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Getting Students In: Instruction with Archives and Special Collections
It’s never too early to experience archival instruction. Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBM) is dedicated to education. We implemented an outreach program this fall, inviting instructors on campus to enhance their students’ classroom learning experience, engaging students in primary source research fr...
The Reading Room is Open
When patrons want to view noncirculating materials from ASU Library’s Distinctive Collections and Archives they make an appointment to come to the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library. One of the fun things about working in the reading room is learning about the variety of projects on which pa...
Diving Deeper into ASU’s Rare Books and Manuscripts: Our Incunable of Dante’s Divine Comedy
The subject of our first “Diving Deeper” series is Dante’s Divine Comedy to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death on September 14, 1321. “Nel mezo del camin di nostra uita” — the Florentine poet, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), tells his readers at the beginning of the first canto of Infe...
An Homage to Terror: Simon Redington and The Impact of “Bomb,” Fifty Years Later
Simon Redington’s Bomb, published in 2008, is an homage to the strikingly beautiful language of “Bomb,” by Gregory Corso, re-conceptualized for the poem’s fiftieth anniversary. In collaboration with The Kamikaze Press, Redington breathes new life into this paramount, Beat piece through an artistry t...
Graduation and Distinctive Collections
As I prepare for graduation and life beyond college, I can't help but think back on my college experience and all the aspects of it that fostered the person that I am today. Part of my learning experience as a student these four years at ASU includes working with distinctive collections. The many re...
A Glimpse into Oscar History: Academy Awards-Related Materials in the Jimmy Starr Papers
On Sunday, April 25, millions of people will likely watch the Academy Awards just like they do every year. Due to the ongoing pandemic, though, the 93rd Oscars will look decidedly unlike any that have preceded it. With strict precautions in place, attendees will be limited to nominees, their g...
A Look Back and a Look Ahead
This blog began as a way for those of us who work with the rich archival resources at ASU Library to remain connected to our community during a time when many standard interactions (such as patrons using materials in a reading room) were not possible due to COVID-19 restrictions. So far on this blo...
Sichuan University Library Exchange
Seonaid Valiant, Ph.D., MLIS, Curator for Latin American Studies, ASU Library. In September 2019 I traveled to Chengdu, China representing Arizona State University (ASU) Library in the Sichuan University Libraries Exchange program. ...
Welcome Back! Fall 2020 Information and the COVID-19 Impact
The Wurzburger Reading Room and the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room welcome everyone back to campus for Fall ’20! After a sudden shift in Spring and a most strange summer break, all of us at the reading rooms want to let you know a few things about ou...