LIBNEWS-L:   New Resources and Services at
Old Dominion University Library

February 8, 2000

* Black History Month Resources
* Kaleidoscope:  The Musical World of Adolphus Hailstork
* Database Highlight:  African-American Poetry Database

==>  BLACK HISTORY MONTH
In observance of black history month, the library has mounted a web page
linking to selected African American & Black History online resources and
exhibitions. This page should serve as a springboard to the wealth of
resources available nationwide.
http://www.lib.odu.edu/blackhistory

==>  KALEIDOSCOPE: THE MUSICAL WORLD OF ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK
The third in a series of exhibitions and concerts planned to highlight the
F. Ludwig Diehn Composers Room and its collections will be held on Sunday,
February 13.

Adolphus Hailstork is an internationally known composer, music laureate
for the state of Virginia, and Professor of Music at Norfolk State University.
Dr. Hailstork has written numerous works for chorus, solo voice, various
chamber ensembles, band, and orchestra.  His renown is due in large part
to the breadth of his accomplishments and the solidity of his
compositional style.

The Adolphus Hailstork Showcase Concert and Exhibit opens at 2 p.m. on
Sunday February 13 in the Diehn Composers Room.  The concert is at 3 p.m.
in Chandler Recital Hall with musicians F. Gerard Errante, Jeanette
Winsor, Lee Jordan-Anders, Lorraine Bell and Frank Ward Jr. Made possible
by a generous grant from the Norfolk Foundation, the concert and
exhibition are free and open to the public.  Reservations are required and
may be obtained by contacting Karen Meizner at 683-4175 or
kmeizner@odu.edu.

To view the online exhibit, go to http://www.lib.odu.edu/hailstork

==>  DATABASE HIGHLIGHT:  AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY DATABASE
The African-American Poetry Database is one of the full-text poetry
databases produced by Chadwyck-Healey, maintained by the University of
Virginia's Electronic Text Center, and provided through the Virtual
Library of Virginia (VIVA).  It includes the full text of approximately 2,500
African-American poems from 1760-1900, including love poems of Robert C.O.
Benjamin, dialect poems by James Edwin Campbell, religious poems by Daniel
Webster Davis, patriotic poems by George Clinton Rowe, and elegiac verse
by Phillis Wheatley.

Access African-American Poetry from the library's "Information Resources"
page under the Title list of databases, or from the Arts & Humanities /
Literature / Full-Text category http://www.lib.odu.edu/resources/links2.
As with other VIVA products, access  is restricted.  From home, you'll need to use our proxy
server.  Proxy server info at:  http://www.lib.odu.edu/help/proxyfaq.shtml

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