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Virtual Living Library Event Scheduled for April 7
The Syracuse University Libraries will host its first virtual Living Library event on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 5 p.m. on Zoom. During this event, “living books” representing a wide range of cultural backgrounds and life experiences will share…
Syracuse University Libraries Plans Celebration of National Libraries Week 2021
The Syracuse University Libraries will celebrate National Libraries Week April 4-10. This year’s theme is “Welcome to Your Library,” and it promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the walls of a building. During the pandemic, libraries have been…
Enjoy a Variety of Wellness Day Activities on March 23
With the first of two Wellness Days scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, campus community members are encouraged to participate in a host of activities aimed to promote health, well-being and self-care. Activities span fitness classes to workshops to self-care kits….
Syracuse University Libraries to Adopt Quartex for Its Digital Collections
Syracuse University Libraries recently selected Quartex as its new platform for in-house digital collections. Quartex, designed by Adam Matthew Digital, is a flexible and responsive hosted digital asset management platform with extensive front-end capabilities that enables organizations to showcase, share…
University Selected to Host Hult Prize Regional Competition
The prestigious Hult Prize Foundation has selected Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars (LaunchPad) to host the Hult Prize Regional Summit. Hult Prize Impact Summits are hosted in 100 locations around the world, and this year Syracuse is one…
What’s in It for Me? Faculty and Staff Resources Available at the Libraries
Syracuse University Libraries is an invaluable resource not only for students, but for faculty and staff as well. For more information on the Libraries services, collections, spaces and resources, visit library.syr.edu, text 315.464.0744, call 315.443.4083, email or Live Chat 24 hours…
Data Tool Expands Support of News Text Mining
Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to announce that enhanced text mining for newspaper content is now available within the ProQuest database platform called TDM Studio. The Libraries is an early adopter of this researcher-friendly text mining tool. One component of…
Volunteers Needed for SU Libraries’ Virtual Living Library Event
Syracuse University Libraries will host its annual Living Library event during National Library Week on Wednesday, April 7, from noon to 5 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to “living books”—volunteers from the broader Syracuse University…
Special Collections Research Center Launches Latin American 45s Digital Collection
Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), working in partnership with the Digital Library Program (DLP), recently launched the Belfer Latin American 45s Digital Collection. The digital collection will eventually provide access to over 12,000 recordings that date from…
Sound Beat: Access Audio Offering Children’s Audiobooks about Enslaved People by Cheryl Wills ’89
Sound Beat: Access Audio is providing two free family audiobooks written by Emmy Award-winning journalist Cheryl Wills ’89, the great-great-great granddaughter of Emma and Sandy Wills, enslaved people from Haywood, Tennessee. The audiobooks are narrated by the author and are…