A library’s collections are more than just books on shelves or files in a database: they are the “raw stuff” of history, the documentation of our cultural memory, the stories that define humanity. And in a library system with more than 170 years’ worth of collecting history, you will find countless stories to tell. About the ways our resources support…
Month: July 2017
(Digital Collections) Our Summer With Gabby: Hosting a Waco ISD Summer Intern
Fans of our Facebook page may recall seeing this photo at the start of the summer: This fresh-faced young lady is Gabriella “Gabby” Hernandez, a rising senior at Waco ISD’s University High School (home of the Trojans) and our 2017 Prosper Waco summer intern here at the Baylor University Libraries! Gabby spent 80 hours with us over the course of…
(Digital Collections) Evangeline’s Windy City Pilgrimage
Sometimes a project comes together after a long, thought-out process. Sometimes it’s serendipity – something you couldn’t plan for just happens and the right things come together. Sometimes it spins organically out of an existing situation, a related set of materials nestled together under a broader umbrella. And sometimes, it’s all of those things … plus, a trip to Chicago,…