The October 7 issue of UVA Today features an article on the Library exhibition “Extinction in the Archive,” composed of images and documents tracing the extinction of animal and plant species throughout history. The exhibition, which will run through January … Continue reading
Each semester, the Library offers a schedule of workshops to provide instruction in the latest technologies designed to aid student and faculty research. Please view the schedule of workshops for this month and sign up today. Courses are open to … Continue reading
The Library cordially invites the public to attend “Art and Confrontation in the Americas,” an International Symposium, September 29–October 2, 2019. As violence drives thousands from homes in Latin America in search of safe haven from the terror, the symposium … Continue reading
Each semester, the Library offers a schedule of workshops to provide faculty, students, and all Library users with instruction in the latest technologies designed to aid research. Please view the schedule of workshops for this month and sign up today. … Continue reading
The Library’s RefWorks citation manager subscription is about to expire; before August 31, 2019, users will need to export the bibliographies they’ve created in RefWorks to another citation management program. The Library recommends replacing RefWorks with Zotero, Endnote, or Mendeley—all … Continue reading
From Judy Thomas, Director of Faculty Programs: The University of Virginia Library is joining the Open Textbook Network (OTN), an international alliance of colleges and universities dedicated to enhancing students’ access to free, openly licensed course content. As an OTN … Continue reading
From Judy Thomas, Director of Faculty Programs: This year the Library offered Course Enrichment Grants to eight faculty who will partner with Library staff to integrate information, data, and digital literacies into their courses. We are pleased to announce this … Continue reading
On Earth Day, April 22, the Charles L. Brown Science & Engineering Library will present a slide show exhibition documenting creation of an art project designed by students in the Environmental Sciences class “Write Climate, Right Climate” taught by climate … Continue reading
The following open letter has been prepared and released by the Deans and Directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation with our campus communities about responsible stewardship of … Continue reading
By Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy for the UVA Library. Follow The Taper, Brandon’s blog, for more on the Big Deal and other copyright and information policy issues. ******** Last week the University of California system (the UC) made a … Continue reading
