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The Libraries host an exhibit, “Pioneers of Mass Aggie: Founders, Builders, and Innovators,” through May 13, 2013, on the Lower Level and on Floor 25 of Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst. “Pioneers” is the first of three exhibits to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the University of Massachusetts and will focus on the early history of “Mass Aggie,” as the Massachusetts Agricultural College was known. A talk and reception will be held on Friday, March 1, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.  Press Release

January 22, 2013

The Libraries will host talks by author Tom Fels and media artist Mark Tribe on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Room 2601 on Floor 26, of the Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst. The event, “Peace and War: Assessing the Legacies of Sixties Activism Today,” marks the completion of the eighth annual Social Change Colloquium. The event is free and open to the public.  Press Release

January 22, 2013

The Libraries will host the 19th Annual Du Bois Lecture on Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at 4:00 p.m., on the Lower Level of W.E.B. Du Bois Library, at UMass Amherst. Harlem native and great-grandson of American civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, Arthur McFarlane II will give a talk, “The Life of W.E.B. Du Bois: Its Relevance to Today.” The talk will be given the same day at 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Congregational Church, 643 Union Street, Springfield, Massachusetts. Refreshments will be served. Both events are free and open to the public.  Press Release

January 25, 2013

The Libraries host an exhibit, “Waging Change: The Greensboro Justice Fund,” through January 11, 2013, in the Special Collections Reading Room, Floor 25, Du Bois Library. A reception will be held on November 2, 2012, from 4:30-6pm. in the same location. The reception is open to the public and will feature speakers Marty Nathan (former director, Greensboro Justice Fund) and Rev. Nelson Johnson (Executive Director, Beloved Community Center, Greensboro, N.C.).  Press Release

October 29, 2012

The Libraries announce a new service, Digital Scholarship & Consultation Services (DSCS). This consultation-based service is targeted to faculty and researchers, but is open to the entire campus community. DSCS supports the creation, curation, management, and long-term access and discovery of digital content. Library staff will advise on digital collections in support of instructional and research activities and are available to answer questions, help strategize on projects, and outline options to meet goals.  Press Release

October 23, 2012

The Libraries have received a $48,000 National Leadership Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to investigate the development of a disciplinary repository for the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of nanoscience and emerging technologies research.

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October 17, 2012

The Libraries are pleased to announce the appointment of Laura Quilter to the position of Copyright and Information Policy Librarian.  Quilter has a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Kentucky and a Juris Doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.

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October 10, 2012

2012 Open Access Week, a global event in its sixth year, will be held from October 22 to October 26. The UMass Amherst Libraries will host a series of events relevant to open access, copyright and fair use, data sharing, electronic theses and dissertations, and sustainability. All events are free and open to the public. The full schedule is available at http://scholarworks.umass.edu/oa/2012/.

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October 4, 2012

On Sunday, October 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will host the 14th Annual Fall Reception in the Science and Engineering Library in Lederle Lowrise on Floor 2. The keynote speaker, David Kaiser, will give a talk, “How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival.”  Press release

September 27, 2012

Isabel Espinal, Librarian for Afro American Studies, Native American Indian Studies, and Information Literacy, at UMass Amherst Libraries has been elected REFORMA vice-president/president-elect.  More information

August 28,2012

The Science and Engineering Library (SEL) will be closed from Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 27, 2012, for renovations. UMass Amherst and Five College faculty, staff and students, and UMass State borrower card holders, may request books from the SEL collection through the “Request Item” feature in the online catalog accessed through the Library home page: www.library.umass.edu.

