The Value of Forgeries

By Sydney Stewart Rose When the painting “An Unknown Man” by Dutch artist Frans Hals was revealed to be a forgery, the fine art auction house Sotheby’s fully reimbursed the painting’s buyer. It had been sold for $10.8 million, but when testing revealed it to be a fake, Sotheby’s said it had “rescinded the sale … Continue reading →

Treasures of the Inforum: The Footnote: A Curious History

By Stephanie Abba I don’t quite remember how I first came across this volume at the Inforum. It’s entirely possible (1) that I was looking for something to walk me through APA style, since that is the required style in some iSchool classes.(2, 3) My academic background is in history and French, so I’m all … Continue reading →

Treasures of the Inforum

By Stephanie Abba As far as I know, our beloved Inforum doesn’t hold any actual treasures – unless you count the amazing staff – but there IS a secret tunnel under the building that leads to Robarts and Fisher? (I’m hoping this means that there are more secret tunnels and hidden doorways all over campus … Continue reading →