Current News

• "Celebrating East Asian Studies Scholarship" exhibition opens Feb. 16

• LibArt seeks student art submissions; deadline April 16

• Snyder book collecting contest offers cash prizes to students; deadline March 30

• Special library hours for January 16, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• James Naismith online exhibit opens
• KU Libraries begin winter break hours Friday, Dec 16; visit www.lib.ku.edu/hours for details
• White House seeks input on Open Access; KU Provost issues call to action for KU faculty
• KU Libraries are open late for finals with free coffee & hot cocoa at Anschutz & Watson
• 2011 State of the Libraries talk held at Union Dec. 8, streamed live on the web
• Late-night math & science help at Anschutz Library through Dec. 7
• KU Libraries host reception for opening of Stokstad Reading Room
• 10th Annual GIS Day Nov. 16 features presentations, job fair
• KU signs international declaration on open access policies
• Open Access Week events Oct. 24-28

• Research & Write-Ins offer late night expert help for undergraduates

• New award established to honor KU librarians
• Fall Message from Dean Haricombe
• National Poetry Series to publish book by University of Kansas librarian
• Gift from professor emeritus broadens Latin American collections at KU
• KU Libraries celebrate James Naismith’s 150th birthday with exhibit, panel of basketball and KU sports experts
• Thousands of historic Kansas photos now available via KU Libraries' digital image repository
• Touchdown Challenge for KU Libraries kicks off for 2011 season
• Acclaimed street photographer Gary Mark Smith donates collection to Spencer Research Library
• Patrons can check in at our branches via Foursquare to earn a prize through Sept. 19
• KU Libraries host Campus Art Walk events Aug 26
• KU Libraries welcome back students with pizza, cake Aug 31 & Sept 7
• KU to host Digital Humanities Forum Sept 22-24
• KU establishes first coalition of institutions practicing open access
• Librarian Brian Rosenblum joins KU group traveling to Haiti for research initiative
• Deborah Dandridge to speak at Presidential Politics & Civil Rights seminar
• Gift worth $600k establishes definitive Theodore Sturgeon Collection at KU
• Newly digitized Sanborn maps offer slices of history for 241 Kansas towns
• Summer construction updates (6/24)
• Repairs to Watson entrance ramp start 5/23; temporary accessible entrance details
• 2011 Dean’s Awards for Student Employee Excellence Winners
• KU Libraries awarded $70k NEH grant
• KU Libraries are open late for finals
• William Burroughs: a Man Within screening & reception April 29
• Rebecca Smith awarded KU Employee of the Month for April 2011
• Undergrad Research & Write Night April 25 & 26
• Snyder contest 2011 winners announced
• Seed grants for KU digital humanities projects; deadline May 2
• KU Libraries to host Read Across Lawrence events April 5 & 18
• LibArt student art in the libraries submission deadline April 15
• KU Libraries to host St. Patrick’s Day event
• Snyder book collecting contest seeks student entrants; deadline is March 30
• Jumpstart Workshops on Digital Humanities offered March 3-4
• Find out what's happening now at the Learning Studio
• Distinguished Professor Emerita gives $250K to Spencer Research Library
• Kansas Sesquicentennial Exhibit Opening Feb 4

Fall 2010

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• Shortened library hours for winter break begin Friday, Dec. 17
• KU Libraries Annual Report available
• Happy Holidays from KU Libraries
• Extended hours and free coffee at Watson and Anschutz for finals
• Street closing affects Art & Arch west entrance, book drop Dec. 11 and 18
• Service Alert: Slow login times on public computers (11/08)
• "State of the Libraries 2010" by Dean Haricombe (PDF)
• GIS Day Nov. 17 highlights use for crime analysis, search & rescue, more
• Dean Haricombe to host campus forum on Nov. 4
• Talk & book signing Nov. 2 by Dr. Kim Warren
• History of the Jayhawks hits Liberty Hall Nov. 1
• ALERT: Brief outages of online services scheduled this week
• Art & Architecture Library turns 30
• Touchdown Challenge for KU Libraries launched
• KU Libraries to host Open Access Week week events Oct. 18-22
• Oct. 1 celebration planned for retiring KU Librarian Bill Crowe
• KU to launch new Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
• Woodyard gift to KU Libraries "crown jewel" of Latin American theater works
• Art of the Apothecary opening featuring Kelly Kindscher Sept. 8
• Dean Haricombe's Fall Welcome
• KU Libraries ranked in top 50 in the nation by volumes held
• Learning Studio at Anschutz Pizza Party/Grand Opening 8/25
• Hawk Week open house on Watson Library lawn 8/18

