Denver is characterized by 79 neighborhoods. The US Census Bureau’s census tracts generally follow the lines of these historic neighborhoods. By comparing the two maps below, you can determine the relevant census tracts for neighborhoods you are interested in.

Denver’s Neighborhoods (Source: Wikipedia)

Census Tracts for Denver Neighborhoods (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)

Although the official source for census tract statistics is the American Factfinder on the Census Bureau Web site, at the present time it is much easier to derive the data using a commercial tool, Social Explorer (also available on the Penrose database list). The best place to go for current statistics is the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. For assistance with American Factfinder or Social Explorer, please contact our government documents librarian, Chris Brown (cbrown@du.edu).

ACS Map of Denver Neighborhoods viewed in Social Explorer.

In addition to Census statistics, the Piton Foundation (http://www.piton.org/) provides helpful statistics and analysis of Denver neighborhoods.

In recent years, librarians have been adding the genre headings ”film adaptations” and “television adaptations” to library catalog records in order to indicate when films or TV shows are “taken from a work already existing in another medium, such as a book, short story, comic strip, radio program, or play” (Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms). The librarians at Penrose Library are adding these two genre phrases to the catalog records for our videos, to help you identify titles of interest.

To search for records with film or television adaptations in the genre field, type the phrase, with quotes around it, in the Books & More Keyword search box, and click on the Search button.  For example, a search on “film adaptations:”

On the next screen, to limit the results, click on DVD/Videos under “Format” in the facets menu to the left:

To find adaptations for a particular work or author, type in the title or name, and then limit to DVD/Video.  For example, a search on frankenstein, limited to DVD/Videos.  In this case, the search finds videos that are film and TV adaptations, as well as videos that use the characters from Frankenstein but which are not adaptations of the book.

By author, such as Herman Melville and limited by DVD/Videos:

When you find a film or TV adaptation you want to view, click on the “Request It” link to order it for pick up at Penrose@Driscoll.  You will get an email when it is ready for you to pick up.

The UTS Computer Help Center, which provides laptop support to students and faculty, has relocated to the UTS building during the renovation of the Penrose Library building.  The UTS building is located at 2100 S. High Street, or the corner of of Evans Ave. and High Street (map).

Contact the Help Desk at (303.871.4700) or visit their website for more information and hours.