UVA Library high school interns, Week 6, 2017

WEEK 6, Final Thoughts UVA Library high school interns 2017 Posted July 26, 2017 What do you know about libraries that you didn’t know before? I know that academic libraries don’t have a Dewey decimal system. It’s more than a library … Continue reading

Preparing for the Solar Eclipse—a Talk by Astronomy Professor Ed Murphy in Harrison-Small, August 8

On Tuesday August 8, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library, Associate Professor of Astronomy Ed Murphy will give a special talk on preparing for the upcoming total eclipse of the sun. … Continue reading

Service Notice: Recalling Items through Virgo is Temporarily Unavailable

UPDATE as of 7/18/17, 10:58 p.m.: Though we’re still addressing the underlying technical issue, you may now use the “Request Item” button in Virgo to make recall requests. Please follow the link in the message that appears to complete your request. Due … Continue reading

Total Advising Construction is Making Clemons Library Better than Before!

Since January of 2016 the 2nd floor of Clemons Library has been a construction site. Students and staff on the 3rd and 1st floors have endured the inevitable noise. The payoff is that the Dathel and John Georges Student Center … Continue reading

UVA Library high school interns, Week 4, 2017

WEEK 4 UVA Library high school interns 2017 Posted July 13, 2017 What do you know about libraries that you did not know before? I knew that libraries had many books and that you have to always be quiet to … Continue reading

Ebook Central: The Library Destination for Ebook Access!

ProQuest has merged Ebook Library and ebrary to create Ebook Central, offering 800,000 ebooks from more than 650 publishers, in one place and on all subjects. The new online resource is available from the Library, and allows researchers to browse … Continue reading

UVA Library high school interns, Week 3, 2017

WEEK 3 UVA Library high school interns 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 What is the most interesting job you have learned about in the library so far and why? When I first heard the phrase “Special Collections,” I didn’t even … Continue reading