The University Libraries are pleased to present “Whispers from Another Time,” photographs by Cathy D. Padgett….Continue Reading Whispers From Another Time On View Now
Whispers From Another Time On View Now
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Arkansas’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, John Gould Fletcher
The Pulitzer Prize turns 100 this year. The papers and book collection of Arkansas’s only Pulitzer-winning poet, John Gould Fletcher, are in the University Libraries’ Special Collections, and we would like to share a few examples of manuscripts, letters, and other materials available to researchers. …Continue Reading Arkansas’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, John Gould Fletcher
Congressman Ray Thornton, 1928-2016
With a diverse career including over 40 years of public service, Ray Thornton created a meaningful legacy in Arkansas. A graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, Thornton served as Arkansas Attorney General, an Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, president of the University of Arkansas system, and as a two-term U.S. congressman….Continue Reading Congressman Ray Thornton, 1928-2016
University Libraries and Transformation – Our Growth From 1872 to Today
National Library Week this year celebrates how #LibrariesTransform. Here on campus, Vol Walker Library was a tremendous improvement on library space when it opened in 1935. Find out more about how the University Libraries have transformed from modest beginnings – just 137 books – to over two million volumes and five satellite locations, with this post from University Archivist Amy Allen. (NLW16)…Continue Reading University Libraries and Transformation – Our Growth From 1872 to Today
Blackberries to Books: A Horticulture Perspective (NLW16)
In support of National Library Week’s theme Libraries Transform, Olivia Caillouet, a senior in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, writes about how the University Libraries have been a part of her academic transformation….Continue Reading Blackberries to Books: A Horticulture Perspective (NLW16)
What’s Google Got to Do with It?: Linked Data Transforms Library Catalog Searching (NLW16)
On National Library Workers Day, in support of National Library Week’s theme Libraries Transform, Rachel Paul from Performing Arts and Media, explains how BIBFRAME may transform library catalog searching….Continue Reading What’s Google Got to Do with It?: Linked Data Transforms Library Catalog Searching (NLW16)