IJS Partners with NJPAC to Host Monthly Jazz Jam Sessions at Clement’s Place

The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) is partnering with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to host “Jazz Jam Sessions” at Clement’s Place. Sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month. The 10-month performance series runs from September… Continue Reading

2023 Louis Faugères Bishop III Lecture: “Researching the Underground Railroad in the Digital Age” by Professor Graham Hodges

Professor Graham Hodges, the George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History and Africana Studies at Colgate University, will deliver the 2023 Louis Faugères Bishop III Lecture, “Researching the Underground Railroad in the Digital Age,” on Thursday, March 23, at 4:00… Continue Reading

Health Sciences Libraries Co-host World Cancer Day Event with the Global Health Institute

On February 4, Health Sciences Libraries collaborated with Rutgers Global Health Institute to c0-host the 2023 World Cancer Day Recognition Event at Robert Wood Johnson Library. The two organizations also partnered on an “End Cancer” book billboard in observance of the day to… Continue Reading

Libraries Launch Queer Newark Oral History Project

Rutgers University Libraries is pleased to announce the launch of the Queer Newark Oral History Project (QNOHP). QNOHP is a community-based and community-directed interdisciplinary initiative supported by Rutgers University–Newark. Queer Newark interviews LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people in Newark. We collect,… Continue Reading

Yini Zhu Retires after 26 Years of Service at Smith Library

Yini Zhu, Managing Librarian and Acting Associate Director at the George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences, retired on January 1, 2023. Yini was hired in 1997 as the Microcomputer/Media Librarian at UMDNJ’s Smith Library. Her interest and expertise… Continue Reading

Rutgers University Libraries Welcome Dr. Tajah Ebram as Black Studies Librarian

Rutgers University Libraries and the Black Bibliography Project (BBP) are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Tajah Ebram as Black Studies Librarian. In addition to supporting faculty and students working in Black studies, Dr. Ebram will serve as the… Continue Reading

Spring 2023 Workshops

Want to learn a new skill or refresh an existing one? Enroll in our free workshops today at libraries.rutgers.edu/workshops! Rutgers University Libraries’ spring 2023 workshops feature instructors, presenters, and subject-matter experts from our Camden, Newark, New Brunswick, and Health Sciences… Continue Reading

New Tools and Sites to Support Your Science Information Work

Janel Mittelstedt, virtual reference librarian at Rutgers University Libraries, recently discovered several online resources of potential interest to colleagues working in the sciences. Below is a collection of science-oriented artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research tools and platforms she curated:… Continue Reading