Research, News, and Events
Libraries like ours celebrate Fair Use Week to highlight the important role fair use plays in achieving the Constitutional purpose of intellectual property rights in the US: to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. Find out more from Rachel Paul, Performing Arts & Media department.
Among the more than 4600 recordings available digitally through the Ozark Folksong Collection—the largest collection of Ozark folksongs available anywhere—there are several examples of folk songs and stories from the African American tradition in Arkansas. We have highlighted the work of remarkable Arkansans such as Charlotte Stephens and others included in the collection in celebration of Black History Month.
The Tuesday Times highlights news and updates for Libraries’ faculty and staff. This edition links you to African American Newspapers Series 1, 1827-1998, our award-winning Ozark Folksong Collection, and local appearances of Special Collections, among other news!
African American Newspapers Series 1, 1827-1998, offers full text from more than 270 newspapers from 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
The Libraries’ Special Collections Department is honored to partner with University Relations to provide Throwback Thursday images for the Newswire.