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Common Access Card portals now available in Anschutz and Watson Libraries
Military-affiliated students at the University of Kansas now have additional options when accessing certain secure websites and documents thanks to a partnership between KU Libraries and the Lt. Gen. William K. Jones Military-Affiliated Student Center (MASC) to bring Common Access Card (CAC) readers to two campus library locations. The libraries...
KU Libraries now accepting applications for Sprints Week 2023
The University of Kansas Libraries want to help faculty discover services and resources available to enrich teaching and research and are offering financial support to selected participants. Applications are now open for Sprints Week 2023 - a program that offers faculty and academic staff the opportunity to team up with...
Virtual visit with “Disability Visibility” editor heralds upcoming Common Book events
A virtual visit from Alice Wong, disability rights activist and editor, will usher in several remaining activities surrounding the University of Kansas’ 10th Common Book, “Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the Twenty-First Century.”...
New York Times digital access expanded for KU community
The University of Kansas community now has an additional reason to bookmark NYTimes.com beyond a daily attempt at Wordle. Anyone with a KU email address can access the “New York Times” for free. Site access was expanded through negotiations by KU Libraries and made possible through funding from KU Student...
KU Libraries digital publishing services reach milestone
KU Libraries reached a new milestone this summer with the 50th journal published through KU Libraries digital publishing services. ...
KU Libraries and The Commons announce 2023 Engaged Leaders Series speaker
The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will host the 2023 Engaged Leaders Series, a virtual lecture program focused on community engagement and leadership, on Thursday, January 12 at 9 a.m. Beronda L. Montgomery, scholar and author of “Lessons From Plants,” has been selected as the featured speaker and...
KU joins PeerJ’s Three-Year Membership Program
“This will definitely help extend the scope and reach of KU researchers at a global scale,” Lieberman said “As a KU scientist, I truly appreciate this support and consider it a very positive new benefit of working at this university.”...
KU Libraries to host panel discussion and musical jam session highlighting staff, faculty and students centering disability in their work
KU Libraries will host a panel discussion and musical jam session on Wednesday, Nov. 30 with staff, faculty and students who center disability in their departments and classrooms in conjunction with the 2022-23 KU Common Book, “Disability Visibility.”...
KU Libraries announce 2022 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication
KU Libraries have granted the 2022 David Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication to two recipients: Dr. Shannon O’Lear, director of KU’s Environment Studies Program; and Corey Rayburn Yung, KU School of Law research professor. ...
KU Libraries to host an open access event, discuss journal deals
KU Libraries will host a virtual talk on open access at KU in celebration of International Open Access Week on Wednesday, Oct. 26. ...
KU Libraries to host reception celebrating Spencer Research Library’s latest exhibit, “Keeping the Books”
KU Libraries will host a reception on Tuesday, Nov. 1 to celebrate Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s current exhibition, “Keeping the Books: The Rubinstein Collection of the Orsetti Family Business Archive.”...
Nominations for the 2023-24 KU Common Book now open
Nominations for the 2023-24 KU Common Book are now open. All members of the KU community are invited to participate by suggesting book recommendations through the online nomination form. ...
KU Libraries acquire institutional license to web-based systematic review program
The University of Kansas Libraries have acquired a one-year institutional license to Covidence, a web-based systematic review software. KU Libraries’ license will allow researchers with a KU or KU Medical Center email address to use Covidence through KU’s Covidence account free of charge for a year rather than paying per...
KU Libraries present new exhibition highlighting disability studies
The University of Kansas Libraries’ newest exhibition, “Expanding The Canvas of Disability,” will open on September 22 in Watson Library’s Haricombe Gallery. The exhibition highlights the research and creative work of disability scholars across disciplines at KU. ...
KU common book instructor resources are now available
Resources for educators are now available on the Common Book website, where instructors will find a variety of assets that support teaching the 2022-23 KU Common Book, “Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century,” edited by Alice Wong. ...
KU Libraries now accepting nominations for open access award
The David Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright is now accepting nominations for the annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. ...
KU University Senate approves resolution supporting open access
KU’s University Senate unanimously approved a resolution adopting principles of open access at the university. ...
KU Libraries announce winners of 64th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest
Each winner received a cash prize and a gift card from contest co-sponsor Jayhawk Ink. Cash awards are made possible by an endowment fund created by Mrs. Snyder. First place winners in each division are eligible to compete in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, which awards a top prize...
Faculty and Instructor Programming for the 2022-23 Common Book, “Disability Visibility”
KU Libraries, the Hall Center for the Humanities and the Division of Academic Success are excited to kick-off the 2022-23 Common Book, “Disability Visibility” by Alice Wong, at Red Hot Reading on Friday, April 15 at The Commons. This program will be followed by a series of workshops and discussions...
KU Libraries to host the Snyder Book Collecting Contest awards ceremony
KU Libraries will present the winners of the annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest at an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 21, featuring Danny Caine, author and owner of Raven Bookstore, as the keynote speaker. ...
KU Libraries announce 2022 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers
KU Libraries are excited to announce the recipients of the 2022 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award. Kristin Schodorf of Sedan, Kan., and Sandra Jackson-Opoku of Chicago were selected for their interest in furthering their study of the history of the African American experience in Kansas. ...
KU Libraries reach agreement with the Public Library of Science to waive author fees for KU researchers
KU Libraries has joined a partnership with the Public Library of Science (PLOS) that waives author fees for Lawrence campus researchers. ...
KU Libraries announce the 2022 Textbook Heroes cohort in celebration of Open Education Week
In celebration of Open Education Week, March 7-11, the University of Kansas Libraries and the Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright are pleased to announce the 2022 Textbook Heroes cohort. Textbook Heroes are members of the KU community who have taken extraordinary initiative to increase access to and affordability...
KU Libraries accepting entries to Snyder Book Collecting Contest
KU Libraries announces an open call for entries to its annual Snyder Book Collecting contest, which awards KU undergraduate and graduate students for their collections of books, digital items, graphic novels, music, and film that share a particular subject, topic, or theme. ...
KU Libraries' "Sitting in a Circle" exhibition to open March 10 in Haricombe Gallery
The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in Watson Library’s Haricombe Gallery on March 10. “Sitting in a Circle” showcases the creative work and reflections generated by students and faculty as they engage with the 2021-22 KU Common Book, “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the...
KU announces selection of the 2022-23 Common Book
The University of Kansas’ Common Book program is pleased to announce that the 2022-23 selection is Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by disability rights activist Alice Wong. This anthology of personal essays by disabled people explores the complexities of the contemporary disabled experience, challenges assumptions, deepens...
KU units partner in support, leadership of Paper Plains Literary Festival
Several University of Kansas units are partners and sponsors of the Paper Plains Literary Festival, which will be held April 8-9, 2022, at Liberty Hall. The festival’s recently announced lineup features celebrated authors Angeline Boulley, Sarah Smarsh, and Colson Whitehead as headlining keynote speakers. ...
KU Libraries now accepting applications for Sprints Week 2022
The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting applications for Sprints Week 2022 — a program that offers faculty and academic staff the opportunity to team up with librarians on a research or teaching project. ...
KU Libraries, The Commons to host presentation by author Andrew Hoffman on January 13
The University of Kansas Libraries and The Commons will present the Engaged Leaders Series, a virtual lecture program on Thursday, January 13, featuring author Andrew Hoffman. In his keynote address, which is open to all KU faculty, staff and students, Hoffman will discuss the research around his book, “The Engaged...