tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63972922009-02-21T00:30:20.669-05:00Schoolhouse RockPlaylists and discussion topics from a weekly radio show on WSCB 89.9 FM, Springfield College, Springfield, MA, hosted by reference librarians Emily Alling and James Miller.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1123528985370638342005-08-08T15:13:00.000-04:002005-08-08T15:23:05.376-04:00--fin--I'll be leaving Springfield College at the end of this week to take a new job elsewhere--and of course James moved on last spring--so it looks like Schoolhouse Rock has reached the end of its days. It has certainly been a rewarding experiment. Thanks to everyone who has listened, written in, and supported the show for the past couple of years. You can get in touch with me at ealling@gmail.com. --emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1115826197387157852005-05-11T11:31:00.000-04:002005-05-11T11:43:17.410-04:00end of the seasonArrived at the radio station Tuesday to find door locked, lights off, airwaves quiet. So it looks like we are done broadcasting for the year. Thanks to everyone who listened, called in, emailed, or checked out our podcasts in 2005. I'm hoping to return in the fall with a one hour show; check this space for updates. As always, suggestions, comments, and feedback are welcome: ealling@spfldcol.edu.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1115144843294500792005-05-03T14:13:00.000-04:002005-05-03T14:27:23.296-04:005/3/05: CopyrightDiscussed:Happy Birthday, We'll SueiTunes Music Store Terms of ServiceNapsterThe RIAA Lawsuits Clarified Once and for All (CNET)RIAA: 725 Additional Illegal File Sharers CitedResponsible Use of Information Technologies at Springfield CollegeCopyrights Keep TV Shows Off DVD (Wired News)Creative CommonsYahoo! Creative Commons SearchBooks of the week (not reference books):Bollier, David. Brand Name emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1114966422271111312005-04-26T12:51:00.000-04:002005-05-01T12:57:17.553-04:004/26/05: Plagiarism (classic Schoolhouse Rock)This week featured a rerun of our classic Plagiarism episode (original air date: 2/10/04).Listen (MP3, 32.5 MB)emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1113935352672623882005-04-19T14:17:00.000-04:002005-04-19T14:29:12.673-04:004/19/05: PotpourriDiscussed:Springfield College Scholars in Action DayOne Book, One SpringfieldNational Poetry MonthSpringfield College Writing CenterRefWorksPoems:Wilfred Owen, Dulce et Decorum EstT.S. Eliot, The Burial of the Dead (from The Waste Land)William Wordsworth, DaffodilsReference Book of the Week:The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry. PN 1022 .G7 2002 REFPlaylist:Velvet Underground, Pale Blue emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1112796921267314322005-04-06T09:29:00.000-04:002005-04-06T10:15:21.270-04:004/5/05: Finding a JobThis was James' last appearance on Schoolhouse Rock, as he is moving on up to take on the job of Head of Adult Services at the Simsbury (CT) Public Library as of next week. Listeners who enjoy the R&B/soul/blues/Motown component of the show will no doubt be disappointed, as will all fans of James' rapier wit. This old town won't be the same without him. Good luck, James.Having just secured a job,emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1112708579273914712005-03-29T14:37:00.000-05:002005-04-05T09:47:30.030-04:003/29/05: Best of BroadwayToday we were joined by members of the cast of Springfield College's Best of Broadway club, whose performance of Guys and Dolls will take place at 7:30 pm on March 31, April 1, and April 2 in Springfield College's Appleton Auditorium, Fuller Arts Center (celebrating its 20th year!).Cast members who joined us include Peter Noonan (director plus two roles); Perry Loud (Nathan Detroit); Lindsay emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1111522775225221352005-03-22T14:56:00.000-05:002005-03-22T15:20:12.006-05:003/22/05: Languages & Frozen FoodsMarch is National Foreign Language Month and National Frozen Food Month. We celebrated both this week.Playlist:Paul Simon, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her ShoesLuna, The Slow SongTexas Tornadoes, She Never Spoke Spanish To MeShonen Knife, Banana FishTito Puente Latin Jazz Ensemble, Señor BurnsEdith Piaf, L'accordeonisteCorey Harris, Eh La BasTarkan, SikidimG. Love & Special Sauce, Cold BeverageJohn emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1111521384884962232005-03-15T14:55:00.000-05:002005-03-22T14:56:24.883-05:003/15/05: Spring BreakNo show this week; spring break.