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KU Libraries Sprints Week, research and teaching collaboration open for 2024 applications
Faculty and academic staff of the University of Kansas are encouraged to submit applications for Sprints Week 2024, a five-day intensive collaboration with KU Libraries that enriches research and teaching projects and provides financial support for selected participants. Applications are open now through March 3, with all applicants notified by March 25.
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KU Libraries selects 2024 Sprints Week participants
The University of Kansas Libraries have selected Patrick Ploschnitzki, Assistant Teaching Professor of German in the Department of Slavic, German, and Eurasian Studies, and Anurag Garg, Assistant Professor of Analytics, Information and Operations Management, as
KU Libraries honors student employees at Dean’s Award luncheon
Leaders at the University of Kansas Libraries hosted the annual Dean’s Award for Student Employee Excellence (DASEE) award luncheon on Thursday, May 2, recognizing the essential contributions of student workers and highlighting outstanding student emp
Student bibliophiles honored at Snyder Book Collecting Contest
Nine undergraduate and three graduate finalists were honored, and cash prizes awarded at KU Libraries’ 66th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest reception April 30 at Watson Library.
N.K. Jemisin keynote highlights upcoming activity to close 2023-24 KU Common Book slate
Programming in support of the 2023-24 KU Common Book draws to a close with a flurry of activity over the next couple of weeks, including a series of storytelling workshops hosted by the AfroRithm Futures Group (April 24-26) and a virtual conversation with acclaimed science fiction writer N.K.
KU Libraries student ambassadors to debut ‘Affirmation Station’ prior to finals week
Final reports, research papers, exams, and tall piles of homework can make the end of the semester a stressful time for a college student.
LibArt entries due April 12, with opportunities to win cash prizes
KU students from all disciplines and backgrounds are encouraged to submit their work to the KU Libraries’ LibArt exhibition by April 12.
KU Libraries’ Sanders Scholars provide project updates, program highlights during panel presentation
A trio of KU students and their librarian mentors taking part in KU Libraries’ Sanders Scholars program recently presented their wide-ranging
Influencer, bibliophile returns to career-sparking contest at KU Libraries
Allie Alvis turns the vibrantly colored pages of a 168-year-old book and more than 103,000 people respond—the video about a Victorian-era book posted on Instagram via Alvis’ @Book_Historia platform, inspires awe and sparks comments and questi
“Object Lessons” exhibit in Spencer Research Library showcases bookbinding techniques
Goat skin leather hugs parchment pages, metal clasps snap around a red oak cover, and a form of book binding stretches across a spine like a row of fat caterpillars.
Campus community invited to State of the Libraries Address
KU Libraries Dean Carol Smith will present the State of the Libraries Address on Thursday, March 21, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in Watson Library 3 West.