In her latest Back in the Stacks blog, Cataloging Specialist Jan Hardy reviews Sex Talks to Girls: A Memoir by Maureen Seaton, available now in our library catalog.
Digital WSJ Access
The University Libraries and the Tepper School have recently partnered to provide digital access to "The Wall Street Journal" for the entire CMU campus community. This is access to WSJ through the WSJ/Dow Jones platform.
Additional details about access and coverage are as follows:
Book Review: When They Call You a Terrorist
On her Back in the Stacks blog, Cataloging Specialist Jan Hardy reviews "When They Call You a Terrorist: a Black Lives Matter Memoir" by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele, available in our library catalog.
Pardon Our Progress
Three of the five air handlers in Hunt Library are being replaced by newer, larger air handlers needed for better ventilation and air flow in the building. To accomplish this, the air handlers, which manage heating and cooling of the building, will be turned off and decommissioned. For this reason, this work is scheduled during the fall semester, when temperatures are mild.
Work will take place over the course of two weeks:
Banned Books Week 2019
“We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it." - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, removed from a Colorado high school in 1976 due to objectional material.
New Blog Channel: Tartan Datascapes
Our newest blog Tartan Datascapes is now live!
Created and written by Research Data Management Consultant Dr. Hanna Gunderman, this blog will focus on the landscape of research data management support across CMU Libraries and include specific interviews with faculty, staff and students on campus.
Inside the Film & Video Collection
In our new Information Environment blog, we talk to Video Collection Manager Jeff Hinkelman about the Libraries' Film & Video Collection, his work as Faculty Co-Advisor and Instructor for the Film and Visual Media Studies Minor, and his role in the creation of the newly formed Bachelor of Arts in Film and Media Studies (BAFVM) being offered this fall. Jeff also shares his views on the importance of visual media literacy in education.
Expanded Hours at Mellon and Sorrells
The University Libraries have expanded hours at the Mellon Institute Library, and the Roger Sorrells Engineering & Science Library to better serve the CMU community.
Environmental Typography
Environmental Typography: Hunt Library Stairwell Redesign
dSHARP Office Hours
Our digital scholarship team dSHARP will have weekly open office and consultation sessions every Wednesday from 1-4pm in Sorrells Library Den this semester.
