LibrarySearch 2.0
| by Laksamee Cave
The new system is being built as you read this. Thank you to all the library staff making this transition possible. Want to get a sneak peek?
News
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Student Projects: Unraveling the Mysteries of a 200-Year-Old Quran Manuscript from Nigeria
| by Yahya Rahhawi
Special Collections Student Associate Yahya Rahhawi ‘26 discovered more than he expected when organizing the pages of a 200-year-old Nigerian Qur’an. Read about his experience!
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Student projects: Nancy Willard's egg-cellent Bread Loaf eggs
| by Liefe Temple
If the word “archives” makes you think of dusty books and boxes of papers, we are egg-cited to share with you that that is not the case! Check out this post by Special Collections Student Associate, Liefe Temple, Class of 2025.5! 🥚🐣
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Student projects: Student cultural organizations oral histories
| by Ambar Vasquez-Mitra
Last spring, Special Collections hosted two oral history internships. Our interns chose their own projects and conducted interviews with Middlebury students, staff, and alums. Check out this project by Ambar Vasquez-Mitra, Class of 2025!
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Special Collections, MiddPoints
Student projects: Women's Athletics and Title IX oral histories
| by Beatrice Donovan
Last spring, Special Collections hosted two oral history internships. Our interns chose their own projects and conducted interviews with Middlebury students, staff, and alums. Check out this project by Beatrice Donovan ‘23.5!
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Reparative description update and new images available online!
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Special Collections continues to evaluate our legacy finding aids and descriptions with an eye to reduce harm and change out-of-date language. Check out this post to learn more and to see newly-digitized photographs of Black students at Middlebury from the 1970s through the 1990s.
AM Explorer - Trial through 3 December 2023
| by Arabella Holzapfel
Middlebury (Vermont) students, faculty, and staff can peruse millions of pages of primary source collections available on the AM (also/previously/commonly known as Adam Matthew) platform through our trial of AM - Explorer. Sources span time periods from the Medieval and regions from around the world.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Vermont Flood Relief Powered by Library Employees
| by Special Collections
On September 7th, 2023 staff from Middlebury Special Collections joined artists and volunteers at the Vermont Studio Center to support their flood recovery efforts.
Upcoming Library Services Platform Migration
| by Laksamee Cave
In December 2023, Middlebury Libraries will move to a new library system called Alma Primo. This new system will provide an updated interface, replacing the current MIDCAT and LibrarySearch systems.
Welcome to the Libraries, Class of 2027!
| by Kellam Ayres
Welcome, Class of 2027! We’re so excited to introduce you to the libraries at Middlebury.
Middlebury has joined the Boston Library Consortium
| by Mike Roy
Middlebury is one of the newest members of the Boston Library Consortium (BLC), a network of 26 libraries located throughout the Northeast.