Libraries' Project News

Translating Judeo-Arabic Love Poems

Posted October 16, 2024

W&M Libraries has launched a new digital project that translates and makes available a collection of Judeo-Arabic poems.
Former W&M provost authors open access book on Greek play, Alcestis

Posted August 25, 2024

William & Mary Libraries publishes its second open access publication, which explores the meanings of life and death in the Greek play, Alcestis. The book, "Euripides’ Alcestis: Introduction,…
W&M Professor Lawrence Leemis publishes open access textbook

Posted January 16, 2024

William & Mary mathematics professor Lawrence Leemis has published his first open access textbook. The book, Statistical Modeling: Regression, Survival Analysis, and Time Series Analysis, will be…
Virginia’s academic library consortium partners with KnowledgeWorks to develop open educational resources

Posted August 4, 2023

VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium, has signed an agreement with KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) to provide publishing services for its Open Grant program. This partnership ensures the…
Virginia’s public academic research libraries welcome White House guidance to make taxpayer-funded research freely available without delay

Posted January 31, 2023

Virginia’s public academic research libraries at William & Mary, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, James Madison University, and Old…
W&M Libraries partners with local Black churches to preserve important church records

Posted October 27, 2022

More than a decade ago, William & Mary began the work of reconciling the institution and community with its history regarding the exploitation of African Americans through the eras of slavery, Jim…
The stories that need to be told: W&M counseling professor uses novels to reach, support Black youth

Posted June 16, 2022

As a school counselor, Pamela Harris Ph.D. ’16 saw firsthand the power of stories to validate and inspire young people, especially the Black students she worked with who struggled to see themselves…
W&M Libraries Partner with the Immigration Clinic to Add New Resources to Assist Afghan Asylum Seekers

Posted June 8, 2022

The Immigration Clinic and Earl Gregg Swem Library have partnered to assist William & Mary students in their research for Afghan asylum cases.
William & Mary Libraries announces new Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History

Posted May 18, 2022

A new and unique Archive of American LGBTQ Political and Legal History is being established at Swem Library in memory of renown historian John Boswell ’69, it was announced today by Carrie Cooper,…
Library exhibit spotlights Black Greek Letter organizations at W&M

Posted February 7, 2022

Last week, W&M Libraries shed a bright light on Black Greek Letter organizations (BGLO) at the debut of the library’s exhibit, “Strollin’: A History of Black Greek Letter Organizations at William &…
Two New OA publishing options available for W&M starting January 1, 2022

Posted December 13, 2021

In its ongoing efforts to design innovative and sustainable approaches to library subscription models, VIVA is pleased to announce a new program in partnership with Wiley. The 2022-2024 VIVA Wiley…
Virginia libraries negotiate new contract with Elsevier

Posted January 20, 2021

Six members of the Virginia Research Libraries (VRL) recently completed contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest publisher of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scholarly…
Virginia research libraries address upcoming Elsevier negotiations

Posted November 16, 2020

In October deans from seven Virginia research libraries discussed their guiding principles ahead of upcoming, joint contract negotiations with Elsevier, a major publisher of academic journals.
W&M joins other VA universities to host Sustainable Scholarship Virtual Forum

Posted September 3, 2020

Public academic research library deans from across the commonwealth will speak to faculty members, staff, and librarians about issues related to bundled journal packages, including concerns with the…
W&M Libraries unveils evolving Antiracist Bookshelf

Posted July 10, 2020

As Americans make efforts to learn more about the social justice and racial equity issues that are front and center in the nation right now, William & Mary Libraries has joined other institutions…
Shouldering the Heavy Burden of Textbooks

Posted April 27, 2020

William & Mary Libraries has launched a Textbook Affordability Initiative on campus to address the rising costs of textbooks. The effort is managed by a task force of librarians, faculty, staff and…
Education library receives grant to expand diversity collection

Posted October 31, 2019

The School of Education’s Learning Resource Center recently received a grant from the university to expand its Hulon Willis Diversity Collection.
Virginia Research Library Deans and Directors Endorse the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts

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.
Q&A with Mark Hofer, director of W&M’s new Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation

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…
William & Mary awarded grant to support digital humanities project

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…