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 UVAToday article, the students … 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
Experience culture through music with Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings, the Library’s new online resource! Immerse yourself in the music and culture of societies far and near. Hear and see traditional music from China performed on the xiao (bamboo flute) and … 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
The Library has added two exciting new resources to its A-Z Database list! African American Newspapers, Series I and II, and Africa-Wide Information are now available to scholars researching African American History and African Studies. The African American Press, Series … Continue reading
This February, the Library is celebrating Black History Month with several articles taken from interviews of influential figures in the HistoryMakers Digital Archive. Today the focus is on two figures in politics: United States Congressman from Georgia and civil rights … Continue reading
