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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.
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.
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Spencer Research Library as seen from the second floor landing on the north side.

Whayne Scholars to highlight research projects, KU’s African American Experience Collections during public talks July 9

The University of Kansas Libraries will host a public presentation featuring the 2026 recipients of the Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Awards at 3 p.m. July 9.
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