Library, Museums and Press News
Mar
1
Library to Improve Research and Information Discovery with New Search Functionality
The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press will be upgrading its catalog, DELCAT, with a new services platform that is set to go live on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. After nine years on the current system, the new cloud-based ...Read More
Feb
22
From, Alice: The Annals of African American Activist and Artist Alice Dunbar-Nelson
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department Alice Dunbar-Nelson – born Alice Ruth Moore in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1875 – was an advocate for Black rights, women’s rights and Black women throughout her lifetime. The daughter of ...Read More
Feb
15
A View from the Vault: Toni Morrison’s Five Poems, Illustrated by Kara Walker
By Arline Wilson, Special Collections “A View from the Vault” is a new series that 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. ...Read More
Feb
2
UD Library, Museums and Press Receives Mellon Grant for Poetry as Activism Project
The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the curation and stewardship of poetry archives related to 20th-century poet-activists of color along with a digital publishing and ...Read More
Feb
1
The Stories Within Book Collections
Award-winning book collections reflect the journeys of their student collectors Article by Allison Ebner | Illustration by Kris Raser This article also appeared in UDaily. A book collection speaks volumes about its collector. Much like the unfolding of a story ...Read More
Jan
31
In Memoriam: Winifred 'Ellen' Erbe
UDaily article by UDaily staffRead More
Jan
12
Reviewing the Voices of 1968: Anger and Apathy After Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination
The 1960s is noted as a revolutionary time in American history. In addition to the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War and a push for greater gender equality, the decade saw the assassination of three prominent leaders: President John F. ...Read More
Dec
7
Delaware Day: Remembering John Dickinson
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department In September 1787, five delegates from Delaware attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the U.S. Constitution—Richard Bassett, Gunning Bedford Jr., Jacob Broom, John Dickinson and George Read. Then sent to the states, ...Read More
Nov
7
The Week in Congress with Sen. J. Allen Frear
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department It’s that time of year! During midterm elections, people across the country elect politicians to represent them and their state in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The University of Delaware ...Read More
Nov
4
Association of Research Libraries Leadership
UDaily article by Tywanda CuffyRead More