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Donate Food to Reduce Your Library Fines
Syracuse University Libraries is offering its end of semester opportunity for students to reduce their library fines while doing good for others. “Food for Fines” will run from Monday, April 17, through the end of the spring 2023 semester. All…
Temporary Disruptions to Campus Transportation Services
In an effort to proactively communicate with the campus community, the University’s Office of Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) is asking its riders to prepare for short-term disruptions to its usual trolley and shuttle services for the remainder of the…
Syracuse Celebrates 2023 National Libraries Week
Syracuse University Libraries, with support from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA), is celebrating National Libraries Week from April 23-29. The American Library Association has designated “There’s More to the Story” as this year’s national theme. “As the…
Rare Isotopes Help Unlock Mysteries in the Argentine Andes
Every second the Earth is bombarded by vast amounts of cosmic rays—invisible sub-atomic particles that originate from things like the sun and supernova explosions. These high-energy, far-traveled cosmic rays collide with atoms as they enter Earth’s atmosphere and set off…
Libraries Accepting Proposals for 2024-25 SCRC Faculty Fellows Program
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is accepting online application proposals through April 29 for two Faculty Fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. The Faculty Fellows program provides a $5,000 fellowship payment, a hands-on introduction to engaging with…
Libraries Hours for Spring Break 2023
The Libraries will have reduced hours for Spring Break week, March 11-18. Hours will be as follows: Bird Library Saturday, March 11: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, March 12: noon-8 p.m. Monday, March 13-Thursday, March 16: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (Note the…
Libraries Conducting User Testing of Search Functionality
Throughout the month of March, Syracuse University Libraries is seeking user feedback on its website search results functionality. All students, faculty and staff are asked to participate in the Library Search Study. In May 2022, the Libraries launched a redesigned website….
Libraries Provides Online Subscription to The Washington Post
Syracuse University Libraries recently added an online subscription to The Washington Post, providing access to all Syracuse University students, faculty and staff. Users must have a valid Syracuse University NetID and @syr.edu email address from which they can establish an…
Nancy K. Turner, Conservator of Manuscripts, Presenting at the Annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation
Nancy K. Turner will present at the Syracuse University Libraries’ annual Brodsky Series for the Advancement of Library Conservation. The hybrid lecture, titled “Materials of the Illuminator’s Art: Medieval Recipes, Modern Identifications, and the Preservation of Pigments, Dyes, and Metals…
Libraries Adds Wellness Items to Borrow
Syracuse University Libraries has recently added several wellness items to its borrowing collection. The items in the Wellness Collection have been added to provide emotional and mental support for Libraries users to help relieve stress and improve mental well-being. Currently,…