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Digital Scholarship

Women Capturing the Stars

A librarian and faculty members win funding to integrate digital and traditional modes of historical and archival research. They will tell the story of women at the Yerkes Observatory from 1895 to 1940.
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Exhibit News

But Is It a Book?

Opening Jan. 3, this exhibition explores the nature of the material text, from the clay tablet to the contemporary artist’s book.
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From the Dean

A greater Library for a greater community

After two extraordinary years when services were repeatedly redesigned to meet the challenges of the pandemic environment, this year presents an opportunity to begin reimagining the Library and rebuilding for a greater future.
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Resources

Video: The University of Chicago Library Preservation Labs

This short documentary explores the science and craft of preservation and how our expert team rescued a 16th-century antiphonary.
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