The UVA Library has obtained a trove of material related to the history and culture of the Mormon Church. The Library has accepted a gift of more than 10,000 books and other print materials from Latter-day Saint historian Gregory A. … Continue reading
Education and Social Science Research Librarian Ashley Hosbach has been awarded a grant of $8,739 from the Jefferson Trust to build a collection of 119 children’s books related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In her role as subject liaison for the … Continue reading
Research Sprints, hosted by the University of Virginia Library, offer faculty the opportunity to work with a team of expert librarians who will help with getting a new project started or overcoming obstacles in an existing project. The program offers … Continue reading
This past semester, the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library played a role in a new course “History and Culture of Writing at UVA,” taught by assistant professor of English Heidi Nobles. According to a UVA Today article, the … Continue reading
Course Enrichment Grants (CEG), offered by the University of Virginia Library, provide support to faculty who would like to enhance their students’ ability to seek, evaluate, manage, and use information and data and create new types of media-rich class assignments. … Continue reading
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! How will you continue to celebrate the many heritages that enrich the United States? We have some book recommendations with reviews by UVA Library staff of narratives highlighting the Asian diaspora. … Continue reading
In fall of 2019, the Library sent an email survey to University faculty who both teach and conduct research to find out how they use the Library. The survey, which went out before the COVID-19 pandemic, reflects perspectives and practices … Continue reading
The Library is offering a wide range of new online resources this spring. Log on with NetBadge to any of the databases below — find out what architecture can tell you about gender studies, or what performance design in the … Continue reading
If you’re looking for some readings by Black authors to add to your rotation, here are some “pre-approved” titles from Katrina Spencer, your Librarian for African American and African Studies. This list includes Black American authors. “Between the World And … Continue reading
Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! Robert Lee Vickery, Jr. was an author, a long-time professor in the University of Virginia School of Architecture, and a … Continue reading
