News – University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press

Mar

Things You Can Do In Our Multimedia Studios

Images and text by Eve M. Ellis Have you ever wondered what magic you can create in our multimedia studios? Whether you’re a first-time visitor or just curious about what’s possible, let’s explore all the creative opportunities for students, ...Read More

Students sitting and facing each other at a table. They are talking and being recorded by a visible camera in the foreground.

Mar

Davinci Resolve Timeline Editing Tools

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center Have you ever wanted to use a video editing software not from the likes of Adobe? Are you interested in trying a non-linear editor that doesn’t come with a monthly ...Read More

Mar

Paper Size Conversions for Printing

by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center When printing documents or posters, you may come across an overwhelming variety of different measurements and sizes. Your UD professors or a manager may request a poster in a specific size that ...Read More

Feb

A View from the Vault - A Signature Accomplishment: Lincoln’s signature and the Thirteenth Amendment

by John Caldwell, Political and Public Policy Papers Archivist “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime … shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” With these words, the Thirteenth ...Read More

Section of one of four copies of the original 13th Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln.

Feb

The Friends of the UD Library Invites Blue Hens to Enter Annual Book Collecting Contest

The Friends of the University of Delaware Library invites all current UD undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the annual Student Book Collecting Contest, which recognizes and celebrates the personal libraries of student collectors. The contest encourages reading, research ...Read More

Feb

Register Now for the March 7 Information Session on Open and Affordable Teaching Materials Grants

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is offering Open and Affordable Teaching Materials (OATM) grants to UD faculty and instructors, providing funding and support to integrate free or low-cost resources into their courses. If you’re looking for ways ...Read More

Feb

Transform Tools in Adobe Photoshop

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center Have you ever wanted to flip certain elements in your image without mirroring the entire image? This task can be achieved quite easily in Photoshop using a combination of ...Read More

Photoshop illustration of a cowboy hat being re-shaped by the warp tool.

Feb

Converting Advanced Video Files to MP4

Text and video by Ellie Parcells, Student Multimedia Design Center If you’ve ever used a video editing program like iMovie or Premiere Pro, then you’ve probably worked with video files formatted as MPEG-4, also known as MP4 (or M4V ...Read More

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Feb

New This Year: Examining Two Digital Collections on Improved Platform

By David Cardillo and Theresa Hessey, Digital Collections and Preservation The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is ringing in the new year with exciting news: we’ve migrated our digital collections to a new platform, AM Quartex! This ...Read More

Feb

Proper Boom Mic Techniques

Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center   When creating a video project that requires audio, one of the best pieces of equipment to utilize is a boom microphone. It allows any producer to obtain clear audio ...Read More