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Inspired and empowered

December 18, 2019

By Yitazba Largo-Anderson, Library Mosaic Fellow

In October, I attended a week-long conference in Temecula, California called the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums. ATALM is an international non-profit based conference that focuses on making libraries, archives, and museums inclusive of Indigenous culture, language, and scholarship by providing programs, services, and networking opportunities among both tribal and non-tribal cultural institutions.

I had the opportunity to meet Sacheen Littlefeather, an Apache activtst.

One of my favorite...

Sep 2019

Textbook affordability at W&M

September 20, 2019

Have you heard about textbook prices? National surveys indicate that students are now spending about $1200 each year if they purchase all of the textbooks required for their classes. This may be surprising to those of us who graduated from college some time ago, but the increase in textbook prices has far outpaced the increase in inflation, nearly doubling from 1998-2008 alone, and going up over 1,000% since 1977.

Apr 2019

Your Whiteboard Responses Help W&M Libraries Build Its Book Collection

April 8, 2019

On a whiteboard in the lobby we asked, "Which book best captures your identity or culture?" Students gave us over 50 fantastic responses that highlighted the wonderful diversity in our community!
The Rising Cost of Information: University of California Splits from Elsevier

April 3, 2019

On February 28, 2019, the University of California System announced the end of its relationship with publishing giant Elsevier, when a deal between the two could not be met despite months of negotiation.

Mar 2019

Blind date with a book

March 14, 2019

With February officially behind us, we say good-bye to that infamous holiday of love--Valentine’s Day. This year the Libraries celebrated Valentine’s Day with an event universally known (among libraries anyway) as Blind Date with a Book.

Feb 2019

A Work in Progress: February Catalog Updates

February 11, 2019

The catalog update launched just over a month ago, and we would like to share some new updates and information on feedback you have sent us.

Nov 2018

I Belong

November 28, 2018

For four days, Tijeras Avenue and 2nd Street in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico was immersed with people who worked in libraries, and most were people of color.

Oct 2018

Open Access & Open Education Resources (OER)

October 19, 2018

October 21 is the start of Open Access Week, that time every year when we salute all things open access. “What is open access,” you say? According to Peter Suber, in the scholarly communications office at Harvard and one of the foremost champions of open access (OA), “Open-access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

Sep 2018

What is Text & Data Mining (TDM)?

September 4, 2018

TDM helps us discover, through the analysis of complex data sets, new information in the form of trends, patterns, and relationships.

Jun 2018

A New Guide for the Budding Genealogist

June 28, 2018

There is no doubt that the Williamsburg area is steeped in history. From the first permanent British settlement in the U.S. at Jamestown to the battlefield at Yorktown, and of course Colonial Williamsburg right next to the William & Mary campus, the area it is truly America’s Historic Triangle.
What does a digital scholarship librarian do anyway?

June 20, 2018

When people meet me, they often ask what I do, and when I give them my title, Digital Scholarship Librarian, they are just as unclear on my job duties as before they asked. Then, I flesh out the role a bit more. Essentially, I work to promote and support scholarship which goes on around campus.

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