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Applications Open for 2022 ACC InVenture Prize Competition
Blackstone LaunchPad at SU Libraries (LaunchPad) is currently accepting applications through Feb. 1 for the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. The ACC InVenture Prize is a televised student start-up pitch competition open to teams from the 15 colleges…
Libraries Updates Intersession and Spring Hours
Syracuse University Libraries’ intersession hours have been extended through Jan. 22, reflecting the revised spring 2022 spring semester schedule. Note that the Libraries’ buildings will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, Jan. 17). The Spring 2022 semester…
Libraries Sign Cambridge University Press ‘Read and Publish’ Agreement
Syracuse University Libraries recently signed a three-year “read and publish” open access agreement with Cambridge University Press. The agreement was negotiated through the Libraries’ NERL consortium (formerly NorthEast Research Libraries). Under this contract, any Syracuse University faculty, staff or student can…
Libraries Sign Agreement to Eliminate Fees for PLOS Authors
Syracuse University Libraries has signed an agreement with PLOS that will take effect in 2022 eliminating author fees for individual corresponding Syracuse University authors. This transformative agreement is on the heels of the first one signed with the American Chemical…
Peter Verheyen Receives 2021 Libraries Distinguished Service Award
Syracuse University Libraries has selected Peter Verheyen, research and emerging issues analyst, to receive this year’s Distinguished Service Award. The award will be presented at the Libraries’ holiday and recognition event and is a more than 30-year tradition recognizing Libraries…
Coffee, Tea and Expanded Library Hours During Finals Week
During finals week, Syracuse University Libraries will extend open hours beginning Friday, Dec.10, through Thursday, Dec. 16. Bird Library’s lower-level first and second floors will be open 24 hours and floors three, four and five will be open until 2…
Call for Applications for 2022-23 Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-In-Aid Program
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries is accepting applications now through Jan. 14, 2022, for the Alexander N. Charters Adult Education Grants-in-Aid program. The grant, up to $5,000 depending on the proposal, is awarded to scholars…
Syracuse University Libraries and IVMF Create Resource Library
The Digital Library Program at Syracuse University Libraries, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the School of Information Studies (iSchool) are proud to launch the Center of Excellence Resource Library (COERL), a digital repository of IVMF research…
Beyond the Badge: DPS Officer Grateful for Opportunity to Support Black Reign Step Team as Advisor
As the library operations coordinator for the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Officer George Wazen believes that sincerity, compassion and understanding are the keys to successfully engaging with the students he oversees as part of the library student floor monitoring…
Syracuse University Libraries’ Module-2 Storage Facility Progresses Toward Completion
Construction is well underway on the second module of the Syracuse University Libraries’ storage facility on South Campus, which will house some of the University’s most treasured multimedia and special collections holdings. The 15,000-square-foot facility will include cool and cold…