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Get certified in data science

Gain knowledge and learn how to solve problems with data. Now available through the ASU Library’s Unit for Data Science and Analytics, a free, new digital learning experience offers credentialing to students, faculty and staff of all levels and disciplines in need of an in...

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More than words: Acknowledging Indigenous land

“The ASU Library acknowledges the 22 Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries.” Thus begins the Arizona State University Library’s first-ever Indigenous land acknowledgement – a five-sentence, 116-word statement about the place that the library and the un...

Agnes Smedley exhibit opens in China

Most Americans, today, might not recognize the name Agnes Smedley. That’s because the American journalist made a name for herself in China, where she lived and worked between 1929 and 1941, and rose to national fame as a writer of China’s revolution, deeply opposed to the ...

Text on white background that reads, "We stand with the Black community of ASU and Arizona and we will continue to support individuals as they speak their truth and document their stories of resiliency and acts of racism against marginalized communities across the state. We see you, we hear you, and you matter."

Preserving history, telling stories: in the service of justice and equity

June 3, 2020 With the recent senseless killings of Black people across this country including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Dion Johnson, ASU Library stands with the Black Lives Matter movement in condemning these deaths. President...

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ASU Library open for remote services

The ASU Library is open for remote services only during summer sessions A, B and C. For questions related to the library, research, library collections and other archival materials, Ask a Librarian is a click, text, email or call away. Ask a Librarian connects the ASU ...

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ASU archivist named 2020 'Mover & Shaker'

Nancy Godoy, Associate Archivist of the ASU Library's Chicano/a Research Collection and leader of Community-Driven Archives Initiative, has been named a 2020 “Mover and Shaker” by the Library Journal for her pioneering work that reimagines the role of archives as safe, incl...

Tips for moving a class online

As stay-at-home orders swept the globe last month, an abundance of free resources quickly emerged, available for teachers moving to online learning, parents looking to educate their children at home and adults seeking alternative ways to continue their learning and education. For teachers and profe...

3D printed parts for face masks and shields are scattered across a table in the Hayden Library Makerspace

Library's Makerspace tackles a new challenge: COVID-19

While Hayden Library has been quieter these days, the library’s 3D printers have been humming all week – thanks to Victor Surovec and the round-the-clock work he and his staff are undertaking, as part of Arizona State University’s COVID-19 emergency response. Over the last...

ASU For You offers publicly accessible learning tools

During the current crisis, Arizona State University is doing everything it can to guarantee access to high quality digital tools and resources for education to ensure that learning continues on a grand scale. Whether you’re looking for teaching or training materials, or ju...