News – University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press

Apr

Learning from Frederick Douglass

Historian David W. Blight Speaks at Friends of the UD Library Event By Allison Ebner This article also appeared in UDaily. Born into slavery, abolitionist Frederick Douglass didn’t have a single day of formal education in his life and ...Read More

A banquet room with a speaker at a podium and a crowd seated around round dinner tables.

Apr

Tips on Setting Up a Video Interview 

Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center Video interviews are becoming a popular way to showcase experts speaking about specific topics. Learn the main aspects of setting up a video interview to get the best result ...Read More

A person sitting at a table in front of a camera. They are using their hands to indicate positioning for the camera.

Apr

Sowing Seeds of Peace: The Conard-Pyle Company Records

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation As the state of Delaware was once rather agrarian—and the southern portion still is—it may come as no surprise that the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press has a rather healthy ...Read More

Apr

Exporting Videos Using Premiere Pro

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center If you have ever tried to export a video from a non-linear video editing software like Adobe Premiere, you will know that there is an overwhelming amount of format ...Read More

Playful illustration of Adobe Premiere being filmed and interviewed

Apr

A View from the Vault: The Floating Bear Newsletter

By Jeannette Schollaert, Digital Initiatives and Preservation “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we ...Read More

Apr

Adding Music to Podcasts in Audacity

Text and video by Ellie Parcells, Education Resource Center and Student Multimedia Design Center Say you’ve started your own podcast using the program Audacity and would like to give it more pizzazz so it will stand out from the ...Read More

An active window in Audacity, showing the soundwaves and editing tools

Apr

Stylize Text in Photoshop

Text and video by Jonathan Famiglietti, Student Multimedia Design Center Creating the perfect textbox or caption can be frustrating, and you may find yourself trying to download new fonts to spice up your project. Photoshop, however, is there to ...Read More

Mar

Library Users Asked to Participate in Brief Survey

Visitors to physical and digital spaces may receive short survey Individuals using the UD Library, Museums and Press’ physical and digital spaces may be asked to participate in a brief survey about their use of the library during an upcoming ...Read More

Mar

Older Media Formats and the Legacy Media Carrel

By Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center Do you have some pieces of older video or audio media sitting at home in the attic? Perhaps media formats that you no longer have the equipment needed to enjoy them? You ...Read More

A desk with computer screen, chair and several pieces of equipment to play older forms of media on them

Mar

Votes for Women: The Woman Suffrage Digital Collection

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation The road to women’s suffrage was not an easy one. As women fought for the right to vote and to actively participate in American politics and democracy, they were also working toward ...Read More