Faculty and staff news from the libraries at Rutgers University-Newark.
Records at Play: The Institute of Jazz Studies @50 A new exhibit of materials from IJS titled Records at Play: The Institute of Jazz Studies @50 is the inaugural exhibit in the Paul Robeson Galleries at Express Newark ( 54… Continue Reading
On April 20th through the 22nd, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) will hold its spring meeting in Newark at the Robert Treat Hotel. The meeting’s theme, “Adaptable Archives: Redefine, Repurpose and Renew,” is a fitting reflection of Newark’s continued… Continue Reading
Recently Consuella Askew and Wayne Winborne sent around a note announcing that our colleague Ed Berger passed away suddenly and quite unexpectedly in January. Ed was a wonderful photographer and spent many hours documenting the spaces and faces of Dana… Continue Reading
Our librarians are out there every year, making presentations, leading panels, writing articles – and it really does make a difference. Sometimes it’s a contribution to the field and sometimes the impact is much more personal. In 2010, Connie Wu… Continue Reading
When I arrived at Rutgers, I was charged with clarifying central vs. local functions. In the October and November issues of The Agenda, I talked about changes in the organizational structure that (among other things) moved central and shared librarieswide… Continue Reading
Following the example of University of Maryland Libraries and other academic peers, we have designed a visually appealing handout for our 2016-2018 Priorities. The handout is available to the public as a PDF on our Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan… Continue Reading
Cambridge Structural Database Workshop Summary The New Brunswick Libraries Data Outreach Team held a successful workshop for students and faculty on Data Management Services available through the Libraries, and introduced users to the Cambridge Structural Database, a database of crystal… Continue Reading
Hello all – My message this month is simple. I wish you all the happiest of holidays and the joy of the New Year as we enter this festive season. As you all know, 2016 has been an incredibly productive… Continue Reading
Thanks to all of your efforts and support, the Libraries greatly exceeded our goals for Giving Day this year. Last year, we had 22 donors and our goal this year was to slightly more than double this with 50 donors.… Continue Reading
Rutgers University Libraries is a key part of a team that won a $4 million grant to establish a regional data-sharing network called the Virtual Data Collaboratory. This is a huge grant that involves other departments at Rutgers University, as… Continue Reading