Finals Week Activities at Swem Library
Posted April 27, 2018
Take a minute each day during final exams to recharge with these free activities at Swem! All events will take place in the first floor lobby area:
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Students partner with library to address textbook affordability
Posted April 23, 2018
Recently two W&M student organizations, Student Assembly (SA) and W&M Libraries Student Ambassadors, turned to the libraries to seek ways to address textbook affordability.
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W&M Libraries partners with Williamsburg Regional Library to expand reach
Posted April 9, 2018
In celebration of National Library Week, William & Mary Libraries and Williamsburg Regional Library announce a unique partnership that will significantly benefit local residents and the W&M community…
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One Tribe One Day Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Posted March 28, 2018
The William & Mary community, here and afar, will come together on Tuesday, April 10 to celebrate One Tribe One Day — the university’s fifth annual giving day. For 24 hours, students, alumni, parents…
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32-hour hackathon evolves into recruiting tool for big tech
Posted March 7, 2018
William & Mary’s annual student-run coding marathon tribeHacks returns for its fourth year March 23-25.
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Apply for a Special Collections Research Travel Grant
Posted February 26, 2018
The Special Collections Research Center of William & Mary Libraries will award travel grants up to $1,500 each to professors, graduate students and/or independent researchers to support research use…
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Washington, DC trip: Interactive Teaching Spaces
Posted February 21, 2018
On Friday, March 23 W&M Libraries and the Provost’s Office are co-hosting a trip to Washington, D.C.
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William & Mary Libraries welcomes new head of research
Posted February 8, 2018
Candice Benjes-Small comes to W&M Libraries from Radford University where she served for 16 years at the McConnell Library.
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Library receives diary of soldier imprisoned at William & Mary during Civil War
Posted January 29, 2018
The Scandrett family has donated the diary of their great-grandfather, a Union soldier imprisoned at William & Mary during the Civil War, to William & Mary Libraries.
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New way to search special collections materials at Swem
Posted January 22, 2018
The Special Collections Research Center recently underwent a database migration. Our new database is now accessible.
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Learning about the Civil Rights movement through primary resources
Posted January 17, 2018
The Special Collections Research Center at Swem Library holds a number of important collections related to the Civil Rights movement.
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Funding available to attend Digital Humanities Summer Institute
Posted January 17, 2018
William & Mary Libraries and Arts & Sciences are pleased to provide funding to cover registration costs for up to five faculty and graduate students to attend the Digital Humanities Summer Institute,…
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Access New York Times online
Posted January 16, 2018
Enjoy complimentary access to NYTimes.com, courtesy of W&M Libraries!
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William & Mary librarian serves as judge on Chinese talent show
Posted December 4, 2017
This summer Carrie Cooper, dean of university libraries, represented William & Mary as a judge on the “Star of Outlook English Talent Competition,” the largest, most influential English speaking…
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Reducing textbooks costs through OER adoption
Posted November 20, 2017
Faculty are invited to explore alternatives to traditional textbooks in a workshop hosted at Swem Library in December.
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In their words: Preserving William & Mary’s history through oral storytelling
Posted November 8, 2017
William & Mary’s oral history collection, preserved in Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center, will gain exciting new additions in the coming years as the university celebrates the 50th…
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W&M Libraries publishes new research guides for Open Access Week
Posted October 25, 2017
In honor of Open Access (OA) Week, W&M Libraries have released a collection of research guides within “scholarly communications” to help the W&M community learn more about these important topics.
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W&M hosting conference on race, memory and digital humanities
Posted October 6, 2017
The three-day event runs Oct. 26 to 28 and is free and open to the public. Nearly 30 scholars from as far away as London will participate.
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From St. Petersburg to Swem
Posted October 5, 2017
Sasha Prokhorov had seen St. Petersburg many times through the eyes of the William & Mary students participating in his study-abroad classes to Russia. Never had he seen it through the lenses of the…
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Author Kwame Alexander to visit William & Mary
Posted September 20, 2017
New York Times Bestselling author Kwame Alexander will visit William & Mary on Friday, Oct. 6 for a number of special events, including a writing workshop exclusively for W&M students.