Library, Museums and Press News
Jul
18
Finding and Applying for the Right Grant
Tips provided by Alison Wessel Are you in search of funding for your scholarly research or a nonprofit organization? From locating potential funding sources to writing a stellar proposal, the grant application process requires significant time and effort. Paying ...Read More
Jul
18
All Roads Lead to Libraries: How a Student Assistant Found Her Career Path
Article by Allison Ebner | Photos courtesy of Alyssa DePaolis If you’re looking for UD alumna Alyssa DePaolis, our advice is to check the local library. Before graduating from UD in 2019, Alyssa was a mainstay of Morris Library, ...Read More
Jul
14
UD Library, Museums and Press Signs Open Access Agreement, Expanding Reach of UD Research
The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press recently entered into an agreement with Cambridge University Press to support open access publishing, which helps broaden the reach and availability of academic scholarship. The agreement allows UD-affiliated authors to publish ...Read More
Jun
21
MSS 0461--Torbert-Ellegood Collection Broadside
By Theresa Hessey, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department On February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, declaring: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United ...Read More
Apr
27
New Resources In Mark Samuels Lasner Collection: A Selected List, March 2022
Originally posted by Kit Fluker, Special Collections Special Collections librarians welcome opportunities to collaborate with faculty and promote the use of our primary sources. Requests for instruction or faculty recommendations for new acquisitions can be sent to Special Collections: ...Read More
Apr
27
New Resources in Special Collections: A Selected List, March 2022
Originally posted by Kit Fluker, Special Collections Special Collections librarians welcome opportunities to collaborate with faculty and promote the use of our primary sources. Requests for instruction or faculty recommendations for new acquisitions can be sent to Special Collections: ...Read More
Apr
27
New Resources in Museums, 2021-March 2022: A Selected List
Originally posted by Kit Fluker, Special Collections For more information about recent acquisitions in Museums please reach out to Museums staff using the Ask Museums webform. Elbaite (Tourmaline group), Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 1/2 inches. ...Read More
Apr
25
Casting a Wide Net for Research Materials
Looking for resources to support your next research project? Turn to the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), where you can easily search the digital collections of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage institutions across the country at one ...Read More
Mar
30
Ukraine in the Archives: Oral Histories of Ukrainian Immigrants
By Rebecca Johnson Melvin In the early 20th century, 150 families lived in “Little Ukraine,” an immigrant community in Wilmington that was anchored by two Ukrainian churches* and an active National Ukrainian Association on Heald Street in Southbridge. Ten of ...Read More
Mar
15
History Never Goes Out of Style: Understanding the Past through Fashion and Historical Dress
Article by Allison Ebner | Photos courtesy of Margaret O’Neil This is the second in a series of articles highlighting the winners of the third annual Seth Trotter Book Collecting Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Delaware ...Read More