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June 20, 2012

The three female peregrine falcon chicks which hatched last month on the roof of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst all successfully began flying over the weekend of June 9 and 10. They have been coming back to the box at night to be fed, but they will spend less and less time at the box over the next few days until they completely stop visiting it on a regular basis, according to Richard Nathhorst, Capital Projects Manager in Facilities Planning.   Press Release

June 13, 2012

The Media and Music Monuments Collection, on Floor 3 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, at UMass Amherst, will close on Monday, June 4, 2012, in preparation for a new Music and Media Center anticipated to open on Floor 6 later this summer. UMass and Five College faculty, staff, and students,and UMass State borrower card holders may request DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs, and music monuments through the “Request item” feature in the online catalog or go to the Circulation/Reserves Desk on the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library.   Press Release

May 24, 2012

Amy Brady, a graduate student in the English Department at UMass Amherst, has been selected as the 2012 awardee for Research in the Center for Research Libraries’ Primary Source Awards. The UMass Amherst Libraries is a member of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). CRL recognized the awardees in Chicago in April.      Press Release

May 16, 2012

The installation of a video camera atop Du Bois Library is providing new information about the mating pair of peregrine falcons that have taken up residence each spring on the 274-foot perch for the last decade. Thousands of watchers have followed along in real time since mid-April as three of four eggs hatched successfully and the falcon parents began feeding the chicks.  Fans of the FalconCam are logging onto the site from their smart phones and iPads and keeping an eye from home and work on their computers.   Press Release

May 14, 2012

James L. Craig, Biological Sciences and Instructional Services Librarian for the Science and Engineering Library at UMass Amherst, was named to the Continuing Education and Advisory Services Committee of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS).  Craig has been elected to serve on several other boards and committees for both professional and service organizations.  Press Releases

May 3, 2012

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives at the UMass Amherst Libraries is pleased to announce the winners of the third annual Emily Silverman Book Collecting Award and the fourth annual Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award (FLURA).

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April 26, 2012

A pair of Peregrine Falcons, which have successfully nested on the roof of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst for the past ten years, now have a live webcam thanks to the UMass Amherst Facilities Planning Division, the Office of Information Technology (OIT), the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), the Libraries' Systems and Web Management Department, and the Friends of the Libraries. Live images of the falcons brooding their eggs and caring for their hatchlings can be viewed at www.library.umass.edu/falcons.  Press Release

April 17, 2012

The Hampshire Council of Governments and UMass Amherst Libraries recently selected 44 historic documents to reproduce and offer for sale as a cooperative fundraising effort and to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of Hampshire County. The reproductions were selected from the collection of dockets, session books, maps, and other paper records dealing with Hampshire County business from as early as 1677 that the Council transferred to UMass Amherst Libraries last year.  Many are available for view online, and all are available for use on site by appointment.  Press release

April 13, 2012

The Du Bois Library will offer a number of sustainability-related activities for this year’s expanded Earth Day Festival from Wednesday, April 18, to Monday, April 23, 2012. The activities at the Library include a film screening of “Rivers and Tides,” a self-guided garden tour, a demonstration of "BuildingGreen Suite,” a resource dedicated to green building materials and practices, and a celebration of the gold rating for our campus from STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System). For a full calendar of events, visit: http://bit.ly/2012earthday.        Press Release

April 11, 2012

Yankee Publishing Incorporated of Dublin, New Hampshire, has donated its corporate records to UMass Amherst Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives. The materials offer insight into the early years and growth of the corporation and its remarkable survival in an age of media conglomeration, as well as its flagship publications Yankee Magazine and the Old Farmer's Almanac. The Yankee Publishing Incorporated collection adds rich context to Special Collections’ extensive historic New England holdings, providing students, scholars, and researchers a wide window into New England social life and customs.  Press release

April 9, 2012

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will host the tenth annual “Dinner with Friends” at the Du Bois Library. Yankee Publishing’s Editor-in-Chief Judson Hale will spin stories about New England’s past and present. During a gourmet feast featuring New England fare, food historians and University of Massachusetts Press authors Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald will cook up some tasty tales from the region’s entertaining culinary history. The evening will include a champagne and hors d’oeuvre reception with music by UMass Amherst student jazz musicians.  Press Release

March 30, 2012

Special Collections and University Archives in the Libraries is accepting applications for fellowships in digital humanities. Experiential Training in Historical Information Resources (ETHIR) is an initiative designed to provide students with structured, hands-on experience using and interpreting historical documentary resources. Graduate students from any department enrolled at UMass Amherst are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2012. For more information visit http://bit.ly/ethir_fellowship.    Press release

March 9, 2012

The UMass Amherst Libraries will offer short-term residential fellowships to assist younger scholars in conducting research in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) in the Du Bois Library. Full-time graduate students, faculty, or independent scholars (with a PhD) are eligible to apply. Fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500 for a four-week residency. The deadline for applications is April 20, 2012. For more information: http://bit.ly/dubois_fellowship.               Press release

March 7, 2012

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:00 p.m.

