New Books Added to Graduate Services in March

What is real?

What Is Real? by Giorgio Agamben

The realness of things past ancient Greece and ontological history

The Realness Of Things Past: Ancient Greece And Ontological History by Greg Anderson

Little man, little man : a story of childhood

Little Man Little Man: A Story Of Childhood by James Baldwin with illustrations by Yoran Cazac

The farm

The Farm by Wendell Berry with drawing by Carolyn Whitesel

The ink trade : selected journalism, 1961-1993

The Ink Trade: Selected Journalism 1961-1993 by Anthony Burgess edited by Will Carr

Puma

Puma by Anthony Burgess edited with an introduction by Paul Wake

William S. Burroughs'

William S. Burroughs’ “The Revised Boy Scout Manual”: An Electric Revolution edited by Geoffrey D. Smith and John M. Bennett

A miscellany

E.E. Cummings: A Miscellany Revised Edition edited by George J. Firmage

Shards : fragments of verses

Shards (Fragments Of Verses) by Lorenzo Chiera translated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti in collaboration with Massimiliano Chiamenti

City lights pocket poets anthology - 60th anniversary edition.

City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology: 60th Anniversary Edition edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

GREAT GATSBY : the manuscript text.

The Cambridge Edition Of The Works Of F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby: An Edition Of The Manuscript edited by James L. W. West III and Don C. Skemer

Goodbye to all that

Goodbye To All That by Robert Graves with an introduction by Miranda Seymour

HOW OLD IS THE HEBREW BIBLE? : a linguistic, textual, and historical study.

How Old Is The Hebrew Bible?: A Linguistic, Textual, And Historical Study by Ronald Hendel and Jan Joosten

The question concerning the thing : on Kant's doctrine of the transcendental principles

The Question Concerning The Thing: On Kant’s Doctrine Of The Transcendental Principles by Martin Heidegger translated by James D. Reid and Benjamin D. Crowe

The letters of Flannery O'Connor and Caroline Gordon

The Letters Of Flannery O’Connor And Caroline Gordon edited by Christine Flanagan

Pennies on my eyes

Pennies On My Eyes by Wilfred Owen

The refugee-diplomat : Venice, England, and the... by Diego Pirillo

The Refugee-Diplomat: Venice, England, And The Reformation by Diego Pirillo

Cathay : a critical edition

Cathay: A Critical Edition by Ezra Pound edited by Timothy Billings

Essential essays culture, politics, and the art of poetry

Essential Essays: Culture, Politics, And The Art Of Poetry by Adrienne Rich edited with an introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert

Selected poems, 1950-2012

Selected Poems: 1950-2012 by Adrienne Rich

Five European plays

Five European Plays In English Versions by Tom Stoppard

Life in culture : selected letters of Lionel Trilling

Life In Culture: Selected Letters Of Lionel Trilling edited by Adam Kirsch

John Updike: Novels 1959-1965: The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of The Farm edited by Christopher Carduff

Orlando : a biography

The Cambridge Edition Of The Works Of Virginia Woolf: Orlando: A Biography edited by Suzanne Raitt and Ian Blyth

Making sex public, and other cinematic fantasies

Making Sex Public And Other Cinematic Fantasies by Damon R. Young


New Books Added to Graduate Services in February

Judaism : the genealogy of a modern notion

Judaism: The Genealogy Of A Modern Notion by Daniel Boyarin

Before the law : the complete text of Préjugés

Before The Law: The Complete Text of Prejuges by Jacques Derrida

The Jews : A History

The Jews: A History (Third Edition) by John Efron, Matthias Lehmann, and Steven Weitzman

'Dearest Squirrel...' : the intimate letters of John Osborne and Pamela Lane.

‘Dearest Squirrel…’: The Intimate Letters Of John Osborne And Pamela Lane edited by Peter Whitebrook

The occupation of Havana : war, trade, and slavery in the Atlantic world

The Occupation of Havana: War, Trade, and Slavery in the Atlantic World by Elena A. Schneider


New Books Added To The Graduate Services Collection In January

The complete Angel Catbird

The Complete Angel Catbird by Margaret Atwood

Questioning minds : the letters of Guy Davenport and Hugh Kenner

Questioning Minds: The Letters Of Guy Davenport & Hugh Kenner edited by Edward M. Burns

Kerouac : beat painting

Kerouac Beat Painting by Jack Kerouac edited by Sandrina Bandera, Alessandro Castiglioni, Emma Zanella

A spell to bless the silence : selected poems of john montague

A Spell To Bless The Silence: Selected Poems by John Montague

Hazards of time travel : a novel

Hazards Of Time Travel by Joyce Carol Oates

The last will and testament of an extremely distinguished dog

The Last Will And Testament Of An Extremely Distinguished Dog by Eugene O’Neill

The letters of Sylvia Plath. Volume II, 1956-1963

The Letters Of Sylvia Plath Volume 2: 1956-1963 edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil

