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Film Noir Display

Posted on June 20, 2023, 10 a.m.

Access & Resource Sharing presents Film Noir, a new display on the fourth floor of Bird Library.

Librarian Film Reviews

Posted on June 15, 2023, 1 p.m.

A select list of films reviewed during the past two years by two librarians.

Providing Support for Funder Applications and Awarded Grants

Posted on June 14, 2023, noon

Securing funding is one of the first steps on the road to impact.

Supporting the Tenure and Promotion Process

Posted on June 8, 2023, 9 a.m.

Helping faculty prepare for the tenure and promotion process by telling their research story using data from large literature databases.

Cookbooks at the Libraries

Posted on June 6, 2023, 2 p.m.

The Libraries has a collections display on the first floor of Bird Library.

Helping SU Colleges and Institutes Demonstrate Their Impact

Posted on June 1, 2023, 11 a.m.

A major focus for SU is interdisciplinary research, and over the past few years SU has opened several big centers and institutes whose research groups draw on faculty from multiple university departments and colleges.

“Boxes, and envelopes, and photos, oh my!” Fred Meyer and The Wizard of Oz Fandom

Posted on May 31, 2023, 4 p.m.

Processing Fred Meyer's papers, co-founder The Wizard of Oz Club.

Collection Spotlight: Entertainment Research Quintet

Posted on May 25, 2023, 4 p.m.

Five fabulous databases for students and researchers of entertainment.

Boxed in at the Library

Posted on May 25, 2023, 10 a.m.

Using the box maker to create housing for glass plate negatives.

Deep Dive in the Archive: The Role of an Archivist

Posted on May 24, 2023, 4 p.m.

What is an archivist? Archives collect and provide access to primarily unpublished items.

Collection Spotlight: The ARTFL Project

Posted on May 16, 2023, 1 p.m.

The Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL) is a cooperative venture between the French government and the University of Chicago.

Collection Spotlight: ProQuest Congressional

Posted on May 12, 2023, 1 p.m.

Gain access to current and historical Congressional information, bills, reports and regulations.

Libraries Facility Video

Posted on May 8, 2023, 4 p.m.

A Million Stories Under One Roof, video by Keith Kobland after its building in 2012.

Collection Spotlight: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Posted on May 4, 2023, 1 p.m.

OWL provides one stop shopping to help formulate a thesis, draft a paper, cite sources and much more.

Collection Spotlight: Met Opera on Demand: Student Access

Posted on May 1, 2023, 11 a.m.

The best of the Metropolitan Opera streamed directly into your living room? Of course!

The “Straight-Backed, High-Nosed, Stiff-Necked, Great British Young Lady”: Music and Art of Liza Lehmann

Posted on May 1, 2023, 10 a.m.

Liza Lehmann (1862–1918) was one of the most prolific song composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and an influential vocal pedagogue.

Beyond paywalls: Syracuse University Libraries as portal to high quality digital journalism

Posted on April 28, 2023, 9 a.m.

News and newspaper access to New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. Collection

Posted on April 27, 2023, 10 a.m.

A reflection on the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103, Inc. Collection from a graduate student intern.

Collection Spotlight: AM Primary Source Databases and Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

Posted on April 18, 2023, 2 p.m.

Let optical character recognition (OCR) technology help you search the past.

Collection Spotlight: SAGE Research Methods: Data Visualization

Posted on April 6, 2023, 1 p.m.

SAGE Research Methods: Data Visualization provides data and design resources for the creation of compelling, informative displays.