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University Archivist Michael Lotstein takes Yale’s history very seriously

August 9, 2024

University Archivist Michael Lotstein brings best practices to the preservation of Yale’s historical records.

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Daggers, slides, maps, and more: Objects from 200-plus collections are new online

August 12, 2024

In just three months, 30,000-plus digitized objects have been added to Yale Library Digital Special Collections.

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L&B is back! Sterling Memorial Library’s grand reading room reopens

April 16, 2024

The Linonia and Brothers (L&B) Room is open again after a long hiatus—and is better than ever.

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Library co-hosts weekend celebration of composer Charles Ives to mark his 150th year

October 4, 2024

Musical performances, panel discussions, and an exhibition at Gilmore Music Library fill a weekend-long celebration of Connecticut composer Charles Ives on Sat., Oct. 26, and Sun., Oct. 27.

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Yale Library partners with Research4Life to expand equitable access to scholarly resources

October 3, 2024

Associate University Librarian Daniel Dollar writes about the goals and successes of Research4Life, a consortium of partners working to expand online access to academic peer-reviewed content.

Beinecke Library hires six curators, launching a new era for Yale Library Special Collections

September 26, 2024

The Beinecke Library has hired a cohort of six new curators—more than half of its curatorial team—who will shape how Yale Library’s special collections are selected, taught, and used for decades to come.

Remembering ‘Amnesia’—now on view in Hanke Gallery—revisits a 1986 video game novel

September 19, 2024

“Remembering Amnesia: Rebooting the First Computerized Novel” is on view in the Hanke Gallery, Sterling Memorial Library, through March 2.

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Photo gallery: New faculty invited to explore the library’s many resources

September 18, 2024

Fifteen new faculty members attended a half-day orientation to learn about the many opportunities for partnering with library staff and teaching with collections.

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Winner of the 2024 Yale Library Walking Tour awarded a private study room in Bass Library

September 11, 2024

Elynn An, ’28, Saybrook College, was this year’s winner of the undergraduate Yale Library Walking Tour.

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Photo gallery: Library hosts the Yale College Academic Resources Fair for new students

September 11, 2024

Hundreds of newly arriving undergraduates attended the Academic Resources Fair, held for the first time this year in Sterling Memorial Library.

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