Author: WashU Libraries

University Archives is comprised of more than 300 unique collections that chronicle the history of Washington University from 1853 to...

The jeweled binding, also known as the treasure binding, is a form of bookbinding that emerged during the Middle Ages...

The Washington University Libraries are now an access site for the Yale Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. The Fortunoff...

In February, Washington University hosted another successful Love Data Week. Going virtual did not keep the event from being a...

The Washington University Libraries launched a collection space management project called the Great Olin Shift in March 2020. Designed to...

The Washington University Libraries have a trial subscription to the database Ethnologue: Languages of the World. The most authoritative resource...

As part of Francophone Week (March 20-26, 2021) at Washington University, the Washington University Libraries have partnered with the Department...

Provost Beverly Wendland has appointed a committee to identify candidates for the position of vice provost and university librarian at...

The Washington University Libraries have trial subscriptions to three new databases. We’re excited to share info about these new e-resources....

In celebration of the new editions of William Gaddis’s first two novels, The Recognitions and J R, both published by NYRB Classics, we...

Fire Insurance Maps Online (FIMo) is a North American georeferenced, historical map database. It has the largest collection of full-color...

The Washington University Libraries now have full access to the Al-Ahram Digital Newspaper Archive. Al-Ahram (translation: the Pyramids) is one...