2019 Graduates Make Tribute Gift to the Libraries
This year’s graduates showed some real class.
The 2019 graduating seniors earmarked their senior class gift for the Libraries Tomorrow Fund, which provides additional monies for the University of Texas Libraries.
Students were encouraged by their peer leaders at the Texas Student…
UT Libraries Announces 2019 Information Literacy Award Winners
The University of Texas Libraries announced the winners of the 2019 Signature Course Information Literacy Award at the Undergraduate Research and Writing Award Ceremony on April 4, 2019.
The Signature Course Information Literacy Award recognizes exemplary student work that achieves the…
Winners for "Images of Research" Competition Announced
The University of Texas Libraries announce the winners of the second "Images of Research" competition.
The competition celebrates undergraduate contributions to the research mission of the University by giving undergraduate researchers from across campus an opportunity to present a…
Texas Archival Resources Online Receives NEH Grant
The Texas Archival Resources Online (TARO) consortium and the University of Texas Libraries have received a grant of $348,359 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to enhance their efforts to provide researchers worldwide with access to collection descriptions of archival primary…
Celebrating the Return of the Historic Hall of Texas
Eighty-five years after its original opening, the Hall of Texas in the historic Main Building at The University of Texas at Austin has been returned to its essential purpose as a contemplative space for visitors to the library at the heart of the Forty Acres.
Situated in the Life Science…
New Tex Libris Series Highlights Small-Scale Web Exhibits
A new series at Tex Libris — “Illuminating Explorations” — presents digital exhibits and celebrates UT Libraries collections in small-scale form. The exhibits will highlight unique materials to elevate awareness of a broad range of content. “Illuminating Explorations” will be…
A Happy Homecoming for Marine Science
A little over a year after Hurricane Harvey cause significant damage to the Marine Science Insitute at Port Aransas, the Marine Sciene Library was finally able to reopen this fall, and staff recently reconnected with the community through their temporarily-suspended holiday party.
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Alexander Archives Acquires Historic Preservation Collection
The Alexander Architectural Archives has acquired the archive of Volz & Associates, Inc. The collection contains material spanning over 40 years of architecture, interior design and consultation work focusing primarily on preserving and restoring historic buildings and interiors, with an…
Haricombe In Line for ARL Leadership Position
The Association of Research Libraries Board of Directors ratified the election of Vice Provost and University of Texas Libraries Director Lorraine J. Haricombe as incoming vice president/president-elect of ARL at the organization’s fall meeting.
The board is the governing body of the ARL…
Benson Fundraising Event Features Journalist Enrique Acevedo
The University of Texas Libraries will highlight the approaching centenary of the Latin American collections at the Benson Latin American Collection with the help of noted journalist Enrique Acevedo.
“An Evening of Discovery” will feature Acevedo discussing how the growth of Latin…
Second Annual Lone Star Zine Fest Happening 9/2
Event: Lone Star Zine Fest, a gathering of ‘zine makers and enthusiasts. This event is free and open to the public.
When: 1 p.m., Sunday, September 2.
Where: The North Door, 501 Brushy St., Austin, Texas.
Background: The Lone Star Zine Fest (www.lonestarzinefest.org) is…
Gathering Recognizes UT/Guatemalan Partnership
Representatives from LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections and the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice visited Guatemala City on July 27 for a seminar on archival partnerships between the University of Texas and Guatemalan institutions.
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Summer Support Ramps Up with Two New Endowments
The Libraries has recently received some welcome funding for collections and preservation from long-time library supporters.
Henry Jungman bolstered his ongoing support for the Libraries with the establishment of a new fund to ensure the continued acquisition of physical resources for…
UT Press Publishes Benson Book
The University of Texas Press has published the first encyclopedic examination of the renowned Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection (Benson), providing a window into the rich Latin American resources for research and study at The University of Texas at Austin.
Showcasing the…
Tex Libris: Whit's Picks - Gems from the HMRC
Resident poet and rock and roll star Harold Whit Williams has recently taken on a project to catalog the KUT Collection, obtained a few years ago and inhabiting a sizable portion of the Historical Music Recordings Collection (HMRC).
Being that he has a…
