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Dr. Michelle Dvoskin from the Department of Theatre & Dance, WKU gave a presentation on the history of American musical in the Choir Rehearsal Room of the Music Hall on the main campus on the evening of April 9, 2013. The program included a short film followed by discussion.

It was one of the America’s Music series organized by WKU Libraries and the Department of Music and sponsored by several institutions and organizations including the Tribeca Film Institute and the American Library Association.

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Dr. Brian Coutts, Head of the Department of Library Public Services at WKU (Western Kentucky University), received the 2013 Outstanding Alumni Award from Louisiana State University’s (LSU) School of Library and Information Science at their annual awards banquet held March 25, 2013, at the LSU Faculty Club.

“It was a thrill to be honored by one of the nation’s most distinguished Library Science Programs and to return to LSU where I met my wife Karen,” said Coutts.

Coutts earned his PhD and MLS from LSU.   LSU School of Library and Information Science Director Beth Paskoff noted that Brian had twice appeared on the front cover of Library Journal, the nation’s leading library trade journal, where his award winning feature “Best Reference Sources of the Year” has appeared annually since 1986.

“Dr. Coutts continues to achieve excellence in his career, and this recent award validates his sustained scholarship on a national level,” said Connie Foster, WKU Libraries Dean.

Dr. Coutts gifting a WKU Libraries t-shirt to the LSU faculty.

Dr. Erica Brady from the WKU Department of Folk Studies gave a presentation on bluegrass music on the evening of April 2, 2013 in the Choir Rehearsal Room of the Music Hall on campus. It was part of the America’s Music event co-organized by the WKU Libraries and the Department of Music and sponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute, the National Endowment for Humanities, the American Library Association, and the Tribeca Flashpoint.

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WKU Libraries is proud to announce the addition of the Washington Post Historical edition to our electronic collection. Provided by ProQuest, this database provides full-text access to the entire run of the Washington Post from 1877 to 1996. WKU already offers the full text of the Washington Post from 1997 to the present as part of the ProQuest Newstand database.

Known for its comprehensive political reporting, first-rate photo essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writing, and in-depth investigative reporting, the Washington Post is a vital resource for today’s budding journalists, political historians, and students of government.

Links to these and all of other our other research databases may be found in the Databases list on the Library web page. These databases are available both on and off campus — off-campus access requires a valid WKU NetID and password. If you need assistance please stop at the Reference Desk in the Commons at Cravens, call for assistance at (270) 745-6125, or email us at web.reference@wku.edu.

Bowling Green, Ky. –The Southern Kentucky Book Fest partnership announces the five finalists for the 2013 Kentucky Literary Award. This year’s award will go to a work of non-fiction by a Kentucky author or with a significant Kentucky theme that was published in 2011 or 2012. The five finalists include:

A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music by Jason Howard

Arab and Jewish Women in Kentucky: Stories of Accommodation and Audacity by Nora Rose Moosnick

Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life by Katya Cengal

Confederate Outlaw: Champ Ferguson and the Civil War in Appalachia by Brian McKnight

The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event by James Nicholson

The award winner will be announced at the Southern Kentucky Book Fest’s Meet the Authors reception to be held Friday, April 19–the night before the main Book Fest event. For more information about the program, contact Kristie Lowry, Book Fest and Literary Outreach Coordinator, at kristie.lowry@wku.edu or 745-4502.

The Southern Kentucky Book Fest is a partnership of Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Warren County Public Library, and Western Kentucky University Libraries. For more information, go to sokybookfest.org.

On the evening of March 28, 2013, Dr. Stephen Groce from the Department of Sociology, WKU gave a presentation on “Women and the Sociology of Popular Music” in Helm Library 100. The presentation was one of the “America’s Music” series organized by the WKU Libraries and the Department of Music and co-sponsored by the Tribeca Film Institute, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Library Association, and the Tribeca Flashpoint.

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