising banner that appears at the start of each video is mildly annoying, but easily minimized. This Web resource will be of special interest to film and television studies programs, but very useful to students at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general audience. -- Reviewed in 2010 March CHOICE, by B. J. Bergman, Minnesota State University, Mankato

New books in the TCC Collection The tube has spoken : reality TV & history. Univ Press of Kentucky, 2010 The CSI effect : television, crime, and governance. Lexington Books, 2009 Living without the screen: causes and consequences of life without television. Marina Krcmar, Routledge, 2009 Edited clean version : technology and the culture of control. Raiford Guins, Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2009 Latina/o stars in U.S. eyes : the making and meanings of film and TV stardom. Mary Beltrán, Univ of Illinois Press, 2009 Satire TV : politics and comedy in the post-network era. NYU Press, 2009 Small screen, big picture : television and lived religion. Baylor University Press, 2009 Sports on television. Alvin Marill, Praeger, 2009

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TCC Library Celebrates Earth Day 2010

Today, April 22nd, is Earth Day 2010 !

find out more about Earth Day events at EarthDay.org

http://www.earthday.org/earthday2010

THE OFFICIAL EARTH DAY 2010 CAMPAIGN - April 22, 2010

Forty years after the first Earth Day, the world is in greater peril than ever. While climate change is the greatest challenge of our time, it also presents the greatest opportunity – an unprecedented opportunity to build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future.
Earth Day 2010 can be a turning point to advance climate policy, energy efficiency, renewable energy and green jobs. Earth Day Network is galvanizing millions who make personal commitments to sustainability. Earth Day 2010 is a pivotal opportunity for individuals, corporations and governments to join together and create a global green economy. Join the more than one billion people in 190 countries that are taking action for Earth Day.

Check our collection of resources about nature and environmental conservation !

The national parks : America’s best idea : an illustrated history SB 482.A4 D85 2009

Environmental issues in American history : a reference guide with primary documents GE 150 .M338 2006

Hope for animals and their world : how endangered species are being rescued from the brink QH75 .G636 2009

Eco barons : the dreamers, schemers, and millionaires who are saving our planet GE 195 .H85 2009

Sustainable design : the science of sustainability and green engineering TH 453 .V35 2008

Green building & remodeling for dummies TH 4860 .F74 2008

Oil, water and climate : an introduction QC981.8.C5 G38 2008

Planet Earth: BBC/Discovery Channel Media Collection CVR QL50 .P583 2007

About the Ecologist
(librarian's note: the Ecologist is THE watchdog of international environmental action - they may be a bit radical, but they are well worth bookmarking and subscribing to their e-mail updates)
from their site: The world’s leading environmental affairs magazine, now theecologist.org, was founded in 1970...quickly became a platform for those who would go on to be the leading lights of the environmental movement....In the years that followed, the magazine continued to break new ground in the environmental debate, notably by pointing to global climate change during the African droughts of the mid-1970s, and exposing the extent of the slash-and-burn operations ravaging the Amazon rainforest during the early 1980s. It went on to unveil the fallacy of plentiful nuclear energy during the era in which the technology’s future was thought to herald electricity ‘too cheap to meter’....To reach a wider, global audience, the magazine relaunched online in 2009. It continues to provide a mix of in-depth analysis, environmental news and practical advice that appeals to a growing community of individuals committed to social and environmental change. Remaining true to its roots in ecological ‘systems’ thinking, the Ecologist strives to point out the links between issues as diverse as war, pharmaceuticals, corporate fraud, or the power of mass media.Above all, the Ecologist hopes to encourage its readers to challenge conventional thinking, and tackle global issues at a local level.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/

http://www.epa.gov/earthday

National Library Week

April 11-17, 2010 is National Library Week ! We've got displays set up in the library on both 1st and 2nd floor highlighting items in our collection. You can also pick up our new handout, "Books About Books", get one of the new bookmarks with this years theme, "Communities Thrive @ Your Library" view our April Spotlight webpage with links to 65 "Books About Books" or read more about National Library Week from our site. 100 Terrific Websites to Celebrate National Library Week NLW information from the American Library Association