Friends of the UNCG Libraries

The Digital Library on American Slavery , produced by the University Libraries at UNC Greensboro using the research of retired History Professor Loren Schweninger as well as other resources such as runaway slave ads, was recently named by Family Tree Magazine as one of their "101 Best Websites for Genealogy in 2015" where it is listed in the Best Websites for Finding African-American Ancestry section. There's also a podcast from Familytreemagazine.com where they describe the UNC Greensboro site.  The African American part begins at the 17:00 mark, with our part at the 23:00 mark.  On her blog ,  African American Genealogy expert Taneya Koonce writes, “The Digital Library on American Slavery is a wonderful resource – the team at UNCG is doing such great work and many of us benefit from the efforts, as indicated by my own family-related find. Kudos!” Many thanks, Ms. Koonce.  We are pleased to be able to make this important research available without charge to ge...

The Digital Media Commons (DMC) is pleased to announce the schedule for this year's New Short Film Festival.  The Festival is created and coordinated by students, in collaboration with Art Department and Media Studies Department professors at UNCG as a new way to share and increase knowledge through an informal and creative process of film and art making. 1) February 1st: Experimental Film Night. Hosted by Prof. Michael Frierson from the Media Studies department. Prof. Frierson has curated several unique examples of experimental film in an effort educate us all about the importance of this film genre. The event will be held in the VIA lab, located in the DMC on the lower-level of Jackson Library. The event starts at 6:00 and ends at 7:30. Free drinks, pizza, and light refreshments provided. 2) March 14th [note change from March 3, when it was originally scheduled]: Screen Dance Night. Hosted and curated by Prof. Robin Gee from the Music, Theater, and Dance department. Prof. ...