Library, Museums and Press News

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press will begin using the OpenAthens platform to access electronic resources, including databases, e-books, journals and streaming video, on January 30, 2024. Access to these resources was previously managed through EZProxy. The move ...Read More

By Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center   At the Student Multimedia Design Center (SMDC), we recommend our users save their work to an external storage device or frequently save their progress to a cloud storage service. This helps prevent ...Read More

Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center   Are you looking to organize your videos into a clean and colorful presentation? An overlay can help you achieve those goals! In the last of this two-part series on ...Read More

Celebrate the artistic life and legacy of James E. Newton—painter, printmaker, public intellectual, educator, and professor of African American history and art—with three exhibitions on view in locations throughout Delaware in early 2024. ​​These exhibitions highlighting Newton’s legacy will be ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Did you know Newark and the University of Delaware were the training locations for several Olympic-level figure skaters from the mid-1990s to roughly 2010? Take a look at the athletes below and ...Read More

The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press is excited to announce the launch of the UDStax pilot project. UDStax is an experimental artificial intelligence-based chatbot that can be used by students, faculty and staff to answer general questions about ...Read More

By Ashley Rye-Kopec, Museums “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we highlight a different ...Read More

Text and video by Kyle Krieger, Student Multimedia Design Center   Enhance your video presentations to make them more engaging and interactive by learning how to create an overlay in Photoshop. This is the first in a two-part series about ...Read More

By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation   Longwood Gardens, a part of the Pierre S. DuPont estate, has long been known for its botanical aesthetic. Walking paths wind through indoor and outdoor gardens, complemented by fountains and light displays. ...Read More

By Mike Gates, Student Multimedia Design Center   Did you know that there is a way to capture still images of retro video games at the Student Multimedia Design Center? In gaming station #4, there is a RetroN 5 retro ...Read More