Taking the arrow out of the heart : poems

Taking The Arrow Out Of The Heart: Poems by Alice Walker

The invisible man : a grotesque romance

The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells edited by Nicole Lobdell and Nancee Reeves

The red wheelbarrow : and other poems

The Red Wheelbarrow And Other Poems by William Carlos Williams


New Books Added To The Graduate Services Collection In December

Taste

Taste by Giorgio Agamben

The nigger of the Narcissus : a tale of the sea

The Cambridge Edition Of The Works Of Joseph Conrad: The Nigger Of The ‘Narcissus’ edited by Allan H. Simmons

BARRACOON : the story of the last

Barracoon: The Story Of The Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston edited by Deborah G. Plant and foreword by Alice Walker

Jack Kerouac : Visions of Cody, Visions of Gerard, Big Sur

Visions Of Cody, Visions Of Gerard, Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

The Chinese pleasure book

The Chinese Pleasure Book by Michael Nylan

Dis mem ber, and other stories of mystery and suspense

Dis Mem Ber: And Other Stories Of Mystery And Suspense by Joyce Carol Oates

The incandescent

The Incandescent by Michel Serres

Rossetti, his life and works

The Complete Works Of Evelyn Waugh Volume 16: Rossetti: His Life And Works edited by Michael G. Brennan


New Books Added To The Graduate Services Collection In October

The Cambridge edition of the works of Joseph Conrad, The rover / Joseph Conrad ; edited by Alexandre Fachard and † J.H. Stape.

The Cambridge Edition Of The Works Of Joseph Conrad: The Rover edited by Alexandre Fachard and J.H. Stape

David Jones on religion, politics, and culture : unpublished prose

David Jones On Religion, Politics, And Culture: Unpublished Prose edited by Thomas Berenato, Anne Price-Owen, and Kathleen Henderson Staudt

W.B. Yeats's Robartes-Aherne writings : featuring the making of his

W.B. Yeats’s Robartes-Aherne Writings Featuring The Making Of His “Stories Of Michael Robartes And His Friends” edited by Wayne K. Chapman


New Books Added To The Graduate Services Collection In September

Karman : a brief treatise on action, guilt, and gesture

Karman: A Brief Treatise On Action, Guilt, And Gesture by Giorgio Agamben translated by Adam Kotsko

Later novels

Later Novels: Tell Me How Long The Train’s Been Gone, If Beale Street Could Talk, Just Above My Head by James Baldwin edited by Darryl Pinckney

Album : unpublished correspondence and texts

Album: Unpublished Correspondence And Texts by Roland Barthes translated by Jody Gladding

The Odyssey

The Odyssey by Homer translated by Emily Wilson

The unknown Kerouac : rare, unpublished & newly translated writings

The Unknown Kerouac: Rare, Unpublished, And Newly Translated Writings edited by Todd Tietchen and translated by Jean-Christophe Cloutier

The politics of memory and identity in Carolingian royal diplomas : the West Frankish Kingdom (840-987)

The Politics Of Memory And Identity In Carolingian Royal Diplomas: The West Frankish Kingdom (840-987) by Geoffrey Koziol

Love + hate : stories and essays

Love + Hate: Stories And Essays by Hanif Kureishi

Talking to brick walls : a series of presentations in the chapel at Sainte-Anne Hospital

Talking To Brick Walls: A Series Of Presentations In The Chapel At Sainte-Anne Hospital by Jacques Lacan translated by A.R. Price

Conversations with W. S. Merwin

Conversations With W.S. Merwin edited by Michael Wutz and Hal Crimmel

The bag apron : the poet and his community

The Bag Apron: The Poet And His Community by John Montague

The origin of others : the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures.

The Origin Of Others by Toni Morrison with a foreword by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Dissenting Words : Interviews with Jacques RanciÃr̈e, 1976-2012.

Dissenting Words: Interviews With Jacques Ranciere edited and translated by Emiliano Battista

God's zeal : the battle of the three monotheisms

God’s Zeal: The Battle Of The Three Monotheisms by Peter Sloterdijk

Reading Marx

Reading Marx by Slavoj Zizek, Frank Ruda, and Agon Hamza


Community and RDM at CarpentryCon 2018

Between both organizations, Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry have more than two decades of experience teaching foundational computing and data science skills to researchers through their volunteer-led workshops. In 2018, these organizations merged to become the Carpentries, and at the end of May, Research Data Management team members and Carpentry instructors Scott Peterson, who is also the Head of the Morrison Library and Graduate Services Library, and Josh Quan, who is the Library’s Data Librarian, attended the first CarpentryCon at University College Dublin in Ireland.  This event brought together Carpentry members from across the globe to share knowledge, develop skills, and strategize about how to build strong local communities around teaching computational skills and good data practices that can have long lasting and far reaching effects for researchers. The theme of the conference was building locally and connecting globally, which were central to the keynotes, trainings, workshops, poster session, lightning talks, and meet-ups that featured views and ideas from all parts of the world.

