Research Center Update 2020-21

The Arts and Special Collections Research Center is celebrating its first year of integration between the Special Collections and Fine Arts teams. As you might guess, this has been a challenging year with numerous changes. As the start of fall semester comes into view, I thought it would be an excellent time to share some…

Moody Special Collections Updates – Spring/Summer 2020

Along with others across this ‘big blue marble’, staff from Moody Special Collections spent most of the spring semester researching and finding solutions to the move to an online educational environment. We were pleased with our success in moving our scheduled in person experiences with archives and rare materials into an online assignment. Many thanks…

CLSC Updates – Fall 2019

As the campus wraps up another fall semester, the Central Libraries Special Collections (CLSC) staff are looking back at a successful few months of collaboration and outreach. Since August, the unit has completed 40 special collections research consultations and reached 4,156 people through events, classes, or orientation sessions. We can’t wait for the spring semester!…

Brief Update on Activities in the CLSC

Central Libraries Special Collections have a busy fall ahead and are excited about the coming year 2019-20! Here are a few highlights from our past first year: Outreach/Education/Research Added new in-class rare book partnerships with faculty from Business, English, Truett, Museum Studies, and Art. Partnered with new researchers from our local community all the way…

CLSC Updates- Spring 2019

Spring 2019 flew by in a whirlwind of activity.  Join us as we highlight a sampling of events from last semester in Central Libraries Special Collections. Outreach spotlight  Spring Valley Elementary Career Day Andrea Turner represented CLSC at Spring Valley Elementary Career Day.  Mrs. Echols’ first graders learned about activities in special collections and the…

CLSC Updates- Fall 2018

Welcome to the Central Libraries Special Collections Newsletter that highlights a few of the events from the fall semester. Outreach • Hankamer School of Business – Department of Management o Prof. Blaine McCormick, Chair of the Department of Management, requested a second-annual visit to Special Collections to revisit our facsimile of the Book of Kells…