News from KU Libraries

News Stories

An ipad leaned up against a stack of newspapers displays a digitized Daily Kansan telling of the 1952 basketball national championship.

More than a century of KU student journalism now freely available online

KU Libraries have digitized more than 140 years of University of Kansas student newspapers, from the first campus publication in 1878 through 2017, making the collection freely available through Kenneth Spencer Research Library’s digital repository.
Daphne Tibbetts stands in front of a row of books.

Love of language and libraries leads KU graduate to Rubinstein/Mason scholarship

What started as a fondness for libraries and a curiosity about Korean hangul — the writing system and alphabet used for Korean language — has grown into a calling. University of Kansas graduate Daphne Tibbetts has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Rubinstein/Mason Award to support graduate study in library science, with her sights set on becoming a Korean studies librarian.
See all news
Patience Ocloo pictured standing in front of Watson Library.

KU Libraries welcomes first international librarian-in-residence through global engagement initiative

The University of Kansas Libraries has welcomed its first international librarian-in-residence, marking a major step forward for the Institute for Globally Engaged Librarianship (IGEL) and its efforts to build meaningful global partnerships.
See all news