The University Libraries Special Collections department is pleased to host a celebratory event in honor of Archives Month Oct. 12 at 2:30 p.m. on the first floor of Mullins Library. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served….Continue Reading Join University Libraries for a Special Collections Celebration Oct. 12
James D. Bales (1915-1995), was an author and professor of Bible and Theology at Harding University for about 40 years. Bales was also part of the National Education Program, an anti-communist group based in Searcy, Ark., and produced much of the organization’s written materials. The James D. Bales Papers will be opened for research in September 2017. Processed with the aid of a grant by the National Historic Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC), the collection will be of particular use to historians, political scientists, and religious scholars….Continue Reading Bales Books: Materials From the James D. Bales Papers
Banned Books Week — an annual celebration of the freedom to read — takes place Sept. 24-30. University Libraries will celebrate with displays and events throughout the week. A selection of rare banned books will be on display in the Special Collections department of Mullins Library throughout the week, including a recently acquired first printing…Continue Reading Celebrate Banned Books Week With University Libraries
A high-density storage facility is under construction off Hill Avenue in south Fayetteville, designed to house University Libraries items in a climate-controlled environment. The 27,000-square-foot storage facility will hold approximately 1.8 million volumes when filled to capacity….Continue Reading University Libraries Break Ground on High-Density Storage Facility
GIS Day will feature speakers, posters, equipment demonstrations, interactive technology demonstrations, a book display and light refreshments….Continue Reading University Libraries Seek Proposals for GIS Day Presentations
Two open forums will be held this semester on the topic of data management. The first will be held Friday, Sept. 29 from 2-3 p.m. in the Lewis E. Epley Room of the Arkansas Student Union (ARKU 504). The second will take place in the same room from 10-11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The campus community is welcome to attend and encouraged to provide input via survey as to what data management related topics would be most beneficial….Continue Reading University Libraries Seek Campus Input on Data Management