W&M Libraries Blog

  • January 4, 2023
    Posted in: Faculty Scholarship
    Dr. Stephen Sheehi (Sultan Qaboos bin Said Chair of Middle East Studies) co-authored with Lara Sheehi (George Washington University Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology) to publish "Psychoanalysis under occupation: practicing resistance in Palestine."
  • Stereoview showing Santa in his sleigh, which is pulled by four reindeer. Snowy landscape in the background.
    December 19, 2022
    Posted in: Special Collections
    Last year when I wrote about Santa stereoviews, I stated that I did not know of any stereoviews that depicted reindeer. Now, I stand corrected.
  • mountains by the ocean
    November 30, 2022
    Posted in: WM Libraries
    William & Mary Libraries and the Dean of Arts & Sciences are pleased to provide funding to cover the registration costs for up to 5 faculty and graduate students interested in attending the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, June 5-9 (on-site at University of Victoria) and June  12-16, 2023 (online).
  • November 30, 2022
    Posted in: WM Libraries
    The Provost's Office and William & Mary Libraries invite you to a Writers’ Retreat in Swem Library.  The purpose of the retreat is to give you uninterrupted time to work on a specific writing project, complete research, edit a manuscript or prepare a grant proposal.  The retreat will provide quiet space in Swem, along with food, beverages and (perhaps most importantly) STRUCTURE.
  • The Beggar Boys Thanksgiving, F.G. Weller No. 339, Littleton New Hampshire
    November 16, 2022
    Posted in: Special Collections
    Although National Thanksgivings were periodically proclaimed from Colonial times in America, Thanksgiving as a Holiday was not formally adopted until Abraham Lincoln declared a day of Thanksgiving in 1863.
  • "The Pumpkin Effigy"
    October 28, 2022
    Posted in: Special Collections
    Pumpkins are squash plants native to Americas and did not make an appearance in Europe until the early 1500’s.
  • September 29, 2022
    Posted in: Faculty Scholarship
    Chris Howard (Professor of Government and Public Policy) recently published "Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America."
  • September 21, 2022
    Posted in: WM Libraries
    Once upon a time, so all the stories go, there was a librarian and an English professor who wanted to not only save their students money on textbooks but also innovate their teaching. Luckily, the concept of open education was familiar to them both and they set out to create a curriculum that would support their teaching objectives and hopefully be easy on their students’ wallets.
  • September 16, 2022
    Posted in: Faculty Scholarship
    Dr. Fiona Shen-Bayh, (Assistant Professor, Government and Data Science) recently published "Undue Process: Persecution and Punishment in Autocratic Courts."
  • August 31, 2022
    Posted in: Faculty Scholarship
    Candice Benjes-Small, Head of Research and librarian to Film and Media Studies, spoke to Professor Liz Losh, about her recently published book, “Selfie democracy: The new digital politics of disruption and insurrection.”