Stephanie Bartz, Government Resources and Information Services Librarian at Rutgers University–New Brunswick Libraries, retired after more than 30 years of service to the university. Stephanie started at Alexander Library as a Reference Assistant in 1983 while a student at the… Continue Reading
The Institute of Jazz Studies has been working diligently to inventory the Basie family papers as part of the project funded by a $433,500 Save America’s Treasures Grant, awarded to the Institute in late 2020. Ben Houtman started in his… Continue Reading
Library Tutorial Insights assessment and reporting provides a view of assessment and usage data for the tutorials that are used in a course. The detailed interface allows the course instructor to analyze learner performance on specific assessment questions, gauge students’… Continue Reading
The Reading Lists: Documentation and Resources LibGuide has been updated to include another page that describes additional functionality. New content includes a quick start guide as well as printable handouts. Liaisons can share this information with course instructors whether their… Continue Reading
Special Collections and University Archives is excited to share a new digital resource, “Special Collections and University Archives Primary Source Highlights,” a site that makes accessible a trove of images we have scanned for researchers over the years. The site… Continue Reading
A new Marijuana Research Guide from Rutgers librarians is ready to help researchers, students, and the public after legalization. The moment the news came in that New Jersey voters opted for the legalization of recreational marijuana, a new research guide seemed reasonable… Continue Reading
As the editor of a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, I interact with many people. I work closely with potential authors during the review and publication process, and often keep in touch with some of them after their papers have been published.… Continue Reading
By Judit H. Ward and Nicholas Allred New Brunswick Libraries partnered with the Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association (SCARLA), the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA), and the SC&I Alumni Association to host an online Banned Books… Continue Reading
In early October the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and the Music Library Association (MLA) co-published a new open-access ebook, Archival Description of Notated Music (ADNM), co-authored by the MLA Working Group for Archival Description of Music Materials, which I… Continue Reading
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) granting women the right to vote. In celebration of this milestone, Rutgers Research Professor Emerita of History Ann D. Gordon will give a presentation, “Bringing the Story Home: Agitating for… Continue Reading