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The American Library Association and its Association for Library Collections and Technical Services created Preservation Week to “inspire action to preserve personal, family, and community collections in addition to library, museum, and archive collections. It also raises awareness of the role libraries and other cultural institutions play in providing ongoing preservation education and information.” This year Preservation Week is April 27 – May 3.
| by Laksamee Cave
Find out what the Davis Family Library is reading! Staff Picks features recommendations from people working in Davis. In this post, Patrick Wallace, Digital Projects & Archives Librarian, features Naming things : the hardest problem in software engineering by Tom Benner.
We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.
| by Gretchen Kenet
Students, faculty, and staff at both Middlebury College and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies now have access to EUobserver, a not-for-profit, independent online newspaper reporting on the European Union.
Can a digital version of a book, painting, or historical manuscript be considered data? Attend this workshop lead by Data Librarian Julia Deen, and explore how objects of humanistic inquiry can be defined or represented as data. Thursday, March 27, 2025, 4:30pm - 5:30pm. Registration required.
| by Laksamee Cave
Find out what the Davis Family Library is reading! Staff Picks features recommendations from people working in Davis. In this post, Dan Frostman, Circulation Services Manager, features The first fifteen lives of Harry August by Claire North.
We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.
| by Gretchen Kenet
Faculty, students, and staff at both Middlebury College and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies now have trial access to EUobserver, a not-for-profit, independent online newspaper reporting on the European Union.
| by Laksamee Cave
Find out what the Davis Family Library is watching! Staff Picks features recommendations from people working in Davis. In this post, Joseph Watson, Preservation Manager, Special Collections Associate, features films with the late actress Maggie Smith.
We are reviewing items in our collections and other content that is available for free to Middlebury students, faculty and staff.
| by Laksamee Cave
The database list provides a central place to view all the electronic resources provided by the library. Recently a system update improved the visual interface. Check it out and let us know if you have any questions!
| by Laksamee Cave
During J-Term Librarians will not be at the Research Help Desk. Instead, they will be available via chat Monday - Thursday, 10am - 4 pm and 7 pm - 9 pm. You can also make appointments to meet with a librarian, via zoom or in person. The librarians will still be in their offices at Davis Family Library most of which are located along the southern wall of the main floor, so feel free to drop by and say hi!
All the ways to chat, email, make an appointment, and more can be found at go/askus/
| by Gretchen Kenet
Middlebury (Vermont) students, faculty, and staff now have access to National Theatre Collection: Volume I, featuring steaming video of world-class productions and digital performance resources never previously seen outside of the U.K. National Theatre’s archive.
