Posted October 25, 2019
As we work together in Virginia to forge a more sustainable, equitable approach to journal deals, the Framework is a powerful statement around which research libraries in the US and abroad can align.
Posted October 9, 2019
More than three dozen women and men donning bonnets and top hats visited Swem Library last week in search of new insights into their favorite author, Jane Austen.
Posted September 30, 2019
W&M Libraries offered human "books" for checkout last week. The unique opportunity allowed attendants to learn from those whose backgrounds and identities differed from their own.
Posted September 27, 2019
As the fall semester gets underway, the university’s Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation is taking shape in Swem Library. Established this spring by Provost Michael Halleran upon the…
Posted August 14, 2019
William & Mary has been awarded a digital humanities grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that will support a collaborative project between the university’s libraries and computer…
Posted July 15, 2019
William & Mary librarian Liz Bellamy ‘13 and Alyssa Archer, Susan Van Patten and Charley Cosmato of Radford were recognized for their initiative to re-envision and renovate an information literacy…
Posted July 9, 2019
William & Mary Libraries partners with The Next Move Program to provide summer internships for young adults with disabilities.
Posted June 12, 2019
For his years of efforts in myriad areas, Gene Roche was selected as the 2019 recipient of the Shirley Aceto Award. Roche spent this past academic year working with William & Mary Libraries and co…
Posted June 3, 2019
The latest donation to the Special Collections Research Center shatters the common perception of Victorian literature.
Posted May 7, 2019
Dr. Lawrence Leemis, professor of mathematics at William & Mary, has been named the next William & Mary Libraries Faculty Scholar.
Posted May 8, 2019
William & Mary Libraries has selected its next set of members for the Mosaic Diversity Program, which is granted to both post-baccalaureate and undergraduate students.
Posted April 11, 2019
The following open letter has been prepared and released by the deans and directors of the seven research libraries at public doctoral institutions in Virginia. It is part of an ongoing conversation…
Posted April 12, 2019
Take a minute each day during final exams to recharge with these activities at Swem! All events will take place in the first floor lobby area, unless otherwise noted.
Posted April 8, 2019
William & Mary will establish a Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation at the start of the 2019-20 academic year. Plans are for the Studio eventually to be located in Swem Library.
Posted March 25, 2019
On the first night of its debut in Swem Library, the new short story dispenser printed so many short stories – 200 to be exact – that the machine ran out of paper.
Posted January 24, 2019
W&M Libraries and the W&M Washington Center have partnered with the Library of Congress to offer a day trip to Washington, DC exclusively for W&M faculty.
Posted January 11, 2019
The Special Collections Research Center will award travel grants of up to $1,500 to faculty, graduate students, and/or independent researchers to support use of its collections.
Posted January 10, 2019
William & Mary Libraries has partnered with five universities in Virginia and West Virginia to create a digital hub of historical materials related to the region.
Posted December 14, 2018
For more than five decades, Margaret Cook '60 has been a staple in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center, first as a graduate student, then an archivist, a volunteer and now a researcher…
Posted December 11, 2018
Interested in textbook affordability for students? Virginia’s academic library consortium, VIVA, is funding grants up to $30,000 for adopting, adapting or creating openly-licensed textbooks or course…