St. John’s Congregational Church (Springfield, Mass.), in collaboration with The W.E.B. Du Bois Center at UMass Amherst Libraries, host the 2nd Annual “The Soul of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Tribute to the Black Church.” The high-energy program will feature inspirational songs, poetic expressions, and other tributes to the Western Massachusetts native.

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February 24, 2012

The Libraries will host “Get Your Game On” on Thursday, March 1, from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am, in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library. The event is part of the UMass Night Out event series. “Get Your Game On” is a gaming event including table top games such as Bananagrams, Chess, Guillotine, Jenga, Munchkin, Poker, Scrabble, and Settlers of Catan. All students are invited to attend.  More information

February 24, 2012

The Libraries have renovated the Science and Engineering Library (SEL) to accommodate more students and optimize the available space. Construction was completed for the spring 2012 semester, and the area is now open for student use.  More information    Watch a video

February 22, 2012

The Libraries are pleased to announce that users can now browse and borrow media materials (i.e., DVDs, videocassettes, music CDs, CD-ROMs) and music monuments (collections of scores) in the Media and Music service area on Floor 3 of the Du Bois Library.  More information

February 21, 2012

The Libraries host an exhibit, “To the Village Square: An Experiment in American Democracy,” through May 1, 2012, in Du Bois Library on the Lower Level and continuing on Floor 25 in Special Collections and University Archives. The exhibit features photographs by photojournalist Lionel Delevingne covering the antinuclear movement.  Press Release

February 1, 2012

The Libraries will host the 18th Annual Du Bois Lecture on February 23, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., in the Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union. Derrick P. Alridge will give a talk, “Ideas Have Consequences: The Radical Pedagogy of W.E.B. Du Bois.” He will explore Du Bois’s many meanings of pedagogy and offer a genealogy of Du Bois’s ideas about a variety of issues faced by black Americans during the 20th century. Refreshments will be served. The event is open to the public.  Press release

January 30, 2012

The Libraries host an exhibit, “The Gesture in Light: Illuminated,” by Theresa Antonellis from Monday, January 9, through Sunday, May 11, in the Science and Engineering Library, Lederle Lowrise. The exhibit consists of a related series of framed prints featuring photo-enhanced light photography. A reception will be held Thursday, February 2, from 4-6 p.m. The event is open to the public.  Press Release

January 3, 2012

The Libraries invite submissions for two student awards: the Emily Silverman Book Collecting Contest for undergraduates and graduate students, and the Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award. The deadline for both contests has been extended to March 9, 2012. Submission guidelines and evaluation criteria for both awards are available at: http://bit.ly/contest_award.  News release

December 7, 2011

The high cost of commercial textbooks, both print and electronic, is a major concern for today’s students and their parents. In an effort to reduce these costs, the UMass Amherst Provost’s Office and the University Libraries launched a program in the spring of 2011—the Open Education Initiative—that supports faculty interested in pursuing non-traditional educational resources as an alternative to the traditional commercial textbook.  Press Release

December 1, 2011

In October, Jay Schafer, Director of the UMass Amherst Libraries, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Research Libraries. Schafer was elected by the membership and will serve a three-year term.

