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KiltHub Wins Competition
For the third time since it's rollout, the KiltHub repository has won first place in a figshare for institutions community deposit contest. The figshare for institutions community is the world-wide community of institutions that use figshare for institutions as a repository platform, either as their data repository or as a comprehensive repository like CMU. There are 69 institutions from around the world within the figshare for institutions community.
Book Review: Daily Life During WWI
Writing for the Back in the Stacks blog, Cataloging Specialist Jan Hardy reviews "Daily Life During World War" I by Neil M. Heyman.
WWI Centennial Exhibit
A Pair of Soldier Shoes
Hunt Library, First Floor Exhibit Cases
October 22, 2018 – February 2019
In recognition of the 100th anniversary (November 11, 2018) of the armistice that ended fighting in World War I between the Allies and Germany, the Libraries present the exhibit “A Pair of Solider Shoes,” which explores the experience on the CMU campus during WWI.
Spooky Tales for Halloween
Celebrate the scariest season - and take a break from studying. Join us for storytelling and treats in Hunt Library.
Tuesday, October 30
- 7:30 – 8:15 p.m. Emma Sharp Alcove, 1st floor
- Spooky Tales by Edgar Allen Poe & James Whitcomb Riley (& candy)
Wednesday, October 31
Spatial Storytelling Series
The University Libraries at CMU invites you to attend a workshop and kick-off event to introduce our Spatial Storytelling Series. The Spatial Storytelling Series is a series of events and workshops on spatial storytelling. These events support broader interaction between members of the CMU community who engage in any aspect of spatial storytelling. We hope to promote critical engagement with spatial data and concepts and learn how we can best support research and student learning by supporting the creation of spatial narratives.
A Look Back at CMU Inaugurations
As we prepare to inagurate Farnam Jahanian as the 10th president of CMU, University Archivist Julia Corrin looks back at previous inagurations on campus.
This Friday, Carnegie Mellon will inaugurate it’s 10th president, though we don’t actually have much experience with inauguration ceremonies. Not only are we a relatively young institution, but most of our presidents served relatively long terms. Hamerschlag stayed for 19 years, Doherty for 14, Warner for 15, and Cyert almost broke Hamerschlag’s record with 18 years.
Special Open Access Week Screening of Paywall
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship Screening
Slayton, Kaltman Receive Grant
Dr. Emma Slayton and Dr. Eric Kaltman, Postdoctoral Fellows at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries have received a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to fund “Immersive Pedagogy: A Symposium on Teaching and Learning with 3D, Augmented and Virtual Reality.” This symposium will bring together a select group of specialists to design pedagogical material that addresses critical and practical needs in higher education.
New Database: Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs
New Database: Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs
Books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights. The Gerritsen Collection has since become the greatest single source for the study of women's history in the world.
