A Matter of Facts Blog
A Matter of Facts: Impeachment
With the current impeachment proceedings underway for President Trump, understanding how impeachment works and the earlier precedents for impeachment provides some context for this process. In this installment of A Matter of Facts, we provide background and resources to help you think critically about this topic.
From the Archivist Blog
U Libraries receives $44,000 for radio digitization
The University of Minnesota Libraries has received $44,000 for its digitization project: "University Radio at Risk: Digital Preservation Reformatting of Educational Radio." The grant is from the Council on Library and Information Resourc and will be used to preserve about 2,500 aging reel-to-reel audio recordings.
Blue Ox Review
The 2020 Kerlan Award: Jon Scieszka
The Kerlan Award is given annually by the Friends of the Kerlan Collection in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children’s literature and in appreciation for the generous donation of unique resources...
Health Sciences Libraries News
The Bio-Medical Library’s New Year’s Resolutions
We are sharing our New Year's Resolutions and wishing you happy studying and easy information searching in 2020.
Kirschner Cookbook Collection Blog
Minnesota cookie recipes and Somali American cookbook
Megan Kocher reviewed The Great Minnesota Cookie Book and Soo Fariista, a Somali American cookbook, on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Land of 10,000 Workflows Blog
How I Work: Claire Stewart
Claire Stewart, Associate University Librarian for Research & Learning at the University Libraries, talks about the technology and tools that she uses in her daily life. Her favorite: Wunderlist. And she is on the verge of dumping her laptop entirely for a desktop in the office and an iPad 6th generation when she's mobile.
Archives and Special Collections News
The 2020 Kerlan Award: Jon Scieszka
The Kerlan Award is given annually by the Friends of the Kerlan Collection in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children’s literature and in appreciation for the generous donation of unique resources...