Category: Announcements

(Texas) Shakespeare’s First Folio in a Global Context: Rare Books from the Age of Exploration in The Texas Collection

Shakespeare’s First Folio in a Global Context: Rare Books from the Age of Exploration in The Texas Collection. Editor’s note: This post should have arrived on the blog in November 2023, but due to a scheduling error, it is only now available. We apologize to Prof. McNair for the inconvenience.  

(BCPM) Comic Book Banning in the United States: Days of Future Past

This blog post was composed by Aaron Ramos, master’s student in the History Department. The 1950s often evoke images of nostalgia for simpler times in American life. This longing is illustrated through the popularity of the 1950s Americana aesthetic which situates the ideal life amid white suburban spaces where the nuclear family reigns and the American economy booms. However, any…

Libraries to Invite Baylor Community to Complete LibQUAL+ Survey

This spring, the University Libraries will conduct the LibQUAL+ survey, a web-based survey that asks the Baylor students, faculty, and staff about their minimum, desired, and perceived library service levels in three dimensions: Library as Place, Information Control, and Affect of Service. This survey is a trusted instrument from the Association of Research Libraries, and more than 1,340 libraries in…

Libraries to Begin Three-Year Planning Process with ClimateQUAL Survey

Post written by Josh Been, Director of Data and Digital Scholarship and Digital Scholarship Librarian and Eric Ames, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications for ITS/Libraries Exciting news! The Baylor University Libraries are poised to embark on a 3-year plan to assess our organizational health and diversity so that we can celebrate our many strengths and uncover areas that may…

University Libraries Unveil Two New Exhibits Highlighting Faculty, Student Works

“A Stitched-Up Life: The Work of Dr. Mary Ruth Smith” and BFA student works showcase two unique additions to the campus art environment As the Libraries make plans to move into the Fall 2021 semester, the Crosshatch Galleries committee has completed the installation of two new exhibits in Moody Memorial Library and Jesse H. Jones Library. The Jones Crosshatch Gallery…

(A&SCRC) News from Crouch Fine Arts and Special Collections – Fall 2020

Greetings from the staff of this newly integrated group!  Did you miss this news?  The special collections team in Moody (Frank, Andrea, and Beth) have now joined forces officially with the group in Crouch (Alison, Jamie, and sometimes Sha).  I thought it would be helpful to send out this update, feel free to contact me or the rest of the…

Back to School Special: Read Up on What’s New and Improved at the Central Libraries

The sun is shining, the Pat Neff bells are ringing, and students are returning to Baylor! We are so excited to have our spaces filled with the hustle and bustle of the fall semester. Over the summer, we made improvements to the Central Libraries based on campus feedback. Whether you’re returning as an upperclassman or beginning your freshman year, read…

Personnel News and Notes

November 1, 2018 New Arrivals Amy Runyon joined the CAMU (Cataloging and Metadata Unit) team in mid-October as the Rare Books Catalog Librarian. She holds a BA in Art History from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated with her MA in Library and Information Science from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, in the Spring of 2018.…

Nifty Fifty: Moody Memorial Library’s 50th Birthday Party in Pictures

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the day Moody Memorial Library opened its doors to the Baylor community, the Libraries hosted a “birthday party” for the ages, complete with a custom cake, tons of food, music from 1968, architectural talks, giveaways and – of course – a visit from the Baylor mascots, Bruiser and Marigold! Take a look at some…

All Signs Point to Success: Announcing a Student Contest to Reinvent the Libraries’ Directional Signage

The Baylor Libraries welcome students  to participate in a unique new project to create freestanding directional signage towers for Moody Memorial Library and Jesse H. Jones Library. The goal of the program is to create informative, eye-catching signs that will direct patrons to various locations around the Central Libraries campus. Project Background As part of our campaign to upgrade the…