“Restoring Williamsburg’s Woods, One Plant at a Time” was written by Tracy Melton ’85 and published in the Alumni Magazine August 28th, 2024. Tracy is a current W&M Libraries Board member and environmentalist. He spent more than 2,000 hours in the woods removing a range of invasive species from Williamsburg. Here is a reshare of that story.
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May 2024
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Posted on May 1, 2024Has Special Collections acquired a Jamestown spy map from the Civil War era? Lindsay Bliss weighs in!
Apr 2024
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Posted on April 30, 2024Candice Benjes-Small, head of research at W&M Libraries, discusses her research on sexual harassment in libraries, culminating in a published article and upcoming presentations at the United Nations Women's Forum and the American Library Association's Annual Conference. -
Posted on April 25, 2024Final exams week can be stressful for many students. W&M Libraries reminds you to take a minute each day during finals to recharge with free activities at Swem! Thank you to our partners: W&M Campus Recreation, McLeod Tyler Wellness Center, K-9 Connection, Marisol Lambert, Anne-Lise Gere, Kevin Downing, and Physics Department. -
Posted on April 23, 2024"People Behind the Events You Love" is an occasional series highlighting the work we do to make events happen. In this story, Liz Bellamy, Alexandra Flores Glosson, and Paul Showalter from the Research and Instruction department, discuss the recent library career showcase. -
Posted on April 18, 2024Check out W&M Libraries trial of Constellate, a text analysis platform that integrates access to scholarly content and open educational resources into a cloud-based lab. -
Posted on April 16, 2024In recent months, a few projects to promote awareness of the “stealth catastrophe” of invasive plant species, on which I’ve been working, and an upcoming Earth Day author event at Swem Library, have gotten me thinking about how the W&M community has shaped my journey toward greater environmental awareness and involvement. -
Posted on April 9, 2024People Behind The Events You Love is an occasional series highlighting the work we do to make events happen. In this story, Candice Benjes-Small, Head of Research, and Jessica Ramey, Instruction and Research Librarian, discuss the Leap Day Frog Hunt on February 29, 2024. -
Posted on April 2, 2024"People Behind The Events You Love" is an occasional series highlighting the work we do to make events happen. In this story, Mary Oberlies, data and instruction librarian; Rachel Hogan, instruction and research librarian; and Anna Milholland, head of McLeod Business Library, discuss International Love Data Week, held February 12-16, 2024.
Mar 2024
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Posted on March 6, 2024Our faculty at William & Mary are making great contributions to academia with their research. In our blog series, we interview faculty with recent publications for insight into their scholarship. Candice Benjes-Small, head of research at W&M Libraries, spoke to Rochelle Seitz, research professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), about her recently published book chapter entitled Ecology of the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria
Feb 2024
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Posted on February 27, 2024In this post, we introduce the newest member of the McLeod Business Library, William Judd!