Library, Museums and Press News
Sep
11
Voices of 1968: Preserving the Past Through Oral History
Article by Allison Ebner | Graphics by Sean Diffendall In 1968, tensions ran high across the nation. Anti-war sentiments and demonstrations against the Vietnam War grew, and an already fraught civil rights movement escalated with the assassination of Martin ...Read More
Sep
11
Student Multimedia Design Center to the Rescue
Article by Allison Ebner It was just a few years ago when students in journalism courses used the Student Multimedia Design Center studios to record mock newscasts, complete with giant video cameras and a newsdesk. Now, students in those ...Read More
Sep
11
A Quiet Moment with Alumni Artwork
The Reading Room is a designated quiet area within Morris Library. It is a place for concentration and contemplation. This fall semester, it is also home to “Shhhhhhhhh,” the appropriately titled collection of paintings from alumni artist Nick King. “So ...Read More
Sep
11
The Open Textbook Difference
Contact your subject librarian if you are interested in adopting Open Textbooks for your own course. For more information about Open Textbooks, please see our research guide.Read More
Jul
18
Library introduces extended borrowing periods
Whether a user needs help selecting a topic, finding material, analyzing sources or organizing bibliographies, the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press can help at every stage of the research process. Read More
Jun
29
UD Press partners with University of Virginia Press
The University of Delaware Press has formed a new partnership with the University of Virginia Press, effective July 1, 2018.Read More
Jun
26
News Mention: Experimental courses add digital tools to scholarship
Three new University of Delaware courses last semester, known collectively as the “Wilmington Archives Project,” focused on digital humanities and storytelling with Delaware’s largest city as their theme.Read More
Jun
26
News Mention: Colored Conventions Mellon Foundation Grant
The University of Delaware has received a $200,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supporting the public-humanities Colored Conventions Project (CCP) as it continues to expand its nationwide collaborations.Read More
Mar
28
Five Women Artists: Phoebe Beasley
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Phoebe Beasley, renowned for her work in collage, is the fifth artist in our blog series. Maya Angelou was a close friend and mentor to Beasley. In 1998, they completed a collaborative project by ...Read More
Mar
22
Five Women Artists: Kay WalkingStick
By AnnaLivia McCarthy, Museums intern Kay WalkingStick, the fourth artist featured in our blog series, is an American landscape painter and print maker. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, WalkingStick often makes artwork inspired by her indigenous ancestry. ...Read More