Wikipedia a possible credible source?

According to the folks at Harvard, it could be.

 

An interesting article by Jacob Kastrenakes:

Harvard wants to hire a Wikipedia editor to be its 'Wikipedian in Residence'

 

“Have a love for academia and editing Wikipedia? Harvard may have a job for you: one of the Ivy League university's libraries is hiring an experienced Wikipedia editor to write and improve articles and to upload some of its own archives into the public domain on Wikimedia. The job posting, first spotted by Gizmodo, is for a "Wikipedian in Residence," a type of liaison between an organization and Wikipedia's community that the encyclopedia's parent, Wikimedia, has been encouraging libraries and other institutions to establish for several years. Institutions that have participated so far include the Ford Presidential Library, the US National Archives, and the Smithsonian Institution Archives, among many others…”

 

Read the rest of the article here.

 

Check out our book sale! Starts Tue 3/11 and ends Wed 4/2.

Book sale will be either in the main lobby area or in the LRC.

For more info, see the LRC.

 

Naked Fashion: The New Sustainable Fashion Revolution

 

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Naked Fashion invites you to join the movement of consumers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals who are using their purchasing power, talents, and experience to make fashion more sustainable.

Anyone with an active interest in fashion and where our clothes come from or looking for a career in fashion and the media will find inspiration and advice on how to make a difference.

 

 

New Fashion Designers’ Sketchbooks

 

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An invaluable resource for fashion students, teachers and designers, this book looks at research sketchbooks and the role they play in the research and design process. This book demonstrates how ideas are constructed, for single garments and entire collections, and looks at how pages and whole sketchbooks are put together.

 

Adobe InDesign CS6 Revealed

 

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Graphic design professionals and design students alike have embraced Adobe InDesign as the industry standard for page layout software--and they're mastering it with Adobe InDesign CS6 Revealed. A thorough, in-depth exploration of the latest release, this highly visual book covers all the fundamental concepts, starting with the workspace and proceeding logically and intuitively to more advanced topics. Chock full of new lessons covering new features, this edition retains its step-by-step tutorials and user-friendly design, resulting in a resource that is comprehensive, clear, and effective. The Data Files used to complete the projects found in the book are now available online. For access information please refer to the directions available in the preface of the book.

 

 

Meggs’ History of Graphic Design, Fifth Edition

 

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This is the unrivaled, comprehensive, and award-winning reference tool on graphic design recognized for publishing excellence by the Association of American Publishers. Now, this Fifth Edition of Meggs' History of Graphic Design offers even more detail and breadth of content than its heralded predecessors, revealing a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important developments responsible for paving the historic paths that define the graphic design experience. In addition to classic topics such as the invention of writing and alphabets, the origins of printing and typography, and postmodern design, this new Fifth Edition presents new information on current trends and technologies sweeping the graphic design landscape—such as the web, multimedia, interactive design, and private presses, thus adding new layers of depth to an already rich resource.

 

The Ultimate Fashion Study Guide: The Design Process

 

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A one-step, HOW-TO, resource for introductory Fashion Design study. Provides the fundamentals required to quickly grasp the skills for success in a highly competitive industry. Packed with vital information, tips, templates, tools, techniques, inspiration and over 600 illustrations and images. Includes CD-ROM with design templates.