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November 28, 2011

Kenneth Feinberg, an esteemed attorney known for achieving comprehensive settlements in high-profile liability cases and for victims of large-scale human and natural disasters, today announced the donation of his papers and related materials to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.   Press Release

November 7, 2011

The Libraries will host the Seventh Annual Colloquium on Social Change at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2011, in the Cape Cod Lounge at the Student Union, UMass Amherst. Social justice activist Tom Weiner will give a talk on his recently published book Called to Serve: Stories of Men and Women Confronted by the Vietnam War Draft.  Press Release

October 25, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit, “1,000 Cranes for Breast Cancer,” through October in the Lobby of Du Bois Library. A reception will be held on Tuesday, October 25 at 2 p.m. in the former Circulation Office on the Entrance Level of Du Bois Library.  News release

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October 17, 2011

The Libraries announce an Open House for faculty in the Teaching Commons on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Floor 26, Du Bois Library. The program includes welcoming remarks at 2:30 p.m., followed by discussion and tours of the facility. Representatives from several faculty and student support services will be available to talk about resources available to faculty on campus.  More information

October 14, 2011

Join Special Collections and University Archives to celebrate the launch of Credo, the new digital repository featuring the papers of W.E.B. Du Bois, Thursday, October 27 at 10 am.  Scholars and librarians will highlight features of Credo and demonstrate its use.  More information

October 11, 2011

Assistant professor of Anthropology Whitney Battle-Baptiste will discuss gender, race and class and the development of Du Boisian archaeology on Friday, October 14, from 3-5 pm on Floor 26 in the Du Bois Library. She will also read from and offer signed copies for sale of her new book, Black Feminist Archaeology. Light refreshments will be served.   More information 

October 10, 2011

Open Access Week, a global event in its fifth year, will be held from October 24 to October 28 this year. As part of the 2011 Open Access Week, the UMass Amherst Libraries will host a series of events relevant to copyright and fair use, open educational resources, open data, and the launch of Credo, an online repository containing the digital collections of Special Collections and University Archives. All events are free and open to the public. The full schedule is available at http://scholarworks.umass.edu/oa/2011/.  Press Release

October 5, 2011

To kick off Open Access Week (October 24-28), keynote speaker Patricia Aufderheide will give a talk, Beyond the Copyright Wars: Fair Use, Free Speech, and Reframing the Policy Debate, on Monday October 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Amherst Room, on the 10th floor of the Campus Center. A reception will follow the talk.  Press Release

October 4, 2011

The Libraries are pleased to announce the opening of the new Microform Viewing Room in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library. The room has microfilm and microfiche readers, scanners, and printers. The Libraries have also acquired ScanPro 2000, a next generation microform machine that creates a scan or a print-out of a selected area within seconds.      Press Release

September 9, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit, “Saturday’s Rivals: Football Memories from the ‘Aggie Eleven of 1879’ to the MAC of 2011,” September 15, 2011 to January 3, 2012, on the Lower Level, Du Bois Library. The exhibit highlights posters, programs, brochures, artifacts, and photos of the UMass football team in action. A reception will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2011, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.      Press Release

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September 9, 2011

The winners of the Libraries’ Du Bois Fellowships, Markeysha Davis and Rickey Fayne, will give talks based on their research on Friday, September 16, from 4 to 6 p.m., in the Conference Room on Floor 26, Du Bois Library.    Press release

September 8, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit, Fine Art Scanography from Nature, by Easthampton, Massachusetts based artist/naturalist Marty Klein ’72, G’96, from September 3 to December 28, 2011, at the Science and Engineering Library, on Floor 2 of the Lederle GRC Lowrise. A reception will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011, from 4-6 pm.         
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August 30, 2011

The Libraries will host “Get Your Game On!” on Sunday, Sept 4, from 7:30-10 p.m., in the Learning Commons on the Lower Level in Du Bois Library. “Get Your Game On!” is a gaming event including table top games including Jenga, Munchkin, Poker, Scattergories, and Settlers of Catan. New and returning students are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served and a chance to win any of the games played.  More info

August 24, 2011

On Saturday, October 1, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will host the 13th Annual Fall Reception on the Lower Level of the Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst. The keynote speaker, Michael Haley ’65, will give a talk “Ready When You Are C.B.! War Stories from Behind the Lens.”  Emmy Award-winning producer, director, and actor, Michael Haley has had a 40-year career in the film industry, starting in the late ’60s after he graduated from UMass Amherst.     Press release

