FDR Library to Present Oct. 12 Talk on Hirahara Photos

HYDE PARK, NY — The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present “Close-ups of Time Forgotten: The WSU Hirahara Photos Created in a Secret World War II Underground Darkroom” with Patti Hirahara at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. The talk […]
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Exhibit Documents Montana Dog’s Life, Illness, Recovery at WSU Vet Teaching Hospital

For 10 years, photographer Lauren Grabelle and her Weimaraner, Sugar, were always on the move. In New Jersey, Grabelle entered Sugar in lure coursing, agility and flyball, sports geared toward burning off Sugar’s seemingly boundless energy. Once settled in Bigfork, Mont., the pair hiked daily in the forests around their home. Grabelle once calculated that […]
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Cultural Preservation Initiative Wins Award

The Society of American Archivists has presented its Council Exemplary Service Award to the Sustainable Heritage Network, a project led by WSU for digital preservation of cultural heritage. The SHN is managed by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation (CDSC) at WSU and works in partnership with the Association for Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums to […]
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July 31: New WSU Libraries’ Research Database Goes Live

WSU Libraries will roll out a new research database to replace Lexis Nexis Academic on July 31. The new database, Nexis Uni, was designed with millennial students in mind, featuring personalization, collaboration and quick discovery components. “Lexis Nexis Academic is one of the most heavily used databases that the WSU Libraries provide,” said Mary Gilles, […]
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Former WSU Librarian Vicki Croft Elected MLA Fellow

Vicki F. Croft, retired head of the WSU Animal Health Library, has been elected a Fellow of the Medical Library Association, a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide. MLA Fellows are members elected by a board of directors for sustained and outstanding contributions to health sciences […]
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CDSC Receives $147,179 to Expand Native American Archive

WSU’s Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation (CDSC) recently received a $147,179 Digital Extension Grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to expand the Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal, a national archive of Native American cultural materials. The portal is a collaboration between WSU and the Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Confederated Tribes of […]
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Temporary Summit slowdown!

Summit requests placed between Friday, June 23, and Monday, July 3, 2017, may not be received until July 7 or the following week. See Circulation or Reference staff for Interlibrary Loan request options. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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May 16: Leah Benedict to Receive WSU Libraries’ Excellence Award

Leah Benedict will receive the 2018 WSU Libraries’ Excellence Award during a 10 a.m. reception Wednesday, May 16, in the Terrell Library Atrium. Benedict is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of English. The award recognizes a non-library faculty or staff member who has shown consistent support for the WSU Libraries. Library faculty who […]
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Weeklong Digital Scholarship Symposium Runs Through May 18

WSU and University of Idaho are co-hosting the inaugural Palouse Digital Scholarship Symposium through May 18 on both campuses. It is sponsored by WSU’s Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation and UI’s Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning. The symposium will explore a broad variety of tools, techniques and ideas informing the digital scholarship field, […]
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New WSU Course Reserves System Launches May 8

A new online course reserves system, ExLibris Leganto, will be made available to WSU faculty and students on Monday, May 8. The new system integrates directly into Blackboard without the need for secondary passwords, is mobile friendly and can be customized for better accessibility. Leganto allows users to see physical and e-reserves for courses in […]
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