This article is part of a series highlighting the graduate students selected for the 2020 Provost’s Fellows for the University Libraries . Sarah Jaffe, a PhD student in CU Boulder’s Environmental Studies program, is a 2020 Provost Fellow with the University Libraries. Jaffe has developed a workflow for the libraries...
The University Libraries are pleased to announce that CU Boulder undergraduate student Ansh Desai has won the 2020 Earth Sciences & Map Library Photo Contest! Desai’s photo Sky Pond was taken in late May 2019 during a sunrise hike to one of Rocky Mountain National Park’s best-kept secrets. ( Sky...
Buddy Collins, a graduating senior in the Department of Geography and this year’s Friends of the Libraries Fellow, has spent the last few months improving access and discovery to the Earth Sciences & Map Library’s Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection . His work creating web map indexes for this important...
Did you know that the University Libraries have five locations across campus ? Each library comes with its own distinct personality, study spaces, collections, and service offerings. Best of all, you don’t need to be a specific major to use any of our campus libraries. Everyone is welcome! Which CU...
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...
Meet Adrienne Strock, the University Libraries new Head of Science Spaces & User Experience! Strock has worked in a number of public libraries, including Chicago Public Library, Nashville Public Library, and most recently, New Orleans Public Library. In her career, she’s largely worked in branch management and library administration, with...
If you were asked, "What is Digital Humanities," how would you respond? If you're unsure or downright don't know, this week's host, Nickoal Eichmann-Kalwara , starts, by defining Digital Humanities (DH). In this episode, Nickoal will explore with you the many different flavors of DH around the world with Dr...
This episode of CU at the Libraries , “ Exploring the Folklore Music Map of the United States,” features a conversation between Map Library Cataloging Naomi Heiser and Professor Emeritus and former director of the American Music Research Center Thomas Riis at the University of Colorado Boulder. The transcript has...
Are you pawsitively stressed and in need of some serious canine affection? Fortunately, the Therapy Dogs of Boulder County (TDBC) and the University Libraries are bringing Bark Buddies back to our campus Libraries. TBDC volunteers bring therapy dogs to hospitals, retirement communities, schools, and libraries within the Boulder County area...
Join the University of Colorado Boulder in celebrating GIS Day, November 13! Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a scientific framework for gathering, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data to help people make more informed decisions. GIS gives people the ability to create their own digital map layers to help solve real-world...
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