August 1, 2011

UMass Amherst Libraries will launch the Masha Kabakow Rudman Issues in Children’s Literature Collection on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the Du Bois Library. The event will include a self-guided tour of the collection from 2-3 p.m. on Floor 11 and a multimedia program from 3-5 p.m. on the Lower Level. The program will include an introduction to the collection and comments by authors Jane Yolen and Jacqueline Woodson, and other special guests.  Press release

July 26, 2011

Five Colleges, Incorporated, is pleased to announce that the member schools of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) have become affiliate members of the Five College Library Depository.  Managed by the Five College consortium of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Five College Library Depository is a trusted repository of persistent print collections.  Press Release

July 11, 2011

The Libraries officially open Credo (http://credo.library.umass.edu), an online repository containing the digital collections of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA).

SCUA presently houses more than 30,000 linear feet of archives and rare books, the vast majority of which are available only to users who are able to visit the Du Bois Library.  press release

July 7, 2011

Jay Schafer, Director of the UMass Amherst Libraries, was elected by his peers to the Board of Trustees of LYRASIS, the nation’s largest regional non-profit membership organization serving libraries.   Schafer has been a member of the UMass Amherst community for the past ten years and has been Director of Libraries since 2004.  Press release

June 28, 2011

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives announce the winners of the fellowships in digital humanities, Thomas Hohenstein and Emily Oswald. Both winners are graduate students in the history department at UMass Amherst. The Libraries created the Experiential Training in Historical Information Resources (ETHIR) fellowship program to provide students with a structured, hands-on experience using and interpreting historical documentary resources.  Press release

June 14, 2011

The Libraries announce the winners of the W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowships, Markeysha Davis in the Afro-American Studies Department at UMass Amherst and Rickey Fayne of the English Department at Northwestern University. The Du Bois fellowships assist younger scholars in conducting research in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) in the Du Bois Library.  Press release

June 13, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit “Second Wave in the Valley: Reflections of the Valley Women’s History Collaborative Collections,” through August 30, 2011, on the Lower Level, Du Bois Library. The theme of the exhibit is based on the Valley Women’s History Collaborative, formed in 1998 by UMass Amherst history professor Joyce Berkman, Hampshire College professor Susan Tracy, and community activist Kaymarion Raymond, to document and preserve progressive women’s activism in the Pioneer Valley. A reception will be held on Friday, June 10, from noon to 2 p.m.  Press release

June 2, 2011

The Libraries announce a major gift of materials to Special Collections and University Archives. The donation consists of paper records dealing with Hampshire County business from as early as 1677. The records include court dockets; road, railroad and dam construction documents; censuses; and maps.  Press Release

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April 28, 2011     See slideshow

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Emily Silverman Book Collecting Award and the third annual Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award.

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April 21, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit “Human Solidarity, Polish Solidarność,” from April 6 through May 20, 2011, on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst. The exhibit consists of twenty plates portraying the history of Solidarność through maps, photos, press clippings, and a narrative that also makes connections with the history of the American labor movement. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 6, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Press Release

April 4, 2011

The Libraries will conduct a survey, LibQUAL+™, of faculty members and graduate students, and a random sample of 2,800 undergraduates starting March 30. Participants will be emailed and asked to participate in the brief web-based survey. A free beverage from the Procrastination Station Café in the Du Bois Library will be offered as an incentive to complete the survey.  Press Release

March 16, 2011

In response to Friday’s earthquake in Japan, the Libraries have compiled a list of resources for the campus community and the public, available at http://guides.library.umass.edu/jpnearthquake. The web page includes links to live video streaming in Japanese and English, newspaper resources, official web sites, and scientific information regarding this tragedy.  Press release

March 14, 2011

On Saturday, April 9, the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries will host the ninth annual “Dinner with Friends” in the Learning Commons at the Du Bois Library. The event features talks by two notable speakers: Roy Blount, Jr. and Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, as well as a champagne and hors d’oeuvre reception with UMass Amherst student jazz musicians, and a gourmet dinner.  Press Release

