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Love Data Week 2026! Where’s the data?

International Love Data Week happens with a new theme every year. This year is ‘Where’s the Data?’ — a way to get people thinking about data’s journey from collection through storage and preservation....

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Mapping Neurodiversity: An Introduction to OpenStreetMap

Register now!Event Description:Join the ASU Library to learn about the open-source mapping platform OpenStreetMap and its potential to support accessibility and neurodiverse communities.Led by social ...

Left to right: Director of Navajo Nation Library, Pete Donovan (Diné), Program Coordinator, Yitazba Largo-Anderson (Diné), Archivist and Assistant Librarian, Vina Begay (Diné), Sr. Program Coordinator, Eric Hardy (Diné) tabling at 2026 Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day

Labriola Center Blog: January 2026

Events covered in this blog post include Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day, Whittier Elementary School visit, Alchesay High School Visit, Recharge 2026, and Languages of the Four Directions.20...

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Ragsdale Family Papers reveal rich history of Black leadership and impact in Arizona

Civil rights advocates. Business owners. Community leaders. There are not enough words to describe the many hats Lincoln and Eleanor Ragsdale wore in their lifetimes.The Ragsdale family shaped Phoenix...

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ASU at Tohono O'odham Parade

ASU for YOU!Arizona State University is a place where students from the Tohono O’odham Nation can learn, grow, and lead. With exceptional student support, hundreds of degree options, a Nationally reco...

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ASU Library launches new Open Access Publishing Fund for ASU authors

ASU Library is pleased to announce the launch of the ASU Open Access Publishing Fund. This fund is designed to support ASU authors who wish to make their scholarly articles freely available immediatel...

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Map of the Month: January 2026

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States. This map, Proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina-Tennessee, shows one set of proposed ...

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Join the 'Seeds of Language, Seeds of Stories' Poetry Workshop Series

In partnership with AZ Humanities, Phoenix Public Library at South Mountain Community College and the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, join a free four-part creative writing workshop pro...

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ASU Library student employees recognized for outstanding service

Every day, ASU Library student employees engage visitors, students, faculty and staff with library services and resources, in person on all campuses and online. Last month, two of those ASU Library s...