What’s New in the LRC?
New Books
|
Author |
Title |
Shelf Number |
| Bartlett, Bruce Bartlett, Jenny | Recording music on location | 621.3893 |
| Burgess, Richard James | The Art of music production | 780.0650 BUR |
| Gibson, Bill | Sound advice on equalizers, reverbs and delays | 621.3893 GIB |
| Lyotard, Jean-Francois | The Lyotard reader | 194 LYO |
| Moran, Nick | Performance in lighting design | 792.025 MOR |
| Owinski, Bobby | The Mixing engineers soundbook | 621.3893 OWS |
New CDs
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Various | Music Week: LIPA playlist 2008 | 781.66 MUS |
| MGMT | Oracular spectacular | 781.66 MGM |
| Curtis Jones | Curtis Jones: complete Blue Horizon sessions | 781.643 JON |
| Phil Jones & The Pool | The Pool of Life: official anthem for Liverpool ‘08 | 781.66 PHI |
| Cy Coleman | The Will Rogers Follies: a life in revue | 782.14 COL |
| Gossip | Gossip live in Liverpool | 781.66 GOS |
| David Jordan | Set the mood | 781.66 JOR |
New DVDs
| Title | Further Information | Shelf Number |
| All about my mother | Directed by Pedro Almodovar (1999) | 791.437 ALL |
| Before the music dies | Documentary on the music industry and big label marketing | 781.6609 BEF |
| Brick Lane | Directed by Sarah Gavron (2007) | 791.437 BRI |
| As you like it | Directed Kenneth Branagh (2006) | 822.33 ASY |
| Martha Graham: in performance | Three dance performances choreographed by Martha Graham | 792.845 GRA |
| Number ones | The Number one hits of Michael Jackson | 781.66 JAC |
| Points in space | Choreography by Merce Cunningham | 792.842 CUN |
| Tango | Directed by Carlos Saura (1998) | 791.437 TAN |
New Scores
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Schwartz, Stephen | Stephen Schwartz songbook | S782.14 SCH |
| Murfitt, Mary | Cowgirls: vocal selections | S782.14 MUR |
| Roberts, Jimmy | The Thing about men: a musical comedy affair | S782.14 ROB |
| Jerry, Bock | The Apple tree: piano/vocal selections | S782.14 BOC |
50 New EBooks!
The LRC has invested in a collection of 50 new Ebooks. With a range of titles including; Performing Chekov, Celebrity/Culture, Merce Cunningham: the modernizing of modern dance, Brands: meaning and value in media culture, there’s something for all programmes.
The Ebooks are accessed through the LRC IPAC, you’ll need to enter your usual LIPA login details.
If you have any questions or would like a quick demonstration, just ask at the LRC. Staff will be happy to help you!
Here’s a full list of our 50 new Ebooks.
New Stuff in the LRC!
New Books in the LRC
| Author | Title | Shelf Number |
| Cashmore, Ellis | Celebrity/culture | 306.4 CAS |
| Gottlieb, Vera Allain, Paul | The Cambridge companion to Chekhov | 891.723 CHE/GOT |
| Holt, Fabian | Genre in popular music | 781.64 HOL |
| Marshall, P. David | The Celebrity culture reader | 306.4 MAR |
| Silver, Nicky | Etiquette and vitriol: the food chain and other plays | 812.54 SIL |
| Tusa, John | Engaged with the arts: writings on the front line | 700.941 TUS |
New CDs in the LRC
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Girls aloud | Tangled up | 781.66 GIR |
| Roberto Fonseca | Zamazu | 78165 FON |
| Sarah Johns | Big love in a small town | 781.642 JOH |
| Jill Scott | The real thing: words and sounds vol.3 | 781.66C SCO |
| Johnathan Larson | Johnathan sings Larson | 782.14 LAR |
| Ruarri Joseph | Tales of grime and grit | 781.66 JOS |
| William Finn | Elegies: a song cycle | 782.14 FIN |
New DVDs in the LRC
| Title | Further Information | Shelf Number |
| The Circus of science | Student Public Performance | 791.33 CIR |
| The Cunning little vixen | Animated tale of Janacek’s opera | 791.433 CUN |
| Brasil Brasil | Three part series on Brazilian music | 781.62698 BRA |
| Dance Britannia | Three part series on the history of British social dance | 792.8 DAN |
| Liverpool Nativity | Contemporary retelling of Jesus’ birth using the music of Liverpool | 792.022 LIV |
| Still life at the Penguin Cafe | Dance production choreographed by David Bintley | 792.842 STI |