• KU to open phase one of innovative Learning Studio project

• KU Libraries's Scott Hanrath helps create blog-to-book tool Anthologize
• KU Libraries congratulates the KU's international area centers on $8.9 million grant
• 14 out-of-print University Press of Kansas titles now online
• KU Libraries at center of new scholarly publishing paradigm
• Making the Wright Connection - events July 11-18
• All KU Libraries locations to close July 4-5
• See what happens in a day in the life of Anschutz Library
• History of the Jayhawk presentation comes to Topeka May 27

Spring 2010

• KU Libraries service quality survey runs April 26 - May 3
• Rubinstein-Mason Scholarship deadline May 15
• Amber Newquist named KU USS Employee of the Month
• 2010 Snyder Winners Announced
• Noted author Nicholas Basbanes visits KU Libraries for two events April 7-8
• Gift to KU Libraries Celebrates Chamberlain's Legacy
• KU ScholarWorks jumps to top 100 in worldwide ranking
• Check out the Learning Studio "furniture fair" at Anschutz Library
• Dean's Message Spring 2010
• Changes to Express Workstations
• News and resources for KU's Open Access Policy
• Bibliophile Valentine's Day Special Edition: Love in the Libraries
• Digital Humanities Summit March 8-9
• Watson Library offers new destinations for scholars; opening March 2
• WWI Exhibit opening 2/18 in Library Gallery
• Snyder Book Collecting Contest accepting submissions until 3/22
• Robert Szabo named KU Employee of the Month for January 2010
• Barbara McCorkle's "Cartobibliography" added to KU Scholarworks
• Special hours for King Holiday (1/18/10)
• KU Librarian Susan Craig receives 2010 Governor's Arts Award
• KU Libraries offers access to Gartner IT industry research database (1/11/10)
• New, improved look for the “Get at KU” button (1/11/10)
• New price structure for KU Library Borrower Cards begins January 20

Fall 2009

• Season's Greetings from KU Libraries
• Bibliophile fall issue now available (12/9/9)
• Introducing the KU Libraries Vosper Society
• GIS Day @ KU Nov 18
• Reach Out: AIDS awareness exhibit now online
• KU Libraries to host forum for campus journal editors Oct 15
• The American West, Credo Reference, and other new databases added
• Watson Library to open at noon Saturday, Oct 3, because of a planned electrical outage
• University Archives presents KU Football: the First Seven Decades
• 2009 Annual Report from KU Libraries
• AIDS awareness exhibit to open at KU Libraries on September 10
• New study lounge for faculty, grad students to open in Watson Library
• Dean's Message Fall 2009
• Follow KU Libraries on Facebook or Twitter
• Anschutz Library recognized for efforts in energy conservation and sustainability
• Jim Neeley named 2008-09 Budig Distinguished Librarian
• Access to Watson Library limited over holiday weekend
• KU becomes first U.S. public university to pass an open access policy
• Tami Albin named 2008-2009 recipient of the Rosenbloom Teaching Award
• KU Grad Natalie Bazan named 2009 Husic Award winner
• KU alumna to head Spencer Research Library
• KU Scholar Services adds digital journals to online repository
• KU Libraries' Statement on Recent Theft of Materials
• Erin Pfannenstiel named KU Libraries 2009 Support Staff Employee of the Year
• KU Libraries READ Poster Campaign Gallery
• Snyder Book Collecting Contest 2009 Winners Announced
• KU Libraries Celebrates National Poetry Month
• Materials documenting history of gays in Midwest donated to KU
• KU Libraries unveil new multimedia gallery space
• New Database Trials

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