Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries Enhance Library Acquisitions
February 20, 2023
Musical scores
Once again, the generosity of the Libraries’ Friends group has strengthened teaching, learning, and research at Oberlin. Over $50,000 in special acquisitions funds will support acquisitions in music, history, science, and gender studies this year. We list just a few examples of the important and varied research resources made possible through these funds. A detailed list will appear in the Libraries’ annual report.
- Three streaming video collections (Bloomsbury Video, Good Docs, and Icarus Fiction Films).
- Targeted "capsule" collections to improve our holdings in:
- Percussion Music by Women
- Musical Settings of Black Poetry
- Miniature Books
- Musical Scores by Latin American Women, and
- Medieval and Early Modern Gender Nonconformity
- The manuscript account book (1861-64) of Henry Everard Peck. Peck was an abolitionist clergyman and professor at Oberlin College prior to his appointment as the first U. S. Minister Resident/Consul General to Haiti (where he died from yellow fever in 1867).
- In the Sciences, we acquired the three-volume Comprehensive Gut Microbiota, which provides new insights into gut microbiota as a critical mediator of human health and well-being.
- And finally, the Friends have provided a great boon to our Conservatory students through the acquisition of Henle Library, a musical scores app, which will allow them to download scores used in teaching and performance.
Thank you, Friends!
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