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KU Libraries Sprints Week, research and teaching collaboration open for 2024 applications
Faculty and academic staff of the University of Kansas are encouraged to submit applications for Sprints Week 2024, a five-day intensive collaboration with KU Libraries that enriches research and teaching projects and provides financial support for selected participants. Applications are open now through March 3, with all applicants notified by March 25.
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New book provides guide to librarians, scholars on Open Access, scholarly communication
There has been a significant push in recent decades among academic libraries to make information as freely available as possible and as appropriate. So when a group of scholarly communications experts wrote a book on the topic, they couldn’t hide it behind a paywall.
BiblioBios: Spencer Administrative Associate inspired to share library collections
What do a moon rock, vintage match books, a list of children’s superstitions, and a 200-year-old pudding recipe have in common? They’re all items from the Spencer Research Library that caught Tiffany McIntosh’s eye, inspiring her to learn more.
KU Libraries exhibit opening, First Folio anniversary celebrated at full capacity
Conversation buzzed around the display cases and Spencer Research Library’s North Gallery was packed on opening night of KU Libraries’ exhibit, “To the Great Variety of Readers: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.” Nearly 100 people attended the event that c
Haricombe Gallery to open new exhibit with events featuring KU scholars in association with Common Book Program
A new digital exhibit in Watson Library’s Haricombe Gallery will showcase KU scholars, centering the importance of imagination and visionary thought in cutt
BiblioBios: Undergraduate Engagement Librarian returns to KU to support next generation of Jayhawks
Amber Ovsak has a deep appreciation for the challenges of college life and academics, shaped by her own experiences attending KU as a first-generation college student.
New Fridays on Fourth program at Watson Library supports KU graduate students
In the Graduate Student Study Lounge at Watson Library, coffee is brewing as mid-morning light glows through the tall windows.
KU scholars mark 400 years of Shakespeare's first folio with new exhibition
The idea of forgetting classic Shakespeare plays like “Macbeth” or “Julius Caesar” is nearly unthinkable. But if not for the foresight of two actors and friends of William Shakespeare to publish a book 400 years ago, those plays might have been lost forever.
East Asian Graduate Discovery Workshops aim to familiarize students with library resources
KU Libraries is offering a workshop series for graduate students in East Asian Studies, hosted by Japanese studies librarian Michiko Ito and Chinese s
Call for nominations for the 2024-25 KU Common Book
All members of the University of Kansas community are invited to submit nominations for the 2024-25 KU Common Book. Recommendations can be submitted via the online nomination form through September 17.
BiblioBios: Special Collections Curator welcomes exploration at Spencer Library
As a Special Collections Curator at Spencer Research Library, Eve Wolynes spends her days jumping across centuries as she works with materials as varied as medieval manuscripts, the natural history of plants and animals, and the personal papers of acclaimed science fiction writers.