How I make it work: Nathan Coy
Nathan Coy, Sound Archives Librarian, Archive of Recorded Sound
Blog topic: Music
How I make it work: Ray Heigemeir
Ray Heigemeir, Public Services Librarian, Music Library
Where are you sheltering, and how are you?
I am in my petite one-bedroom apartment in the Castro/Upper Market neighborhood of San Francisco. Coping with “cabin fever” but I make a point of going out for short or longer walks every day. A challenge, as my only options are uphill or downhill, often pushing head first into the fog belt.
What has your experience been like working remotely?
More than Trees in the Big Tree Collection: The Murphys Hotel & Daily Doings in 1880s Calaveras County, Part Two
Here we are again exploring some of the riches contained in an 1880s hotel register from Murphys California, an item from the Gary D. and Myrna R. Lowe collection relating to the Big Tree of California, 1853-2002. You can catch up on the background of this unique volume in Part One.
The Archive of Recorded Sound invites you to online office hours and an online guide for discovery of streaming archival sound recordings
To attend online office hours fill out this simple form for the video conference link. If looking for streaming archival sound recordings, view this online research guide.
Welcome Christopher Walker to the Archive of Recorded Sound
Please welcome Christopher Walker to the Stanford Libraries and the Archive of Recorded Sound.
100th Spotlight at Stanford exhibit published
We are thrilled to announce the publication of the 100th Spotlight at Stanford exhibit! Opening Night! Opera & Oratorio Premieres was created and published by Ray Heigemeir of the Stanford Music Library, with selected customizations supported by Chris Beer of Digital Library Systems and Services’ Access Team.
Music Librarians sail into Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia, welcomed Music Library Association members traveling by planes, trains, automobiles (and perhaps a boat or two?) to the MLA Annual Conference February 26-March 1. Norfolk, on the Chesapeake Bay, is home to Naval Station Norfolk, the largest naval base in the world.