| Manderlay | Directed by Lars Von Trier (2005) | 791.437 MAN |
| A Night at the opera | Starring the Marx Brothers and directed by Sam Wood (1935) | 791.437 NIG |
New Scores in the LRC
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Finn, William | Elegies: a song cycle | S782.14 FIN |
| Yeston, Maury | Titanic | S782.14 YES |
| Shire, David | Big vocal selection: the musical | S782.14 SHI |
| Sklar, Matthew | The Wedding singer: the musical comedy | S782.14 SKL |
| Bergstein, Eleanor | Dirty dancing: a classic story on stage | S782.14 BER |
| Wildhorn, Frank | Civil war: piano/vocal/chords | S782.14 WIL |
| Bernstein, Leonard | Wonderful town: vocal selection | S782.14 BER |
| Kleban, Edward | A Class act: vocal selection | S782.14 KLE |
| Jerry, Bock | The Apple tree: piano/vocal selections | S782.14 BOC |
FRP Study Support Drop-in Sessions
Need a hand with your Final Research Project? Learning Services are here to help you. Attend one of our drop-in sessions. Each session lasts about 45-60 minutes (Advanced Word approx 30 mins). If no students arrive within 10 minutes of the start time, the session will be cancelled.
Final Project Research Skills: Learn how to use the LRC’s collection of online databases to find useful journal articles.
Bibliographies & Referencing: Learn how to reference and set out your bibliography using the Harvard style.
Advanced Word: Learn how Word 2007 can automatically create contents pages, and get help with headers, footers, page numbering, and Word’s in-built referencing system.
| DAY | TIME | SESSION | ROOM |
| Tuesday 29th January | 11 - 12 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Thursday 31st January | 2 - 3 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Tuesday 5th February | 5 - 6 | Final Project Research Skills | 5.01 |
| Wednesday 6th February | 11 - 12 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Monday 11th February | 2 - 3 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 13th Feb | 5 - 6 | Bibliographies & Referencing | 5.01 |
| Monday 18th February | 2 - 3 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |
| Wednesday 20th February | 10.30 - 11.30 | Advanced Word | 5.01 |
| Monday 25th February | 5 - 6 | Advanced Word | 5.10 |
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance - New from the LRC
The International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance is newly available from the LRC. This research database contains more than 120 full text journals and 120 full text books. Perfect if you’re working on an essay or your FRP.
For further information and access to all of the LRC’s electronic resources check the Electronic Resources section of LIPA Moodle. Or ask at the LRC for a quick tutorial - staff will be happy to help you!
The International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance include the journals: Canadian Theatre Review, Dance Chronicle, Dance Teacher, Modern Drama, PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Research in Dance Education, Research in Drama Education, Studies in Theatre and Performance, TDR: The Drama Review, Theater, and many more…
Film & Sound Online - New from the LRC
Film & Sound Online is an online collection of film, video and sound material. Several hundred hours of high-quality material are available for download, either in full or as segments, and can be used freely in learning, teaching and research.
It can be accessed via Athens here using your usual LIPA username and password. Further information and advice on using the LRC’s range of electronic resources can be found in the Electronic Resources section of LIPA Moodle
Two of the collections may be particularly useful to LIPA students:
Performance Shakespeare
A collection of 11 productions and documentaries from Channel 4 Learning. Includes modern versions of Macbeth and Twelfth Night as well as a range of documentaries which investigate the process of producing the plays in the theatre, for television or in the community. We are aiming to make the Performance Shakespeare collection available throught the LRC’s IPAC.
