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Finals week: ASU Library is here to help

The end of the semester is here and finals are around the corner! Do you need help with final research papers or a place to study? Here are a few of the many resources you have access to at the ASU L...

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To understand the present, we must study the past

And to study the past, we must have access to as much material as possible. This includes primary sources like manuscripts and material objects, but also the scholarship and ancestries of thought that...

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Expanding open access in the humanities, education and beyond

What if a university’s research wasn’t locked behind paywalls? Through open-access publishing, researchers and scholars can make their work available to everyone. Open access removes barriers to impo...

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Celebrating the Journal of Surrealism and the Americas

The "Journal of Surrealism and the Americas" (JSA) at Arizona State University was one of the first multidisciplinary scholarly online-only journals dedicated to the surrealist diaspora and Indigenous...

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Bilingual Press relaunches with a new open access initiative

The Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe (BP | EB), a pioneering publisher of Chicano and Latino/a/x literature since 1973, is relaunching under new leadership with a bold new open access initiative: ...

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Leaders in education open access journal publishing

This year’s Open Access Week theme, Who Owns Our Knowledge? is fitting considering the present moment, when commercial interests and backlash to diversity and inclusion initiatives threaten to widen a...

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‘Read for Your Rights’ during Banned Books Week

For centuries, books have been challenged or banned because of their content or ideas. These ongoing actions raise concerns about access to information and intellectual freedom for both learners and e...

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Find your place at ASU Library on Library Day

Explore all the ways ASU Library can support you this semester. Stop by any ASU Library location on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for activities, resources and fun giveaways designed to ...

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Help your students save with Course Resource Services

As a new academic year begins, ASU Library understands the challenges that faculty, instructors and course designers encounter when preparing their courses. Between juggling multiple course tools, con...