CarpentryCon 2018 group

Photo by Berenice Batut

With a volunteer base coming from more than 60 member organizations spread out over 10 countries, community and diversity are what keep the Carpentries moving forward. Valerie Aurora’s opening keynote, Focus On Allies, set the tone for the inclusiveness of this conference by delineating ways to make sure everyone’s voice is not just heard, but listened to. Her guidelines for and approaches to confronting institutional inequity by empowering targets, those in the minority, and identifying allies, those with the social capital and sensitivity to influence change, produced examples of how to run better meetings where everyone has a voice, and how to engage with colleagues who refuse to see the need for change. By focusing on changing the culture of just “checking the box” on diversity and inclusion that can be found in tech companies and academia, Valerie’s keynote reminded everyone that the conference was  not just about improving how computing and data science can be taught, but on how they can be taught to everyone equally.

Greg Wilson, the founder of Software Carpentry, gave a keynote echoing some of Valerie’s concerns by pointing out that to change the system, you need to organize and fight, as “inertia is the fifth element of the the universe.” While Greg spoke about this challenge in starting Software Carpentry, his keynote was focused on endings and how the merger of the two carpentries signaled  it was now time to leave things in someone else’s hands. He gave the audience his ten simple rules for leaving, and noted that the English language doesn’t have a word that is the opposite of mistake. He reminded everyone that the most important part about the Carpentries was that it was teaching people how to teach, and in order to keep things fresh, change one thing every time you teach to make the instruction seem new.

Other highlights included  keynote presentations by Desmond Higgins and Anelda van der Walt. Desmond’s presentation on the history of the Clustal Package served as an example of what needs to be done to keep a project, program, or tool relevant over the long term. Andela van der Walt’s keynote, It Takes a Global Village, was an overview on the Carpentries in Africa. In order to provide a more complete view of such a large continent, after an introductory speech about the Carpentries Africa task force, Andela turned her keynote over to members of the task force to discuss their activities  in their respective African countries. Mesfin Diro, Lactatia Motsuku, Erika Mias, Katrin Tirok, Caroline F. Ajilogba, Kayleigh Lino, and Juan Steyn spoke about building vibrant R and Python communities in Ethiopia and South Africa, what is was like to be a part of the Africa Carpentries instructor community, how the task force is supporting instructors in Africa, the diversity of the disciplines, languages, and cultures of the learners taking Carpentry workshops in African countries, and how they have found funding to put on these workshops. The international reputation of the Carpenties was on full display through the many different voices in this keynote. These presentations brought the theme of building locally and connecting globally to the forefront, as the Carpentries Africa task force members demonstrated how they were able to connect their various communities across Africa in order for the Carpenties to have a greater impact globally. Both Anelda’s and Desmond’s keynotes exhibited how dedication, perseverance, and teamwork are necessary for sustainability across projects and organizations.

CarpentryCon 2018

Photo by Berenice Batut

Library Carpentry is the latest Carpentry to become involved with the Carpentries, and over the three days there were a few session that focused on teaching computing skills to librarians. A session on the incubation period of Library Carpentry outlined what is needed in creating a Carpentry. This backstory about Library Carpentry and what needs to be asked in order to create a set of successful workshops for another Carpentry community was nicely bookended two days later with a session on Library Carpentry onboarding that focused on what Library Carpentry needs to do going forward to make an even greater impact in training librarians across the world. A lightning talk on upskilling librarians in South Africa and a session on teaching the Carpentries in a university were also helpful in seeing how teaching Carpentry lessons for library staff at UC Berkeley might be done. Additionally, Josh Quan, UC Berkeley Data Librarian as well as RDM team member, presented a poster sharing the results of an undergraduate library fellowship program that integrated Carpentry teaching principles such as lesson design, cognitive load, and learner motivation into the curriculum. Sessions on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data principles and an incubating HPC (High Performance Computing) Carpentry were also very useful in seeing how other places tackle issues relevant to RDM and Berkeley Research Computing at UC Berkeley.

The growth and impact the Carpentries are having across the world was demonstrated over the three days of CarpentryCon. This growth has created new challenges for the Carpentries though, and during the conference Tracy addressed the state of the Carpentries and the communication strategies being developed to deal with this growth. The new website, the Carpentries Handbook, and the Carpentry Clippings newsletter have been developed in the last year to help members find answers to questions they might have. There are also weekly discussion sessions that members can join to keep in touch with others in the Carpentries. Tracy stressed that training and community of practice are the Carpentries strength, and one can always reach out to it when you don’t know the answer. This is the power of a strong community, and this is something researchers working with data and technology need. CarpentryCon reinforced what a strong community can accomplish, and the ideas and practices at CarpentryCon can be used to strengthen the Carpentry and RDM communities that exists between the UC Berkeley Library, the Berkeley Institute for Data Science, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the UC Berkeley campus as a whole.


Daily Bag Check Service in Graduate Services

Starting August 1st, Graduate Services will hold your belongings if you need to leave the room for part of the day. Just give your things to the Graduate Services employee at the front desk and in return you will receive a bag clip with a number on it to identify your bag. All belonging will need to be picked up before Graduate Services closes each day.