March 14, 2011

The Libraries will offer short-term residential fellowships to assist younger scholars in conducting research in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) in the Du Bois Library. Full-time graduate students, faculty, or independent scholars (with a PhD) are eligible to apply. Fellows will receive a stipend of $2,500 for a four-week residency. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2011. For more information: http://bit.ly/dubois_fellowship.    News Release

February 25, 2011

The Department of Special Collections and University Archives is accepting applications for fellowships in digital humanities. In an initiative designed to provide students with structured, hands-on experience using and interpreting historical documentary resources, the Libraries announce Experiential Training in Historical Information Resources (ETHIR). Graduate students from any department enrolled at UMass Amherst are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2011. For more information visit http://bit.ly/ethir_fellowship.

February 25, 2011     News Release

The Libraries extend the deadline for two student contests: the Emily Silverman Book Collecting Contest for undergraduates and graduate students, and the Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award. The deadline for both contests is now Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Submission guidelines and evaluation criteria are available at http://bit.ly/contest_award.         News Release

February 16, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit, “Friends and Helpers: Women and W.E.B. Du Bois” through April 10, 2011, on Floor 25, Special Collections and University Archives, Du Bois Library. The exhibit explores Du Bois’ various relationships with significant women in his life including his wife and daughter, friends, secretaries, and colleagues.  News release

February 15, 2011

The Libraries invite submissions for a sticker design contest to help direct students where to get research help. Contestants must be UMass Amherst students. The deadline for the contest is Friday, March 11, 2011. The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to the University Store. Submission guidelines can be viewed at http://bit.ly/stickercontest.  News Release

February 10, 2011

In response to the upheaval in the Mid-East, Librarian Peter Stern has created a list of resources for the campus community and the public.  The web page includes links to international news coverage as well as library resources for background information.    Guide to Mid-East

February 8, 2011

A five-year partnership agreement signed today by the UMass Amherst Libraries will provide St. John’s Congregational Church with new educational and cultural resources while building awareness of the Libraries’ W.E.B. Du Bois Center.   press release    Boston Herald  Springfield Republican     Editorial in Republican

February 7, 2011

The Special Collections and University Archives Department has digitized all of the UMass Amherst yearbooks, the Index and the Shorthorn (Stockbridge School of Agriculture).  Both the Index and Shorthorn are available at http://bit.ly/onlineindex.  More info

February 7, 2011

The Libraries host an exhibit “Gravestones and Cemeteries: Physical Markings of Death,” through March 31, 2011, on the Lower Level of Du Bois Library. The exhibit includes rubbings, photographs, manuscripts, and rare books from the Association for Gravestone Studies in Greenfield, MA.  A reception will be held on Thursday, March 24, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.  Press release

January 20, 2011

The Libraries invite submissions for two student awards: the Emily Silverman Book Collecting Contest for undergraduates and graduate students, and the Friends of the Library Undergraduate Research Award. The deadline for both contests is February 18, 2011. Submission guidelines and evaluation criteria for both the Book Collecting Contest and Undergraduate Research Award are available at: http://bit.ly/contest_award.  Press release

January 19, 2011

The Libraries will host an exhibit of photographs by Gloria Kegeles, "Chrome Dreams," through May 13, 2011, in the Science and Engineering Library, Floor 2, Lederle Lowrise.  "Chrome Dreams" blends Automotive Fine Art and the beauty of chrome and shiny images produced through a lens of a photographer with an artist's eye.  A reception will be held 1/26 from 4-6 pm.  Press release

January 18, 2011

The Libraries will host the 17^th Annual Du Bois Lecture, “W.E.B. Du Bois: Personal Stories/Political Reflections,” by Bettina Aptheker, on Monday, February 28, 2011, at 4:30 p.m., in the Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union.  Bettina Aptheker is Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies and History at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  The event is free and open to the public.  More information

January 13, 2011