University Libraries
ÂÜÀòÉç's Kenneth Burhanna Among Top Academic Library Leaders Selected for 2016 UCLA Senior Fellows Program
Kenneth Burhanna, ÂÜÀòÉç’s 2015-2016 Provost’s Fellow and assistant dean of engagement and outreach for University Libraries, is one of the 17 top managers of academic research libraries selected for UCLA’s 2016 Senior Fellows Program. This year marks the 18th year the UCLA Senior Fe…
ÂÜÀòÉç Libraries Offers Therapy Dogs for Stress-Free Zone
They’re back! ÂÜÀòÉç Libraries invites all ÂÜÀòÉç students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. “The therapy dogs at the Stress-F…
Where Did All The Books Go? Take a Peek Inside One of ÂÜÀòÉç’s Specialized Storage Facilities
The fourth floor of the ÂÜÀòÉç Main Library is the ultimate study space, complete with treadmill desks, cozy seats and the Math Emporium. But where are the books? To make room for custom-made areas like these, more than five miles of shelving - filled with b…
ÂÜÀòÉç Shares its Solutions to Construction Challenges
From replacing windows and roofs, to restoring stone facades, ÂÜÀòÉç gave College Planning & Management magazine a tour of campus and all of its new construction and renovation projects. The tour included the university’s Tri-Towers student residence halls where new windows and e…
University Libraries’ Stress-Free Zone Returns for Spring Finals Week
Relax! To ease the stress of finals week, ÂÜÀòÉç Libraries will host the popular Stress-Free Zone this semester on Monday, May 4, and Tuesday, May 5, from 3-5 p.m. The therapy dogs will return once again, and there will be free popcorn and beverages to enjoy. The event is open to a…
ÂÜÀòÉç’s Karen MacDonald Selected to Receive Knight Prototype Fund Award
ÂÜÀòÉç Libraries has announced that Karen MacDonald, assistant professor, business and entrepreneurship outreach librarian, has been selected by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as a Knight News Challenge on Libraries prototype winner. MacDonald’s research project titled “I…
Enjoy Therapy Dogs, Snacks & Extended Library Hours During Finals Week
Finals Week is here, and so is the stress that comes along with it. To help ease this anxiety, the therapy dogs will make their return to the Stress-Free Zone event held during finals by University Libraries. On Dec. 8 and 9, the therapy dogs will be in the University Library from 3-5 p.m. for st…
Rare Sixteenth-Century British Travel Writing Featured in Library Showcase on May 9
A showcase of rare books from ÂÜÀòÉç's Special Collections Library titled "The Printed World: European Travel Writing in an Age of Global Encounters (1500-1850)" will take place on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the ÂÜÀòÉç Main Library, Read…
