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Collection Spotlight: Dimensions

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Posted on Oct. 7, 2022, 5 a.m.

Dimensions will be an important tool for understanding and reporting on the research and scholarship produced at Syracuse University.

Music History Students Receive Hands-On Lessons

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Posted on Oct. 6, 2022, 9 a.m.

Students in the Department of Art and Music Histories’ European Music Before 1800 class visited Special Collections Research Center

Open Access 101, SU Libraries and You

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Posted on Oct. 3, 2022, noon

An open access primer and an overview of campus author, publishing and research services.

“We have that here?!”: Students Meet Special Collections at the Libraries’ Welcome Fest

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Posted on Sept. 30, 2022, noon

SCRC tabled at Welcome Fest, highlighting the full range of resources, services and spaces available to students.

SU Libraries’ Instruction Support for Faculty, Instructors and Teaching Assistants (TA’s)

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Posted on Sept. 27, 2022, 4 p.m.

Tips for putting items on course reserve, exploring digital resources, showing videos and more.

Meeting Your Printing Needs

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Posted on Sept. 26, 2022, 11 a.m.

Whether you are printing a paper or a large poster, the Libraries offers printing equipment as well as in-person assistance with the process.

Collection Spotlight: On the Cover of the Rolling Stone…

Mick Jagger on cover of Rolling Stone magazine

Posted on Sept. 23, 2022, 3 p.m.

Do you know who’s on the cover of the Rolling Stone this month?

Teaching Representation: K-12 Educator Perspectives on Banned Books

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Posted on Sept. 21, 2022, 8 a.m.

K-12 educators (both teachers and librarians) in the eastern United States were surveyed about perceptions around banned books.

Book Bans are Newsworthy... But They’re Not New

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Posted on Sept. 19, 2022, 9 a.m.

September 18-24, 2022, Syracuse University Libraries is celebrating Banned Books Week.

Collection Spotlight: Engineering Village and Techstreet

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Posted on Sept. 16, 2022, 10 a.m.

Engineering Village offers access to 14 databases covering a range of STEM subjects, and TechStreet is the preferred purchase platform for standards and technical books.

Constitution Day: September 17, 2023

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Posted on Sept. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.

Celebrating Constitution Day at SU Libraries with a display of books and posters from September 15 through 18.

Libraries Celebrate Latinx Hispanic Heritage Month

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Posted on Sept. 12, 2022, 3 p.m.

September is Latinx /Hispanic Heritage Month and the Syracuse University Libraries is pleased to be a part of this year’s campus celebration.

Collection Spotlight: Disability in the Modern World

Stella Young in wheelchair, disability advocate and public speaker

Posted on Sept. 9, 2022, 10 a.m.

If you are looking to do research in disability studies, we have a database that must not be missed.

Top Five Reasons to Join a Public Library (or Two)

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Posted on Sept. 6, 2022, 4 p.m.

We encourage you to consider joining a local public library.

Collection Spotlight: Artstor

famous painting of boats on water

Posted on Sept. 2, 2022, noon

Artstor is a visual resource that began in 2004, spans approximately three hundred collections and comprises over 2.5 million images across disciplines and growing.

New Student Checklist: What You Need to Know

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Posted on Aug. 30, 2022, 11 a.m.

Whether you’re a first-year or transfer student, arriving on campus for the first time, or haven't had the chance to explore the Libraries, here are some tips to help you get ahead and start the semester off strong!

Collection Spotlight: Data Databases

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Posted on Aug. 26, 2022, 10 a.m.

Data databases aggregate data from many sources and load them into a standard interface so you can select the parts you need quickly and easily.

Throwback Fiction Book Display

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Posted on Aug. 22, 2022, noon

To kick off the 2022-2023 academic year, Bird Library has curated a collection of Throwback Fiction for College Students

Veterans Hone Entrepreneurial Skills in Summer

group of people posing in front of LaunchPad in Bird Library

Posted on Aug. 1, 2022, 2 p.m.

Blackstone LaunchPad partnered with Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families on training workshops for veterans.

SummerStart Activities at the Libraries

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Posted on July 25, 2022, noon

Program activities for incoming first year students in SummerStart.

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