Carnegie Mellon University Libraries has launched the Open Index Project, a new initiative designed to make the evolving landscape of open knowledge easier to discover and understand.
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Carnegie Mellon University librarians developed a framework to help researchers look beyond the promises of AI-powered tools and understand how they actually work. What began as a way for CMU librarians to educate themselves is now being put to use by other research libraries.
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Hours, seating, borrowing, and more. Feel free to reach out to our friendly faculty and staff in the Libraries at any time to help you get acquainted with our many services, events, workshops, and technologies available to you.
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As the theatre world celebrates acclaimed lighting designer Jules Fisher with the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Jules Fisher Collection of Edward Gordon Craig, a major research collection documenting the work of one of the most influential and visionary figures in modern theatre.
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For generations, scholars of early modern Europe have faced a stubborn problem: thousands of books and pamphlets were printed without names, masking the identities of those who produced them. These anonymous works — often politically or religiously controversial — left behind few clues about their origins, creating gaps in the historical record.
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Visitors entering Carnegie Mellon University’s new Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) at Hazelwood Green are greeted by a striking sight. Robots hang overhead in the atrium. Displays trace Pittsburgh and the area’s transformation from a steelmaking powerhouse to a global hub for robotics.
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The University Libraries is so much more than a place to check out books and study. From technology lending to a wide variety of workshops to departmental librarians with extensive knowledge of disciplinary information, students, faculty, and staff have access to countless resources and experts that can take their academic experience to the next level.
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Open science, which refers to the practice of sharing research, data, and findings freely with the public, is becoming increasingly common as recognition of its benefits grows. It aims to make science more transparent, easier to reproduce, and open to more people, including students, researchers, and even curious citizens.
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This fall, Carnegie Mellon University joined the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (CHSTM), a global network of institutions committed to advancing research, teaching, and collection development in these dynamic fields.
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Peter Berndtson and Cornelia Brierly were influential midcentury modern architects known for their work around Pittsburgh, apprenticing under Frank Lloyd Wright and working on several of his famous projects before going on to start their own private practice in Pennsylvania. Their papers are held in the Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Arc
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