Did You Know? Did you know that Ermira Mitre, library technician at Smith Library, is an accomplished writer, poet, and translator—both in the States and in her home country of Albania? Viktor Canosinaj’s The King’s Shadow, which Ermira translated from… Continue Reading
Talking Gennett Records Congratulations to Elizabeth Surles, who was recently interviewed for The Music Makers of Gennett Records, a documentary for WTIU, Indiana Public Television. The Institute of Jazz Studies also provided photographs and archival materials for the film. You… Continue Reading
Martin Luther King Day of Service Each January, Rutgers University–Camden answers a national call to service to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteers, families, and community members come together to participate in a day of action,… Continue Reading
This month we take a look at what the new year brought to the Libraries in 1981. Movin’ on Up A recent Association of Research Libraries report by Kendon Stubbs entitled “The ARL Library Index and Quantitative Relationships in the… Continue Reading
Award-Winning Oral Historian to Speak at Clement’s Place Patricia Willard, recipient of the 2018 Jazz Journalists Association Lifetime Achievement Award, will talk about her experiences working on the Institute of Jazz Studies Jazz Oral History Project collection and other jazz… Continue Reading
The Morning After Wednesday, November 7 | 9:30 a.m. Live-streaming on Facebook Hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, The Morning After panel discussion will feature analysis of the results and implications of the 2018 elections. Panelists include: Mike DuHaime,… Continue Reading
It may be hard to believe, but November 1998 was two whole decades ago! What was happening around the Libraries? Dana Puts High Schoolers Online 16 Newark Central High School students… participated in an innovative computer-usage-training program conducted last year… Continue Reading
Storing and preserving digital content continues to be a significant expectation of libraries and cultural centers around the country. To better understand these needs, as well to see what digital archivists around the country are doing to meet this challenge,… Continue Reading
Conceiving New Tools for Public Health Researchers In April 2018, JSTOR and Rutgers University convened a workshop of scholars, librarians, and students to brainstorm new ways to support public health researchers. Using a series of design thinking activities, they conceived… Continue Reading
New Exhibits at the Zimmerli On September 1, the exhibition Self-Confessed! The Inappropriately Intimate Comics of Alison Bechdel, which encompasses the decades-long career of the illustrious cartoonist and graphic memoirist, opens at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers. It explores… Continue Reading