Libraries to Host BREATHE De-stress Event December 3 and 4
November 22, 2019
Syracuse University Libraries is again hosting an end-of-semester BREATHE De-Stress event on Tuesday, December 3 and Wednesday, December 4 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in Peter Graham Scholarly Commons Room 114 in Bird Library. Sponsored in partnership with the Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion, BREATHE activities help students relax and unwind as they ...King+King Architecture Library to Close During Winter Break
November 22, 2019
Syracuse University Libraries’ King+King Architecture Library, located on the 3rd floor of Slocum Hall, will be closing from December 14 through January 7 for the installation of new carpeting. New carpet will be installed throughout the Library, including the Scholarly Reading Room 304, the Reference/Reserve and Checkout Room 302, and the Seminar Room 301. The King+King Architecture Library serves the needs ...A Message from Syracuse University Libraries
November 20, 2019
Syracuse University continues to experience incidents of racism, vandalism, and hate speech targeting Black, Asian, and Jewish communities. All of the Libraries staff are united in a shared sense of disgust, disappointment, distress and anger regarding these actions and comments. We strive to make our Libraries safe and welcoming places on campus every day, and ...New Biblio Gallery Exhibit: Newhouse, iSchool Partner on Data-Driven Art Exhibit “Democracy in the Digital Age”
November 19, 2019
Syracuse University Libraries’ new Biblio Gallery Exhibit on the 4th Floor of Bird Library was created by students from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the School of Information Studies and is titled “Democracy in the Digital Age: Does It Exist?” It is a data-driven art exhibit funded by a CUSE Grant. The exhibit, ...SU Libraries’ Fine Forgiveness for Veterans and Military Members
November 11, 2019
In honor of Veteran’s Month, Syracuse University Libraries will forgive all veteran and active military service member Libraries’ fines up to $25 for the month of November. To participate, veterans and current members of the U.S. military must present their valid military identification to receive a one-time waiver of library fines. Additional Veteran’s Month activities at the Libraries include: A collection ...Professor Sumathi Ramaswamy to Lecture on Mahatma Gandhi as an Artist of Non-Violence
November 8, 2019
Dr. Sumathi Ramaswamy, an internationally recognized historian who chairs the history department and teaches at Duke University, is currently working on a book about Mahatma Gandhi. She will be utilizing the primary research materials on Gandhi available through Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC). While at Syracuse University, she will provide a public ...News E-Resource Feedback Requested
November 7, 2019
As part of its regular assessment of collections, Syracuse University Libraries invites feedback on a group of current news e-resources selected from the 600+ databases currently in our collections. Feedback is requested throughout the month of November. Visit the resource feedback guide to explore news e-resources we are highlighting in November and provide feedback via the form located in the guide. Insight ...Todd B. Rubin ’04 to Kick-Off “The Republic of Innovation” Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 6, 2019
Todd B. Rubin ’04 (School of Architecture), Minister of Evolution and President of The Republic of Tea, is sponsoring Syracuse University’s 2019 celebration of “The Republic of Innovation” Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 11 – 15, 2019. Through the Rubin Family Foundation, Todd B. Rubin established a grant for the 2019-2020 academic year for five Rubin Family Innovation Mentors at Blackstone ...“The Republic of Innovation” Global Entrepreneurship Week Events
November 6, 2019
The Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries (LaunchPad) is celebrating “The Republic of Innovation” Global Entrepreneurship Week November 11 – 15, 2019. Many of the week’s activities are being sponsored by Todd B. Rubin ’04 (School of Architecture), Minister of Evolution and President of The Republic of Tea, through the Rubin Family Foundation. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) started ...Petrina Jackson Featured as Keynote Speaker at Society of Georgia Archivists
October 31, 2019
Petrina Jackson, Director of Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, gave the keynote address at the Society of Georgia Archivists (SGA) conference on October 17, 2019 in Augusta, GA. The conference theme was Strong Roots, Stronger Branches: SGA at 50. In her keynote address, Jackson explored how her family’s stories have helped to shape her identity and perspective and how that ...