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Map and Geospatial Hub student workers Giovanni Catanzaro (left), Paityn Schlosser and staff member Eric Friesenhahn (right) discuss aspects of the "Dutton Atlas" exhibit on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the lobby of the Hayden Library on ASU's Tempe campus. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU News

ASU Library exhibit celebrates 140-year anniversary of Dutton's Atlas

Oh, people might have read John Wesley Powell’s 1875 book, ultimately titled “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” but the book wasn’t so much a deep dive into the size, beauty and geology of the Grand Canyon as much as it was a tale of the Wild West. “It was meant to be a geolog...

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Noble Library, your 24/5 library

Starting on Sunday, October 23, Noble Library on the Tempe campus will be open twenty-four hours a day, five days a week.  Students, faculty and staff will need to use their Sun Card between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays to access Noble Library. Check lib.asu.edu/hours fo...

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What does the NIH 2023 Data Management and Sharing Policy mean for you?

By Janice Hermer, Karalyn Ostler, Kevin Pardon, and Matthew Harp A new National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023. The last policy was implemented in 2003, nearly twenty years ago! With this update, all NIH gr...

A monochromatic landscape painting of the Temples and Towers of the Virgen located in Utah. Tall rock pinnacles and buttes cover the landscape horizon along with prominent cliffs which dip into the Marble Canyon below. Sparse vegetation is shown.

Dutton's Atlas Symposium: Register Now

Join us for an engaging, entirely free and open-to-the-public symposium event offering insightful, thought-provoking presentations on the various historical-geographical and socio-cultural dimensions of Dutton's Atlas! There will also be a physical exhibit showcasing works from the Atlas and Monogra...

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Labriola Blog: Office of Indian Education Symposium

Labriola National American Indian Data Center's Director, Alex Soto, providing a Land Acknowledgement at Office of Indian Education's Symposium.     Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day, the Labriola National American Data Center ki...

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Max Liboiron to deliver Labriola Center’s National Book Award lecture

You are invited to watch the Labriola National American Indian Data Center 2022 National Book Award talk featuring “Pollution Is Colonialism” by Max Liboiron (Red River Métis/Michif). The book presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or agai...

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Map of the Month: October 2022

Our October Map of the Month is this undated Spanish map titled “Corea y Sur de Mandchuria” (Korea and South Manchuria). It depicts the Korean Peninsula and Southern Manchuria just prior to the start of the Russo-Japanese War, before Japanese occupation and the Division of Korea. It includes various...

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Solving human problems through nature, a guide to Naturespace

Where can you go to find seeds, shells and a taxidermy Gila monster? The ASU Library’s Naturespace, now open at Hayden Library, offers access to an interactive natural history collection for students, faculty, staff and community. From engineering to design, the collection offers visitors the abilit...

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'Tempe Sister Cities' exhibit celebrates citizen diplomacy at ASU Noble Library

The ASU Library, in collaboration with Tempe Sister Cities and The Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies, celebrates 50 years of citizen diplomacy in the Sister Cities program. Visitors to Noble Library on the Tempe campus can explore stories and photographs documenting the p...