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KU Libraries faculty, staff recognized at annual award celebration
The University of Kansas Libraries are proud to announce the recipients of the libraries’ 2020 faculty and staff awards. Four outstanding employees were formally recognized at the 14th annual Celebration of Excellence event on September 29. ...
Easing the transition: How open resources support shifts to online, hybrid instruction at the University of Kansas
The global coronavirus pandemic has caused a series of unforeseen challenges for universities and colleges throughout the spring and summer of 2020. In late March, the developing response to the spread of COVID-19 forced campuses around the world to close their buildings and swiftly transition to online teaching. But for...
KU Libraries announce changes for Spahr Engineering Library
The University of Kansas Libraries, in coordination with the School of Engineering, have initiated a reconfiguration plan for Spahr Engineering Library, including the reallocation of physical resources and spaces. ...
Deborah Dandridge selected as 2020 recipient of the Dorothy Porter Wesley Award
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to announce that Deborah Dandridge, African American Experience curator, is the 2020 recipient of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Information Professionals’ Dorothy Porter Wesley Award. ...
KU Libraries pause services on Friday, June 19, for reflection, healing and learning
The University of Kansas Libraries will pause all current services on Friday, June 19. ...
KU Libraries announce expanded resources and services part of gradual campus reopening plan
KU Libraries, in line with phased reopening standards set by the University of Kansas (pdf), are reactivating a number of on-campus library functions. ...
KU Libraries announce spring 2020 Textbook Heroes
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to announce the newest cohort of Textbook Heroes. The spring 2020 honorees are Meggie Mapes, introductory course director, Communication Studies; Marsha McCartney, teaching specialist, Department of Psychology; and Margie Sheppard, donor and chair, KU Libraries Board of Advocates. ...
KU Libraries granted emergency temporary digital access to copyrighted books through HathiTrust digital library
The University of Kansas Libraries have activated HathiTrust’s Emergency Temporary Access Service. The Emergency Temporary Access Service permits special access for HathiTrust member libraries that suffer an involuntary, temporary disruption to normal operations — such as closure for a public health emergency — requiring the library to be closed to...
Engaging with Open: KU Libraries support student success through open educational resources" event to be held March 3
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to host “Engaging with Open: KU Libraries support student success through open educational resources,” an event focused on exploring how the cost of educational resources impacts students on the KU campus. ...
February events explore the Black experience
This February, the University of Kansas Libraries invite you to focus on the Black experience through several upcoming events. ...
64th Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest accepting submissions
KU Libraries are now accepting submissions for the 64th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest. All KU students — graduate and undergraduate — are eligible and encouraged to enter. ...
"Rightfully Yours: KU Campus and Community Scholars Consider U.S. Voting Rights" exhibition to open Feb. 6 in Haricombe Gallery
The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in the Haricombe Gallery this February. “Rightfully Yours: KU Campus and Community Scholars Consider U.S. Voting Rights” is developed in conjunction with KU’s centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment. ...
KU Libraries accepting applications for fifth annual Research Sprints
The University of Kansas Libraries are now accepting applications for the fifth annual Research Sprints — a program offering faculty and academic staff the opportunity to work intensively with a dedicated team of expert librarians for one week on a research or instruction project. ...
KU Libraries announce winter closures
The University of Kansas Libraries will close several locations on the Lawrence campus for winter break. Anschutz, Spahr Engineering, Music & Dance and the Art & Architecture Libraries, as well as Kenneth Spencer Research Library, will be closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1. Watson Library will be closed on weekends and Dec. ...
KU Libraries announce 2019 Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication
KU Libraries are pleased to announce the 2019 David Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication was awarded posthumously to James Sterbenz, professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Sterbenz passed away in February 2019. ...
KU Libraries will host “Capoeira and Globalization" presentation on Oct. 23
LAWRENCE — KU Libraries will host a Gallery Lecture Series presentation by Luciano Tosta, associate professor of Brazilian literature & culture in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. The presentation, titled “Capoeira and Globalization,” is the first lecture in the fall Gallery Lecture Series lineup and will take place at...
Library faculty, staff recognized at annual award celebration
The 2019 University of Kansas Libraries faculty and staff award winners were formally recognized at the 13th annual Celebration of Excellence event on September 26. ...
KU Libraries announce fall 2019 Textbook Heroes
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to announce that Abbey Dvorak, associate professor of music therapy, and Ingrid Peterson, director of the Kansas Algebra Program in the Department of Mathematics, have joined the 2019 Textbook Heroes cohort. ...
Watson Library carrels project earns merit award for KU Arc/D students at AIA Kansas
The University of Kansas Libraries, along with the School of Architecture & Design, are pleased to announce that a class of KU Arc/D students received an award from the American Institute of Architects Kansas (AIA Kansas) for the renovation of study carrels in Watson Library. ...
KU Libraries to host exhibition opening for "Unseen Hands" Oct. 1
The University of Kansas Libraries will showcase a new exhibition in Kenneth Spencer Research Library this October. “Unseen Hands: Care and Preservation of KU Libraries’ Collections” features the essential work of KU Libraries’ Conservation Services unit. ...
Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities sponsors ninth annual Digital Humanities Forum
The ninth annual University of Kansas Digital Humanities Forum will be held October 3-4, 2019, at the Burge Union on the KU campus. ...
KU Libraries debut new spaces, schedules as fall semester begins
The University of Kansas Libraries are offering updated location schedules and renovated spaces for students, faculty and staff across campus. ...
KU Libraries announce Systematic Review workshop
The University of Kansas Libraries will host a systematic review workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 13. The workshop will take place at the Clark Instruction Center in Watson Library. ...
“Strong Foundations: 100 Years of Hispanism at the University of Kansas” exhibition to open in Haricombe Gallery Sept. 12
The University of Kansas Libraries will open a new exhibition in the Haricombe Gallery this September. “Strong Foundations: 100 Years of Hispanism at the University of Kansas” celebrates the 100thanniversary of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. ...
KU Libraries receive Institute of Museum & Library Services grant
The University of Kansas Libraries, along with North Carolina State University Libraries and Illinois School of Information Sciences, are pleased to announce a $247,128 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ...
KU Libraries announce staff member selected for Institute of Research Design in Librarianship
The University of Kansas Libraries are pleased to announce that Greta Valentine, data and research analyst, was selected for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL), which began in June 2019. ...
KU Libraries open Software Carpentry workshop registration
KU Libraries, along with key partners, will host a Software Carpentry workshop. Software Carpentry aims to help University of Kansas researchers work more efficiently by teaching basic research computing skills. The workshop will take place Aug. 20-21 in 3152 Learned. ...
KU Libraries announce 2019 Research Sprints participants
The University of Kansas Libraries have announced the 2019 Research Sprints participants: Sara Gregg, associate professor of history and environmental studies, and Melissa Peterson, lecturer for the Applied English Center. As a result of having their projects chosen through a competitive selection process, Gregg and Peterson each spent one intensive...
Spencer Research Library announce Derrick E. White as the 2019 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award Winner
The University of Kansas Libraries announce the recipient of the fourth annual Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award winner is Derrick E. White. ...
KU Libraries add student body president to spring Textbook Heroes cohort
The University of Kansas Libraries, in collaboration with the Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright, are pleased to announce that Noah Ries, 2018-19 KU student body president, has joined the inaugural Textbook Heroes cohort. ...