Ask Denise Stephens what keeps her inspired on the job, and she’s quick with an answer: “I like a challenge.” To Washington University’s new vice provost and university librarian, a challenge represents an opportunity—a chance to move beyond the present into a future of greater possibility. “I fe...
Please join us for an Open House display of research materials about writer T.S. Eliot from the Libraries’ Special Collections. Olin Library, Special Collections Classroom: Level One September 22, 2017 – 10:00 am-1:00 PM T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis in 1888 and was the grandson o...
Joanna Dee Das is an assistant professor of dance in WU’s performing arts department. In her new book, Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora (Oxford University Press), she explores the life and work of Katherine Dunham (1909-2006), the pioneering dancer, choreographer, teacher, writer,...
‘Measuring the Impact and Influence of Ervin Scholars’ takes place today from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in Graham Chapel as part of WU’s Assembly Series. Visitors should make plans to stop by the Ginkgo Room of Olin Library, where an Ervin Scholars exhibit is now on display. In 1987, Washi...
New carpet is coming to Level 1 of Olin Library starting Monday, September 18! For about a week, a team will work to remove existing carpet and install new carpet between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Some seating and study areas on Level 1 will be disrupted and temporarily unavailable thr...
A 2017 National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will fund “Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation (CS3DP),” a collaborative project between WU Libraries, University of Iowa Libraries, and the University of Michigan Museu...
Stop by near the entrance of the East Asian Library from today (Monday, September 11) through Sunday, September 17 for a special exhibit on Jikji (白雲和尚抄録佛祖直指心體要節/백운화상초록불조직지심체요절), a Korean Buddhist tome printed in 1377. The original book is known to be the oldest existing book in the world printed...
The Open Collection —TOC02: Serially Un[Boxed] #2 The Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library Special Collections is a unique repository for rare and hard-to-find art and architecture publications. From limited edition series to out-of-print volumes, the Art Special Collections holdings offer un...
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) has awarded a grant of $34,433 to WU Libraries to fund the project “Liberating the Spoken Word: Poetry Readings and Literary Performances in St. Louis, 1969-2005.” The grant will allow the Libraries to digitize and create metadat...
Starting Tuesday, September 5, in order to streamline delivery, faculty and staff located at West Campus will no longer need to select a separate delivery pickup location. Instead, individuals at West Campus can choose Faculty & Staff Campus Box Delivery, and we will facilitate delivery of ma...
