Monthly Archives: October 2019
Library Service Interruptions Nov 1 – Jan 8: Please Request Materials Now!
The Library is preparing for the renovation of Alderman by relocating library collections, staff, and services, in order that Alderman can be closed at the end of the Spring semester. This will cause some planned but significant service interruptions. One … Continue reading
Ricky Patterson: Librarian for Astronomy, Environmental Sciences, and Mathematics
Subject Liaisons are librarians who focus on specific topics. They have a robust knowledge of library resources and are happy to assist with research and answer questions, large and small! Today we’re interviewing Ricky Patterson, who is the Associate Director … Continue reading
Library online resource Independent Voices offers access to alternative press
The UVA Library presents Independent Voices, an open access digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines, and journals. Funded by donors and libraries, the database is a work-in-progress, constantly expanding to include new special collections material from academic institutions across … Continue reading
Bill Corey: Librarian for Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, Management, and Marketing
Subject Liaisons are librarians who focus on specific topics. They have a robust knowledge of library resources and are happy to assist with research and answer questions, large and small! Today we’re interviewing Bill Corey, who is the Research Data … Continue reading
Hyku Open Source Institutional Repository Development partnership awarded $1M Arcadia grant to improve open scholarship infrastructure
The University of Virginia is pleased to announce a two-year award in the amount of $1,000,000 from Arcadia—a charitable fund of philanthropists Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin—in support of the “Advancing Hyku: Open Source Institutional Repository Platform Development” project. Through … Continue reading
Christine Slaughter: Librarian for Politics, Psychology, and Sociology
Subject Liaisons are librarians who focus on specific topics. They have a robust knowledge of library resources and are happy to assist with research and answer questions, large and small! Today we’re interviewing Christine Slaughter, who is the Social Science … Continue reading
Nancy Kechner: Librarian for Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Subject Liaisons are librarians who focus on specific topics. They have a robust knowledge of library resources and are happy to assist with research and answer questions, large and small! Today we’re interviewing Nancy Kechner. Subject Specialties Biology Biomedical Engineering … Continue reading
UVA Today highlights student-curated Library exhibition “Extinction in the Archive”
The October 7 issue of UVA Today features an article on the Library exhibition “Extinction in the Archive,” composed of images and documents that trace the extinction of animal and plant species throughout history. The exhibition, which will run through … Continue reading
Erich Purpur: Librarian for Science and Engineering
Subject Liaisons are librarians who focus on specific topics. They have a robust knowledge of library resources and are happy to assist with research and answer questions, large and small! Today we’re interviewing Erich Purpur, who is the Science and … Continue reading
Women’s Maker Program: Now accepting applications!
The application for the 2020 Women’s Maker Program is now open! Why is the Library doing a Women’s Maker Program? Despite decades of efforts to increase the number of women in science and engineering, women remain underrepresented in STEM majors … Continue reading