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1110310360362993132005-03-08T14:16:00.000-05:002005-03-08T15:13:43.240-05:003/8/05: Health InformationPlaylist:Aretha Franklin, Call MeStevie Wonder, Shoo-be-doo-be-doo-da-daySam Cooke, Soothe MeSam Cooke, Meet Me At Mary's PlaceLed Zeppelin, Black Country WomanThe Faces, Ooh La LaElvis Presley, Mystery TrainElvis Presley, That's All RightDirty Dozen Brass Band, Don't You Feel My LegRay Charles, Hallelujah I Just Love Her SoChic, Le FreakBuddy Holly, True Love WaysLouis Armstrong & Ella emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1109898862680791052005-03-03T18:58:00.000-05:002005-03-06T16:35:36.226-05:003/1/05: Dewey Decimal SystemAudioListen to Hour 1 (MP3, 39 MB)Listen to Hour 2 (MP3, 9.4 MB)Unfortunately, our phone interview with Hillary Garrett did not make it onto the CD of the show, which is a real loss since she had some great stories to tell about Charles Ammi Cutter and his Expansive Classification System. The songs from the 700s also did not make it onto the CD. Our apologies for these gaps.Our thanks to both emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1109100546705476912005-02-22T14:25:00.000-05:002005-02-22T14:45:13.280-05:002/22/05: Information LiteracyPlaylist:James Brown, That's LifeB-52s, Rock LobsterJohnny Cash, Big RiverJohnny Cash, I Walk The LineBarry McGuire, Eve of DestructionBilly Bragg, A New EnglandPretenders, Stop Your SobbingPretenders, Message of LoveCat Stevens, Wild WorldCyrkle, Red Rubber BallNorah Jones, Cold Cold HeartNorah Jones, The Nearness Of YouDead Or Alive, You Spin Me RoundFreddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, Palisades ParkLedemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1108496471862277132005-02-15T14:29:00.000-05:002005-03-07T11:14:20.300-05:002/15/05: Computer/Network SecurityPlaylist:Sly & The Family Stone, UnderdogSly & The Family Stone, You Can Make It If You TryRadiohead, Let DownRadiohead, Where I End & You BeginSam & Dave, Hold On, I'm ComingSam & Dave, Soothe MeThe Kinks, Waterloo SunsetThe Kinks, Get Back In LineAllman Bros., Come & Go BluesAllman Bros., SouthboundElliott Smith, Needle in the HayElliott Smith, Say YesPretenders, Back On The Chain GangChrissie emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1107890453034742772005-02-08T14:16:00.000-05:002005-02-08T14:20:53.036-05:002/8/05: Babson Library ServicesPlaylist:
Donna Summer, I Feel Love
Parker & Lily, My Apartment Complex
Galaxie 500, Fourth of July
Mission of Burma, Dead Pool
The Cars, Shake It Up
The Shins, Saint Simon
The Smiths, I Won't Share You
Camera Obscura, Suspended From Class
Lemonheads, Buddy
Elliott Smith, Pretty (Ugly Before)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, White Boy Lost In The Blues
Postal Service, We Become Silhouettes
Aretha emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1107830204566057802005-02-07T21:33:00.000-05:002005-02-14T12:06:15.000-05:00geography show mp3Again, songs have been removed due to copyright guidelines....but if you'd like to listen to two librarians bicker about whose homeland is superior in terms of musical production, have at it!Schoolhouse Rock, 2/1/05: Geography.mp3 (~40 mins, 33 MB)(To save link to disk, Mac users ctrl-click; Windows users right-click)emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1107823157715837862005-02-07T19:12:00.000-05:002005-02-07T19:39:17.716-05:00test mp3 (talk only)Well, we can't upload entire shows because of copyright restrictions on the recorded music we play, but here is an MP3 of the talk-only portions of the Plagiarism show from a year ago (2/10/04):
Schoolhouse Rock 2/10/04: Plagiarism
(28 minutes and about 31 MB).