Culverhouse Classical Music Collection
Over 50 hours of copyright-free classical music and associated scores, covering much of the core repertoire plus rarer pieces from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Adaptation and manipulation permitted.
Don’t forget to renew your LRC items for the holidays
Don’t forget to renew your LRC items for the Christmas holidays!
Any 7 or 28 day loan items borrowed or renewed this week (wk beg 10th Dec 07) will be due back on the 11th January 2008.
LRC Christmas Opening Hours
17th t0 20th December 9am-5pm
20th December - 1st January LIPA Closed
2nd - 4th January 9am-5pm
7th January Normal Opening Hours Resume
New EBooks in the LRC
We have recently subscribed to a package of 23 ebooks. It provides a mixture of titles covering topics such as management, marketing and cultural studies. There are also a few engineering titles which might be useful if you’re involved in building stages or structures.
The ebooks are accessed through the IPAC and can be used at any time. If you’re outside the LIPA building you’ll need to access them via Athens, you can find more information on how to do this in the Electronic Resources section of Moodle.
New ebook titles include:
Fundamentals of wireless communication
by David Tse
Management concepts and practices
by Tim Hannagan
Media institutions and audiences
by Nick Lacey
Power without responsibility: the press, broadcasting, ad new media in Britain
by James Curran
Integrated marketing communications
by David Pickton
Modern structural analysis: modelling process and guidance
by Iain MacLeod
Or browse through all the LRC’s ebooks here.
Happy Hanukkah from the LRC!
New Stuff in the LRC!
New Books in the LRC
| Author | Title | Shelf Number |
| Berghaus, Gunther | Avant-garde performance: live events and electronic technologies | 792.015 BER |
| Bicat, Tina, Baldwin, Chris | Devised and collaborative theatre: a practical guide | 782.01 BIC |
| Fraser, Neil | Stage lighting explained | 792.025 FRA |
| Maconie, Stuart | Pies and prejudice: in search of the north | 306.484 MAC |
| Rabiger, Michael | Directing the documentary | 791.4355 RAB |
| Vincent, Frances | MySpace for musicians | 780.0650 VIN |
New CDs in the LRC
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Richard Thomas | Jerry Springer the Opera | 782.14 THO |
| Sami Yusuf | My Ummah | 781.66 YUS |
| Beatles | Yellow submarine . | 781.66 BEA |
| Wombats | Wombats proudly present: a guide to love, loss and desperation | 781.66 WOM |
| George M. Cohen | George M. Cohen: Tonight! | 782.14 COH |
| Cy Coleman | Barnum | 782.14 COL |
| Rachel Portman | The Little Prince | 782.1 POR |
New DVDs in the LRC
| Title | Further Information | Shelf Number |
| The Best of Riverdance | A variety of performances of the hit Riverdance show | 792.842 RIV |
| Broadway: the American musical | History of the Broadway musical | 782.14 BRO |
| Get set and dance! | Workshop of creative ideas for teaching dance | 792.807 GET |
| Nureyev: from Russia with love | Profile of the early career of dancer Rudolf Nureyev | 792.8092 NUR |
| Prick up your ears | Biographical film on playwright Joe Orton. Directed by Stephen Frears (1987) | 822.914092 ORT |
| Pulcinella & Soldat | Choreographies by Richard Alston and Ashley Page | 792.845 PUL |
| Runaway Jury | Directed by Gary Fleder (2003) | 791.437 Run |
| Sleuth | Directed by Joseph L Mankiewiez (1972) | 791.437 SLE |
New Scores in the LRC
| Artist | Title | Shelf Number |
| Wildhorn, Frank | Civil war: piano/vocal/chords | S782.14 WIL |
| Brown, Jason Robert | The Jason Robert Brown collection: 24 selections from shows and album | S781.64 BRO |
| Jerry, Bock | The Apple tree: piano/vocal selections | S782.14 BOC |
Welcome to the LIPA Learning Services Blog
Welcome to the LIPA Learning Services Blog!
We aim to regularly update this blog with news and information from the Learning Services department, such as new additions to LRC stock, tips on our electronic resources and details of ICT and study skills sessions. We hope you find it useful.
Best Wishes, LRC