The Libraries newspaper collection in Norlin.

Libraries Print and Digital Newspaper Collections are Growing

Jan. 10, 2020

In today's news climate, keeping up with the news can be both easy and challenging to do. Social media makes it easy to see headlines, but difficult to actually read the articles due to paywalls. The University Libraries strives to provide all students, faculty, and staff valuable resources that will...

An interdisciplinary class in the Map Library.

Map Librarians Connect Classes with Maps

Jan. 3, 2020

As you walk downstairs to the map collection of the Earth Sciences & Map Library, you may find a room full of students and the chatter of discovery surrounding maps. The number of classes held in the Map Library has been steadily increasing, due to the team spirit of Map...

Rachel Knapp is the Applied Sciences Librarian.

Applied Sciences Librarian Joins Libraries Faculty

Dec. 20, 2019

We are excited for our campus community to get to know our new Applied Sciences Librarian, Rachel Knapp. Prior to her start in November, Knapp was the Engineering and Forestry Reference Librarian at the University of Maine’s Raymond H. Fogler Library. She said that her hands-on experience with engineering, paired...

A student reads next to a wintery window.

Winter Break Reading and Listening Recommendations

Dec. 17, 2019

Finishing a semester is no easy feat, and we at the University Libraries are in awe of the work you accomplished this semester! Now that the semester is over, you may have an opportunity to read that book you've had your eye on but couldn't start while studying for exams...

Samantha Millison poses with Adam Lisbon

Faculty Hack – Professor Uses Selfies to Get Students to the Library

Dec. 16, 2019

Like many students this fall, Aspen Pasikov met with one of the University Libraries’ subject specialists for help with a project. The first-year integrative physiology major worked with Adam Lisbon, Japanese & Korean Studies Librarian with the Libraries, on a midterm paper for the seminar “Headwaters: Going Upriver.” “The session...

Amanda Rybin-Koob in the Literature stacks

The Libraries Welcomes New Literature and Humanities Librarian

Dec. 12, 2019

The University Libraries has a new Literature and Humanities Librarian! Please join us in welcoming Amanda Rybin Koob to the University of Colorado Boulder and the Libraries. Rybin Koob grew up in Colorado. After completing undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Denver , she took her library science...

Dean of the Libraries Robert H. McDonald in the podcast studio

CUATL Ep. 10: In Conversation with Dean of the Libraries

Dec. 9, 2019

In this episode of CU at the Libraries, “In Conversation with Dean of the Libraries" we hear from the Dean of the University Libraries Robert H. McDonald about a new strategic plan, shared values, and the future of both online education and academic libraries at the University of Colorado Boulder...

Statue of Fred Folsom

CUATL Ep. 9: The Man Behind Folsom Field

Dec. 2, 2019

This transcript of the CU at the Libraries episode “The Man Behind Folsom Field” has been rewritten for the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries news site. Press play to listen to this episode below or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Deborah Hollis...

The University Libraries and CU Boulder students with representatives of the Fo Guang Shan Denver Vihara.

Libraries Accepts Donation of Chinese Encyclopedias of Buddhist Arts

Nov. 18, 2019

The University Libraries recently accepted a Chinese set of the “Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts.” The 20-volume set of encyclopedias was donated by Fo Guang Shan, an international Chinese Buddhist monastic order of Taiwan, known for its efforts in promoting humanistic Buddhism and the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. “The Encyclopedia of...

Norlin Stacks

Increasing Access with Google Books

Nov. 13, 2019

The University Libraries are pleased to announce a partnership with Google Books , which will allow thousands of unique books in our collection to be digitized. This effort is part of the technology company’s Library Project , which aims to build a searchable catalog of the world’s books online, including...

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