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
The deadline for University of Arkansas faculty to apply for $3,000 and $7,500 awards for adopting or creating open educational resources for the spring and fall 2018 semesters is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29….Continue Reading Deadline Approaches for Faculty Awards
Meet distance education librarian Elaine Thornton in this month’s University Libraries Spotlight. …Continue Reading University Libraries Spotlight: Elaine Thornton