New Benson Exhibit Highlights Avant-Garde Artists and Thinkers
A new exhibition at the Benson Latin American Collection highlights the cultural production of the region’s avant-garde artists and thinkers
The early decades of the 20th century in major Latin American cities saw the explosion of publications and writers in a movement fueled by a growing…
Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA) Launches Revitalized Platform
AUSTIN, Texas—The Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America (AILLA) has launched its redesigned repository and website marking a significant milestone in its mission to preserve and promote indigenous languages and cultures. AILLA has long served as a vital resource for both speakers…
Libraries Honors Student Scholars with Black Queer Studies Awards
The University of Texas Libraries recently recognized a group of student scholars for their engagement with the innovative Black Queer Studies Collection. The Monica K. Roberts Graduate Award and the Hogan/Schell Undergraduate Award honor outstanding student scholarship and creative projects in…
Archivists Attend the Annual Gathering of Quilombolas
ONE OF THE PARTNERSHIPS that emerged from the LLILAS Benson Mellon-funded project “Cultivating a Latin American Post-Custodial Archival Community” involved extensive collaboration with EAACONE, Equipe de Articulação e Assessoria às Comunidades Negras do Vale do Ribeira, located in Eldorado, Vale…
McNair Scholars Showcase Research at Poster Session in PCL
Visitors to the Scholars Lab in the Perry-Castañeda Library on April 15 and 16 were met with an array of posters showcasing the scholarly endeavors of a group of exceptional undergraduates. The posters were created by participants in the McNair Scholars program, presenting a window into the…
2024 Affordable Education Champions Announced
The University of Texas Libraries, in collaboration with the Senate of College Councils and the Natural Sciences Council, has announced its selection of three distinguished educators as Affordable Education Champions for the year 2024. The honored faculty are Dr. Michael Aubrey, Dr. Jose…
Information Literacy Awards Announced at Joint Event
The University of Texas Libraries and the Center for Skills and Experience Flags in the Undergraduate College celebrated the 2023 Undergraduate Writing and Research Awards on April 4, 2024.
The event was co-hosted by Dr. Lorraine Haricombe, Vice…
Patricia Hswe is TCDL 2024 Keynote
Texas Digital Library announces Dr. Patricia Hswe as the opening keynote speaker at the 2024 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries.
Dr. Hswe is the Program Director for Public Knowledge at the Mellon Foundation. In this role, she leads the program’…
Nicaraguan Writer and Political Figure Gioconda Belli to Speak
Photo by Ian Wagemann.
AUSTIN, Texas —Nicaraguan writer and political figure Gioconda Belli will give a free public talk at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection to celebrate the library’s acquisition of her literary archive.
…Student-Curated Exhibit Highlights Spirit of Colombia
The Benson Rare Books Reading Room hosts a
student-curated exhibition, funded by an Archiving Black América–Black Diaspora Archive Acquisitions Grant.
Spirit of Viche presents scenes of Black life and culture from the Colombian Pacific and features artistry from its four departments—…
Libraries Announce New Class of Open Education Fellows
The University of Texas Libraries announces awardees for the Open Education Fellows Program.
This year’s fellows are Professor Chikako H. Cooke (Asian Studies), Professor Midori Tanaka, (Asian Studies), Dr. Simon J. Brandl (Marine Science), Dr. Jordan…
Libraries Award Annual Map & Geospatial Fellowships
The University of Texas Libraries announced the faculty and student recipient of the 2023 Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship at a GIS Day event on Wednesday, November 15.
The Fellowship was created as an annual award to encourage…
Libraries Partner to Celebrate GIS Day 2023
The University of Texas Libraries is recognizing UT GIS Day 2023 this Wednesday, November 15, in the new Scholars Lab in the Perry-Castañeda Library.
This year’s theme is "Celebrating Open Geospatial Science…
2024 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Announced
The Texas Digital Library announces the 2024 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries taking place at the Commons Conference Center at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, May 21-23, 2024.
The goal of the Conference is to bring together those working on…
Libraries Partner in New Open Source Software Office To Support Researchers
AUSTIN, Texas — Open source code development has changed the face of science. It allows researchers to make publicly funded scientific research transparent, inclusive, accessible and reproducible.
To maximize the social and economic impact of open source software in research and education…
