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Libraries Accepting Applications for Student Library Advisory Board Spring 2025
Syracuse University Libraries is accepting undergraduate and graduate applications for its Student Library Advisory Board for the Spring 2025 semester. Applications from active students in good standing, regardless of year or discipline, are due by Wednesday, Dec. 11. Selected students…
LaunchPad Announces Orange Central Student Showcase Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its 2024 Student Showcase as part of Orange Central Alumni Weekend Nov. 1 in Bird Library. Alumni were invited to award “‘Cuse Cash” to student founders showcasing their products, with top winners receiving…
Seyvion Scott Joins the Libraries as Student Engagement Librarian
Seyvion Scott joined Syracuse University Libraries this fall as the student engagement librarian in Learning and Academic Engagement. In this role, Scott will lead user experience and student engagement activities and provide reference, instruction and outreach services. Prior to joining…
La Casita Digital Archive Now Publicly Available on New York Heritage Archive
Nine digital collections from La Casita Cultural Center ’s Cultural Memory Archive are now publicly available in the New York Heritage Digital Collections thanks to a grant from the Central NY Library Resources Council (CLRC). The Digital Library Program at…
Applications Open for Workshop on Information Literacy and Technological Agility Competency
Syracuse University Libraries is accepting applications for its faculty Information Literacy and Technological Agility (ILTA) professional development workshop, to be held on Jan. 7, 2025. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bird Library. This is the third time the…
Libraries Seek User Feedback on Trial Collections
Syracuse University Libraries is seeking feedback from campus users on new electronic resources for possible inclusion in its collections during the month of November as part of the Libraries’ assessment-based and proactive approach to building collections. On-campus users are asked…
University Celebrates First-Generation Week Nov. 4-8
National First-Generation College Celebration Week is Nov. 4-8, and provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. Around 20% of Syracuse University students identify as first-generation. The campus community is invited to…
LaunchPad Awards 6 Student Start-Up Fund Grants
The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded six $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grants, formerly the Innovation Fund, so far this Fall 2024 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help…
Syracuse University Library Awarded for Best Federal Depository Website
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has honored Syracuse University Libraries for the best website in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for 2024. This is the second library to ever receive the award, which was created last year to…
LaunchPad Announces 2024 ’Cuse Tank Winners
Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its annual ’Cuse Tank entrepreneurial competition on Friday, Sept. 27, during Family Weekend in Bird Library. More than 35 student entrepreneur teams from various schools and colleges across campus participated in a “Shark-Tank”…