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  • Music workstation at the music library

    Music Library Gets a Makeover

    Posted September 6, 2012

    The Music Library in Ewell Hall is showing off its new makeover this fall! Over the summer, Kathleen DeLaurenti, Music Librarian, and Diane Dudley, Music Library Assistant, enlisted the help of…

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    Welcome to Swem Library!

    Posted August 23, 2012

    Welcome to all of our new and returning students, staff, and faculty!As the new academic year begins, we invite you to take advantage of our many services, including:

  • Historic photo of basketball players kneeling in discussion

    Special Collections Closed August 23-24

    Posted August 20, 2012

    The Special Collections Research Center will be closed August 23-24 for stacks maintenance. While Special Collections is closed staff will be unavailable to respond to routine inquiries. Regular…

  • Hope Yelich

    Swem to be "Hopeless"

    Posted July 31, 2012

    For many years, when a professor had a tough research problem, there was only one person to call. That person was reference librarian Hope Yelich. That will end soon because Hope will retire at the…

  • Two Swem staff members test out new microfilm scanners

    New Digital Microform Scanners

    Posted July 13, 2012

    Have you wondered about those new machines in the microforms area on our ground floor?They are our newest microform scanners, recently purchased to replace some of the older equipment.These new…

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    Please Give Now!

    Posted June 28, 2012

    Help Swem beat last year's donor participation numbers by tomorrow!

  • Buttons in red, white and blue with the words Vote, Hope and USA

    Election Year Resources

    Posted June 15, 2012

    It's a presidential election year, with lots of factoids and opinions tossed about. Where do you find reliable information? These databases are "on the ticket"!

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    Swem Will Open at Noon on Wednesday

    Posted June 11, 2012

    he annual staff appreciation breakfast, followed by a training session, will take place this Wednesday, June 13. For those reasons, we won't open until noon.

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    Summer Films @ Swem

    Posted June 8, 2012

    Step away from your desk for lunch and a film. Swem's Sustainability Committee invites faculty and staff from all campus departments to the first in a series of films. We'll provide the popcorn!

  • A metal container with "Do Not Open Until 2017" and Greek letters ΑΦΩ written on the lid.

    APO Time Capsule comes to Special Collections

    Posted June 1, 2012

    At the beginning of May, Special Collections received a time capsule from Alpha Phi Omega’s Nu Rho Chapter. APO is a coed service fraternity dedicated to providing service to William & Mary's campus,…

  • Ancient Egyptian wall painting of a profile view of a man holding a fan.

    New Film Databases

    Posted May 5, 2012

    Journey around the world and through time!  Two new film databases acquired this past year will help you do just that.

  • People gathered in the lobby of Special Collections

    Graduate Student Apprentice Round Up

    Posted April 26, 2012

    As another academic year comes to a close, we'd like to recognize the contributions of the graduate students who served as apprentices in our this year.