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J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Papers first to join recently established Black Collections initiative

Jessica Salow was recently named archivist of Black Collections at ASU Library, a new role for a new collection, both created as part of the university’s LIFT (Listen, Invest, Facilitate, Teach) Initiative. The J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Papers is the first of the Black Collections to be arranged, descri...

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New table in Labriola Center recalls canals built by Hohokam

A new table made by Indigenous people for an Indigenous space at Arizona State University evokes the ancient canal system built by the Hohokam tribe that first sustained people in the Valley. The 25-foot table, a collaboration between a local artist and the Indigenous Design Collaborative in the De...

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Alex Soto named director of Labriola Center

The Arizona State University Library has appointed Alex Soto to the position of director of the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, the library's dedicated Indigenous research, study and gathering spaces and services supporting scholarship, education and communit...

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Mapping the ASU Library map collection

Everyone, no matter where they’re located, now has the power to visit Arizona State University's Map and Geospatial Hub, located on the third floor of Hayden Library, to explore and access its geographic information resources. All thanks to a new tool: the 3D Explorer. Th...

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ASU Library welcomes you to Spring 2022! Here's what you need to know

Welcome! All of our libraries are open for the Spring 2022 semester.  In order to support the health and success of the entire ASU community, please note the following updates (which are subject to change). Get in touch with us for further information about how the library...

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Vault Gallery opens new downtown exhibit

All Around You is the latest art exhibit to arrive at the Downtown Phoenix campus Library’s Vault Gallery just in time for the Fall 2021 semester. A collection of images by local photographer Julia Letcher, the exhibit features close-up photographs of bees and flowers,...

ASU Library awarded digital preservation grant

Stacey Erdman The Arizona State University Library and its partner organizations were selected by the Institute of Museum and Library Services as the recipient of a 2021 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program award, totaling $249...

Introducing Course Resource Services

The ASU Library's Course Reserve service has a new name: Course Resource Services. Course Resource Services works closely with instructors to search, select, manage and organize learning materials, and integrate them directly into Canvas (or other learning management systems) using the Library Reso...

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Book collection helps children of incarcerated parents

The ASU Library has partnered with the ASU Center for Child Well-Being, within the Watts College for Public Service and Community Solutions, on a new collection of 64 books designed to support Arizona's nearly 100,000 children of parents who are incarcerated. Over 2.7 mill...