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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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BiblioBios: Meet Carol E. Smith, new Dean of KU Libraries
As a child, Carol E. Smith discovered dual-language books in her community library on Long Island, N.Y., poring over pages with English on one side and Spanish on the other, opening new worlds of curiosity and launching Smith on a path that has led her to become the next Dean of KU Libraries.
BiblioBios: New Anschutz Operations Manager Morgan Smith enjoying the variety of opportunities
Each day is different at Anschutz Library and new Operations Manager, Morgan Smith, is ready to explore whatever the next moment brings.
BiblioBios: Andrew Morgan using experience as creator to help navigate licensing and rights management
If experience is the best teacher, then Andrew Morgan’s 17 published albums on Spotify hint that he might know a thing or two about creating and performing original content.
Paleontology journal adapts to open format with help from KU Libraries
Bruce Lieberman knows something about evolution.
Whayne Scholar selected, to present findings at Spencer Research Library on May 24
Brandon Byrd, author and associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University, has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Alyce Hunley Whayne Visiting Researchers Travel Award for his interest in studying the history of the African American experience in Kansas, particularly for use in a b
KU Libraries honor student workers with annual DASEE Awards
On Thursday, May 5, leaders at the University of Kansas Libraries hosted the annual DASEE Awards luncheon, where two outstanding student employees were recognized for their positive contributions to KU Libraries. The honor was a surprise for both winners.
BiblioBios: Phil Cunningham settling in as KU Libraries new Kansas Collections Curator
As new Kansas Collections Curator Phil Cunningham has familiarized himself with the holdings in Spencer Research Library, his discoveries have ranged from the lighthearted: Brown County awarding a high school diploma to a pony named Pansy in 1931; to the slightly more serious: the Agnes T.
KU Libraries’ extensive streaming video options set to expand with new agreements
An extensive collection of streaming video resources provided by University of Kansas Libraries is expanding further with three new agreements.
KU Libraries announce winners of 65th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest
The University of Kansas Libraries announced the winners of the 65th annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest at the awards presentation on April 18.
BiblioBios: Gwen Geiger Wolfe supporting transformative work as Science and Engineering Librarian
Gwen Geiger Wolfe is celebrating one year as KU Libraries’ Science and Engineering Librarian, having joined the faculty in April 2022 as part of the Collections Strategy and Development unit.