Welcome back! I hope you’re all feeling rested and rejuvenated from a well-deserved winter break. As I mentioned in my holiday email last month, I am so impressed by the amount of work we were able to accomplish last year.… Continue Reading
Overdue Notice This note was recently received at Douglass Library accompanying a book that was overdue in 1963. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: My malicious brother, John Doe, died recently and… Continue Reading
SWPACA Call for Papers Proposals for papers and panels are now being accepted for the 41st annual Southwest Popular/American Culture Association conference! One of the nation’s largest interdisciplinary academic conferences, SWPACA offers nearly 70 subject areas, each typically featuring multiple… Continue Reading
Earlier this semester, my fellow BTAA library directors and I issued a joint statement publicly committing to an interdependent future and introducing the idea of the BIG Collection. This is a strategic and coordinated approach to sustaining the scholarly content… Continue Reading
The Ex Libris Leganto Reading List Management tool is now available for use in Blackboard, Canvas, and Sakai. The reading list tool can help instructors create impactful resource lists using library content and integrate a variety of materials into one,… Continue Reading
The project to append Rutgers Law Libraries’ Koha Catalog data to our instance of Alma and QuickSearch is picking up the pace. During the summer the Implementation Team and its working groups met with our counterparts at Law to review… Continue Reading
Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein Tuesday, September 3, 2019 to Sunday, January 5, 2020 Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick Dimensionism: Modern Art in the Age of Einstein is a groundbreaking exhibition that explores how modern art was… Continue Reading
Rubbing Shoulders with the Pres’ In August, President George W. Bush asked Paul Robeson Library’s Julie Still to join him in Waco, Texas for a national economic forum. Julie is a member of an investment club and participated in July… Continue Reading
As we embark on a new academic year, we thought it would be a good time to let you know about some improvements coming to QuickSearch. Below is a summary of some of the major enhancements that Ex Libris plans… Continue Reading