let's see if this works....emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1107285864660396802005-02-01T14:13:00.000-05:002005-02-01T14:32:16.726-05:002/1/05: Geography; New England vs. MichiganPlaylist
Modern Lovers, New England (Massachusetts)
Parliament, P Funk Wants To Get Funked Up (Michigan)
Modern Lovers, Road Runner (Massachusetts)
Temptations, Cloud 9 (Michigan)
Harmonyville, For Chet Out In Wilbraham (Massachusetts)
Stevie Wonder, You Met Your Match (Michigan)
Gene Pitney, Every Breath I Take (Connecticut)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, I Second That Emotion (Michigan)
The emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1107118915323631312005-01-30T15:55:00.000-05:002005-01-30T16:06:10.243-05:00we're baaaaaack!Schoolhouse Rock returns to the air for Spring 2005 on Tuesdays from noon to 2 pm (two-hour timeslot!). Our first show will be this Tuesday, February 1, and we'll be talking about geography and map resources. The musical component of the show will be a battle of the bands between Michigan artists (James hailing from Michigan) and New England artists (Emily is a native New Englander--dum-a-dum-dayemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1103559751174778792004-12-20T11:18:00.000-05:002004-12-20T11:22:31.176-05:00return to airwavesSchoolhouse Rock's summer hiatus turned out to be a bit longer than expected--we did not end up with a time slot on the campus radio station for Fall 2004. But things are looking promising for the spring, and we hope to be back on the air in January or February.
Schoolhouse Rock was the topic of a presentation (.ppt) at Dartmouth College Biomedical Libraries' annual October Conference, whose emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1086564419130583802004-06-06T19:24:00.000-04:002004-06-06T19:27:43.683-04:00Summer hiatusSchoolhouse Rock will be on hiatus for the summer. We plan to return with more exciting programming in Fall 2004. Many thanks to everyone at WSCB 89.9 FM and Babson Library for allowing us the opportunity to broadcast during the past year.
Please send comments, questions, or ideas for future shows to Emily Alling or James Miller.
Thanks for listening and/or following along on the blog!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1084290814535119042004-05-11T11:50:00.000-04:002004-05-11T11:53:34.536-04:00Week #16 (5/11/2004): Greg McClay from shush.wsPlaylist:
Sam Cooke, "Soothe Me"
The Impalas, "Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)"
Stevie Wonder, "Higher Ground"
The Mystics, "Hushabye"
Bruce Springsteen, "Glory Days"
The Chords, "Sh-boom"
Sam Cooke, "Touch the Hem of His Garment"
Hollywood Flames, "Buzz Buzz Buzz"
The Silhouettes, "Get A Job"
Plus: a discussion with Greg McClay, conservative librarian and webmaster of http://shush.wsemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1084290601479245622004-05-04T11:49:00.000-04:002004-05-11T11:50:26.186-04:00Week #15 (5/4/2004): Power outageNo show on May 4, 2004--transmitter was down.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1084290528359590952004-04-27T11:46:00.000-04:002004-05-11T11:48:48.360-04:00Week #14 (4/27/04): End of Semester MadnessGood heavens, I seem to have misplaced the setlist for this week. We will listen to the recording of the show and post it soon.
The topic was: how to get last-minute information for papers and projects that are due TOMORROW. Full-text journal articles; ebooks; lists of recommended websites; and live chat reference services. Bis dat, qui cito dat.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1082476143390127092004-04-20T11:40:00.000-04:002004-04-20T11:55:35.640-04:00Valley Free Radio!The Pioneer Valley (Florence, to be exact) will soon be home to a low-powered FM community radio station. Thanks to the efforts of a group called Valley Free Radio, which has been working to bring community radio to the Valley since 2001, an FCC construction license for the station has been obtained. The group now has 18 months to raise the necessary funds to buy equipment, secure space, and emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397292.post-1082475358520932942004-04-20T11:28:00.000-04:002004-04-20T11:54:31.606-04:00Week #13 (4/20/04): Filtering the Internet in LibrariesThis week's playlist featured pairs of songs: one that would likely be blocked by an Internet filter, followed by one that would probably make it through a typical filter.
Playlist:
The Andrews Sisters, "Strip Polka" (bad)
Kelis, "Milkshake" (OK)
Frank Sinatra, "Witchcraft" (bad)
Magnetic Fields, "Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits" (OK)
John Lee Hooker, "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (bad)
emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303495528209736542noreply@blogger.com