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Welcome Drake Jesse: our new Research & Instruction Librarian
Posted July 22, 2026
Introducing the newest member of the Research & Instruction team, Drake Jesse!
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Library Staff Members Receive Scholarship Support for Professional Development
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We are excited to announce the winners of the Natasha McFarland Staff Scholarship. The scholarship was named after former librarian Natasha McFarland, who retired in December 2020. McFarland worked for W&M Libraries for 37 years and left behind a legacy after becoming the first employee to progress from a typist to a research librarian over the course of a well-decorated career.
Things that are Gone
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I am old enough that several of the places that I have lived over the years have been torn down, including the house on South Boundary Street that I lived in for two years as a W&M student. To all those who wander up and down DoG Street: think about the street's very different appearance before Colonial Williamsburg.
"Belonging": The Library Instruction Approach
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Belonging. We create a welcoming and caring community that embraces diverse people and perspectives.
Introducing Rosie Liljenquist, Publishing & Open Access Librarian
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new Publishing & Open Access Librarian, Rosie Liljenquist!
The SCRC's First Web-Archived TikTok
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April 13th, 2021 marks the entry of the first TikTok into William & Mary's Special Collections web archives. The TikTok features a performance by VIMS alum David Niebuhr, putting a spin on a TikTok trend where creators use a popular sea shanty, "The Wellerman," in the creation of their video content.
Introducing Emory LaPrade, Metadata Specialist
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new metadata specialist, Emory LaPrade!
Library Ambassadors Report: Digital Research Lab is in the Works
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With the Library Ambassadors Report, new member Jenna Massey '24 will provide updates on the how the organization is helping make W&M Libraries a better place to study, discover, and community build.
Making Lemonade, Take Two: The Second Undergraduate Research Summer Workshop Series
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This summer, the Research Department at William & Mary Libraries reprised a workshop series for undergraduate researchers that we'd first held in Summer 2020 as a response to the pandemic. We built on the success of last year's series to offer greater variety, expanded topics, and more flexibility for students.
Introducing Natalie Rue, metadata specialist
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new metadata specialist, Natalie Rue!
Introducing Camille Andrews, Instruction & Research Librarian
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In this post, we introduce our new instruction & research librarian, Camille Andrews!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Mae Dye
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Carol Oordt
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Jamie Brandenburg
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Max Markel
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Liz Williams
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Daniel Tyler
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Camp RFID Summer Diaries: Alex Luck
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Our summer staff share their experiences on spending the summer days in the Swem stacks, placing RFID tags on over a million books!
Introducing Jennifer Forbes, Acquisitions Assistant
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In this post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new acquisitions assistant, Jennifer Forbes!
Nineteenth-Century Virtual Reality
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On one level a virtual reality headset works the same way as the old View Master toy.
Finding Mr. Jodrell: Lost for 235 years
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Recently, I began a process to show my appreciation to William & Mary, in a modest way, for my education and to give something back to the College as I approached the 50th anniversary of my graduation in 1970.