Welcome, Class of 2025!
| by Kellam Ayres
The library is here for you! How can we help?
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Some research resources restored after 2020 budget cuts
The library has been able to restore some resources that had to be cancelled in the wake of last year’s budget cuts.
Why So Many Faculty Ask Librarians for Advice (and Why You Should, Too)
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Your librarian is your library expert. Call on us for the following reasons, and more!
MiddLab Coffee Break: Creating Accessible Documents
| by Ryan Clement
Our first MiddLab Coffee Break of the fall will focus on creating accessible documents. We’ll review general guidelines for creating accessible materials, as well as how to ensure that the documents that you create and share with your class are accessible to all students.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Itty Bitty: Miniature Books in Special Collections
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Special Collections’ newest exhibit features our tiniest books, ranging from handwritten religious texts to cookbooks, children’s books, and Shakespeare. Visit go/tinybooks for a virtual exhibit experience.
No More Bookshelf Space?
| by Carrie Macfarlane
Check out the library’s e-book collections!
Opening Information for Fall Term 2021
| by Mike Roy
For the Fall 2021 semester, nearly all library services will return to normal.
Semana Latina de la Conservación (Latino Conservation Week)
| by Brenda Ellis
This week is Semana Latina de la Conservación (Latino Conservation Week). In recognition of this week, watch the 2009 film Crude: The Real Price of Oil on Kanopy in English / Spanish and learn about environmental issues facing Indigenous and Latino populations in South America.
Staff Pick: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
| by Wendy Shook
The theme for this year’s Staff Picks is anti-racism, and in this post, Science Data Librarian Wendy Shook writes about Uncomfortable Conversations with Black Man by Emmanuel Acho.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Bread Loaf readings and lectures available online
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Toni Morrison reading from Song of Solomon? Check. Louise Gluck and Anne Sexton giving poetry readings? Yes! You’ll now find audio and video lectures and readings by Julia Alvarez, John Irving, Tim O’Brien, and more at the Internet Archive (go/ia)