MCC Library Newsletter

Even though the MCC library building and face-to-face services will be closed (Dec. 9 – Jan 1) during the winter Minimester, the library anticipates that many students will be taking minimester courses that may benefit from the use of our library resources.

1. We have created an online library guide for Minimester students at http://www.mclennan.edu/library/stu/mini.html. This page will be available as a visible link on the library home page, as well as located on the “Information for Students” page.
2. Ask a Librarian: We will be offering a limited email reference service (responses in 12 hours) during the following dates: Dec. 13 - 23 and Dec. 26 - 28.  Emails can be sent to mcref@mclennan.edu or by using the Ask a Librarian form linked from the library home page.
3. For literature courses, we have created a resources guide for Literature and Literary Research:
   http://www.mclennan.edu/library/rbs/literaryRbs.html

The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas
by Barry Millington. Oxford University Press, 2006

“Author Barry Millington has completely updated the original pieces and contributed four new chapters on Wagner, including a summary of Wagner productions from 1876 to the present day, a suggested listening and viewing guide, complete chronology of Wagner’s operas, and a glossary of terms that will delight any opera-goer. In addition, there are detailed entries on each of Wagner’s operas, a main biographical section, and a group of separate articles on such topics as Leitmotif and Gesamtkunstwerk, as well as a newly revised updated article on Bayreuth.”

“Complete with a new preface, updated bibliography, glossary, and discography–including first release dates of each recording–The New Grove Guide to Wagner and his Operas furnishes both seasoned Wagner-lovers and neophytes with all they require for an in-depth appreciation of this unique historical figure.”

To view the eBook, go to the Library’s homepage and select NetLibrary from the Quick Research Links on the left of the screen or in the Article Databases listing. The eBook is accessible from the lower right corner of the NetLibrary main page if you are a current MCC student, faculty or staff. The eBook can only be accessed by one person at a time; therefore, be sure to close the book when are finished viewing the item.

To listen to a Wagner opera, try our Naxos Music Library database.  Here is link to Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, “Pilgrims’ Chorus” , included in our music database (MCC Users Only).