The Children's and Young Adult Collection (CYAC) is a small teaching and browsing collection that support students in the School of Education, as well as children and young adults in the CU and wider Boulder communities.

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Q and A: James Williams on his tenure as dean of libraries

May 20, 2017

James Williams, dean of the University Libraries since 1988 and longtime commencement marshal, has led the five-branch library system on campus through a digital revolution that has upended the manner in which libraries are viewed and used. Williams, who will retire on June 30 , was recently honored with the...

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Proxy Server Maintenance

May 19, 2017

ETA: EZProxy is now updated and again available. 5-21-2017 Previous Post: Off-campus access through the Libraries proxy server (EZProxy) will be unavailable from 8 pm (MDT) Saturday, May 20 to 5:00 am (MDT) Sunday, May 21, due to scheduled system maintenance. Other library services such as FirstSearch and Interlibrary Loans...

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Congratulations to the Friends of the Libraries Fellows

May 11, 2017

This spring the Friends of the Libraries sponsored three Undergraduate Friends of the Libraries Fellows: Ben Allen, Julia Kim, and Kelly Dinneen. The Fellowship introduces undergraduates to careers in academic librarianship. Fellows have the opportunity to work closely with library staff and a library faculty member as part of a...

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CU Boulder Libraries to Provide Support for Authors Publishing in Elementa

May 10, 2017

Elementa publishes original research centered on the Anthropocene and its effects on Earth’s physical, chemical, and biological systems; interactions between human and natural systems; and potential steps to mitigate and/or adapt to global change. Elementa is a peer-reviewed, exclusively open access online journal, operated on a non-profit business model. The...

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Learning About Maps at Lafayette Elementary

May 8, 2017

Do you want CU Map Librarians to teach your K-12 students class about Maps and geography? The fourth grade class of Lafayette Elementary did. On April 13, Maps Librarians Ilene Raynes and Naomi Heiser went down to the school to give the class a hands-on lesson using historical maps. The...

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Native American Geographies Exhibit at the Earth Sciences and Map Library

April 27, 2017

photo credit © Glenn Green Galleries The Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library at the University of Colorado Boulder will host a new exhibition highlighting art and maps that addresses the history of Indigenous peoples’ lands in the United States. It will be on display May 1 through...

Library materials at the CMCI Conference

The Role of Libraries in the Age of Alternative Facts

April 26, 2017

“Alternative facts” and “fake news” were on the minds of journalists and journalism scholars at the conference Reporting in the Age of Alternative Facts, presented by the Journalism Department at the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI), Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Featuring journalists...

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Tibetan Buddhism Ritual Practice Exhibit

April 21, 2017

Take a moment to immerse yourself in the text, images, and implements used in a Tibetan Buddhist ritual by visiting an exhibit, curated by Eben Yonnetti, a graduate student in the Department of Religious Studies and a Provost Fellow in Information Science. Explanatory text details the context of Tibetan religious...

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Reynolds named interim University Libraries dean

April 20, 2017

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of Leslie Reynolds as the interim dean of University Libraries. Reynolds, who currently serves as senior associate dean, will begin her new role July 1. She will take the helm from longtime Dean Jim Williams, who announced his...

Joyce Lebra

Joyce Lebra honored as University Libraries CU Legend

April 19, 2017

Born in 1926, Joyce Chapman Lebra’s early memories are of the scent of flowers, burning sugarcane and the sea. Her father was an entomologist whose career would move the family to the Territory of Hawaii in 1928. Over the 10 years the Chapman family lived in Hawaii, Lebra became increasingly...

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