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NEH awards WVU Libraries funds to expand online portal for congressional archives
WVU Libraries has received a nearly $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to expand the American Congress Digital Archives Portal
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WVU Libraries unveils Kittie Blakemore portrait
West Virginia University Libraries unveiled a portrait of Virginia “Kittie” Blakemore, the first coach of the WVU’s women’s basketball team, Thursday in the Downtown Library’s Robinson Reading Room.
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WVU Libraries welcomes Grimm as new associate dean
WVU Libraries welcomes Tracy Grimm as the Libraries’ Associate Dean for Special Collections and Exhibitions.
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2022-2023 Retirements
WVU Libraries recognizes the service and contributions of our recently retired faculty and staff.
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2022-2023 New Librarians
WVU Libraries welcomes these new librarians.
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WVU Libraries names two Munn Scholars
Roxanne Rankin and Lauren Volk selected 2023 Robert F. Munn Undergraduate Library Scholars.
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A Letter from the Dean - 2023
"I often describe the hallmarks of libraries as falling into three categories: places, collections and expert services. This year WVU Libraries has made advances in all three categories. " -Dean Karen Diaz
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Humanities Center Flourishing within WVU Libraries
A poet laureate, an author and a rapper walked into a library — it’s not a joke. It’s the new normal since the WVU Humanities Center became part of WVU Libraries in fall 2022.
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Nieman Returns to the Scene
The break-in at the Watergate Hotel led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. A few years later, Valerie Nieman found herself heading to Morgantown to explore opportunities at the Reed College of Media.
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Rahall Congressional Archives House Now Open in Beckley
There is an abundance of worthwhile material to explore when you visit the Rahall Congressional Archives House at the WVU Institute of Technology in Beckley.
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Enhanced Spaces to Serve Students
New Enhancements to Library spaces support the success and wellbeing of WVU Students.
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A Masterwork in Poetry and Illustration Comes to the Rare Book Room
Stephen Crane, perhaps best known for his novel “The Red Badge of Courage,” read by high schoolers in English classes all over America, is less well known for a volume of poetry titled “War is Kind.”
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Hacking the Library
The hacker ethos in the positive sense is about the ability to deconstruct and reconstruct information systems. Hacking starts with reconceptualizing libraries. Libraries are now beyond the book.
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West Virginia is a Fixed Fact
"West Virginia is a Fixed Fact." The line comes from a journal belonging to Waitman T. Willey, a founding father and one of the Mountain State’s first U.S. senators.
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Thompson Named Neal Museum Curator
Katie Thompson joined the West Virginia University Libraries as curator of the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences in the Health Sciences Center. Thompson will lead in the development of new exhibits and programming for the museum.
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Hostuttler Named WVRHC Director
Lori Hostuttler was named director of the West Virginia and Regional History Center on May 1.
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Two Students Receive Dean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award
The Art in the Libraries Committee and Dean of Libraries Karen Diaz selected Lilly Adkins, a junior double majoring in painting and sculpture, and Kieah Hamric, a sophomore majoring in graphic design, to receive theDean of Libraries’ Student Arts Award.
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WVRHC Receives Sixth NEH Grant to Digitize Historical Newspapers
The West Virginia and Regional History Center received a $162,155 grant — its sixth from the National Endowment for the Humanities — to continue digitizing newspapers published in West Virginia from 1791 to 1927.
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Funding Secured for Classroom Enhancements
WVU Libraries received $250,000 in congressionally directed spending to improve classroom technology at the Downtown and Evansdale libraries, making them more hybrid-friendly.
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New and returning Mountaineers find their way to WVU Libraries to “lock-in” on first day
Last week, students new and returning filled classrooms, the Mountainlair, PRT stations, — and WVU’s libraries. Why? To find a space to “lock-in” on new courses, challenges, and academic goals with other like-minded students.
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