Library, Museums and Press News
May
19
Applying Effects to Garageband Tracks
by Ellie Parcells, Student Multimedia Design Center No matter what type of track you’re working with—whether it’s a software instrument, audio recording, or guitar input—the process for adding plug-ins is essentially the same. GarageBand offers an extensive library of ...Read More
May
14
Unearthing History Through Commerce: A Look at UD’s Trade Catalog Collection
By David Cardillo, Digital Collections and Preservation The Trade Catalog Collection in Special Collections at the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press offers a fascinating glimpse into the commercial, technological and cultural history of the United States—from the ...Read More
May
13
Extended Hours for Morris Library
University of Delaware students will have access to extended hours during reading day and finals, May 16 – 21, 2025. Extended Hours at Morris LibraryRead More
May
12
Comparing Multimedia Software: Adobe Illustrator CC and Inkscape
by Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center In this installation of multimedia software comparisons, we will review what vector graphics are and explore the similarities and differences between Adobe Illustrator CC and Inkscape. Adobe Illustrator is part of the ...Read More
May
8
Help Build a New Home for Special Collections this I Heart UD Giving Day
On I Heart UD Giving Day—Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press invites Blue Hens everywhere to rally behind a visionary initiative: Building a New Home for Special Collections. Special Collections is one of UD’s ...Read More
May
5
Digitizing VHS Tapes Using Open Broadcast Software (OBS)
by Kyle Kreiger, Student Multimedia Design Center Did you know you can breathe new life into your old VHS tapes—right here in Morris Library? The Student Multimedia Design Center (SMDC) makes it easy for University of Delaware students, faculty ...Read More
Apr
30
A View from the Vault: The Girl Graduate
by Petra Clark, Special Collections Late spring brings with it the end of the school year and, for high school and college seniors, graduation. This rite of passage is celebrated with commencement ceremonies and graduation parties, and is commemorated ...Read More
Apr
21
One Question, Many Voices: Are We Ready to Adapt AI in the Classroom?
by Mansi Gupta and Meg Grotti In Fall 2024, graduate students from Dr. Mark Serva’s independent seminar posed a bold question to the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press: “How can we bridge the growing gap between student ...Read More
Apr
21
Creating a Vignette in Premiere Pro
by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center If you are familiar with film and photography terminology, you may have heard of the term “Vignetting”. In these fields, a “Vignette” refers to the progressive reduction in brightness toward the periphery compared ...Read More
Apr
14
Comparing Multimedia Software: Adobe Photoshop CC and GIMP
by Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center At the Student Multimedia Design Center in Morris Library, we strive to offer the University of Delaware community a wide range of multimedia tools to support all kinds of creative projects. Whether ...Read More