Principia mystery annotations: We’re pretty sure whodunit — but what was he thinking?
Posted March 4, 2020
A persistent mystery surrounding one of William & Mary’s most treasured possessions apparently has been solved, by a 19-year-old sophomore.
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Local community member donates comic book collection to W&M Libraries
Posted February 28, 2020
W&M Libraries has received a valuable collection of comic books and other graphic arts depicting African Americans, donated by Richard Percy Wright, an avid collector who lived in Williamsburg.
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W&M Libraries Announces Undergraduate Library Research Award Winners
Posted February 12, 2020
William & Mary Libraries announced the recipients of its inaugural Undergraduate Library Research Awards. The winners are students who submitted papers that illustrated exemplary use of W&M Libraries…
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Application Deadline Extended for Special Collections 2020-2021 Research Travel Grants
Posted January 21, 2020
The Special Collections Research Center of William & Mary Libraries is pleased to announce that it will award up to four travel grants of up to $1,500 each to faculty, graduate students, and/or…
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Building knowledge through innovation: A new vision for William & Mary libraries
Posted January 14, 2020
As technology continues to change the world at ever-increasing rates, some of the university’s most innovative transitions are happening in the William & Mary Libraries.
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Hamilton' heightens interest in King George III
Posted December 2, 2019
W&M marks five-year milestone for Georgian Papers Programme.
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Education library receives grant to expand diversity collection
Posted October 31, 2019
The School of Education’s Learning Resource Center recently received a grant from the university to expand its Hulon Willis Diversity Collection.
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Virginia Research Library Deans and Directors Endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
Posted October 25, 2019
As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US and abroad can align.
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Jane Austen fans visit William & Mary
Posted October 9, 2019
More than three dozen women and men donning bonnets and top hats visited Swem Library last week in search of new insights into their favorite author, Jane Austen.
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Bringing Stories to Life
Posted September 30, 2019
W&M Libraries offered human "books" for checkout last week. The unique opportunity allowed attendants to learn from those whose backgrounds and identities differed from their own.
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Q&A with Mark Hofer, director of W&M’s new Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation
Posted September 27, 2019
As the fall semester gets underway, the university’s Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation is taking shape in Swem Library. Established this spring by Provost Michael Halleran upon the…
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William & Mary awarded grant to support digital humanities project
Posted August 14, 2019
William & Mary has been awarded a digital humanities grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that will support a collaborative project between the university’s libraries and computer…
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W&M librarian named academic innovator
Posted July 15, 2019
William & Mary librarian Liz Bellamy ‘13 and Alyssa Archer, Susan Van Patten and Charley Cosmato of Radford were recognized for their initiative to re-envision and renovate an information literacy…
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W&M Libraries Collaborates with Next Move Program
Posted July 9, 2019
William & Mary Libraries partners with The Next Move Program to provide summer internships for young adults with disabilities.
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Aceto Award honors Roche’s efforts for the greater good
Posted June 12, 2019
For his years of efforts in myriad areas, Gene Roche was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Shirley Aceto Award. Roche spent this past academic year working with William & Mary Libraries and co…
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Professor emeritus donates poetry collection to library
Posted June 3, 2019
The latest donation to the Special Collections Research Center shatters the common perception of Victorian literature.
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W&M Libraries selects new faculty scholar
Posted May 7, 2019
Dr. Lawrence Leemis, professor of mathematics at William & Mary, has been named the next William & Mary Libraries Faculty Scholar.
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Six students selected for Libraries' 2019 Mosaic Diversity Program
Posted May 8, 2019
William & Mary Libraries has selected its next set of members for the Mosaic Diversity Program, which is granted to both post-baccalaureate and undergraduate students.
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California Elsevier Decision: A Virginia Response
Posted April 11, 2019
The following open letter has been prepared and released by the deans and directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation…
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Finals Week Activities at Swem Library
Posted April 12, 2019
Take a minute each day during final exams to recharge with these activities at Swem! All events will take place in the first floor lobby area, unless otherwise noted.