University Library Office of Advancement

News & Events

‘They Made It So I Could Read’

Librarians assist professor with low-vision needs

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Dive Right In

Teaching options to broaden in new building

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IN MEMORIAM: Joan M. Friedman

Remembering a Library Friend

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A student accesses a textbook online in the Funk ACES Library

Cutting the Cost of College

Open Educational Resources boost student success

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‘The Library is the Laboratory’

Students win award for researching historical math models

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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center Reaches 50,000 Items

The achievement was made possible in part by completing the processing of a remarkable donation that had been in the works for six years.

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William H. Mischo

Remembering Bill Mischo

University Library honors the memory of William H. Mischo, who passed away on April 20, 2025

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Emblemata Hic Sunt Dracones cover

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Thoughts

Artist used Emblematica Online to inform his work

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1924 cornerstone of Main Library building

Time’s Up

Century-old capsule opened; replacement planned

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Conceptual drawing of an aerial view of the Archives and Special Collections building

Building Project Gets Official Nod

Construction begins on special collections facility

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