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Course Resource Services saves students an average of $237 per class

ASU faculty and instructors looking to help students connect to their course materials at no cost can find specialized support at the ASU Library. By working with Course Resource Services (CRS) and using a tool called the Library Resource Organizer integrated within Canvas, instructors can save stud...

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Sun Devil Reads offers new books to explore at Hayden Library

As the ASU community returns to campus for the fall semester, students can find hundreds of new books to explore in the Sun Devil Reads collection at Hayden Library. Located on the second floor, the Sun Devil Reads collection is inspired by the academic and personal interests of ASU students, facult...

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Welcome to fall 2023

The fall semester is here! The ASU Library is excited to welcome you into our spaces and all library locations are open for the fall 2023 semester. Whether you are a first-year student or you are preparing to graduate, the ASU Library is here to help you succeed.  Find your classes and grab a map ...

Johnson’s California, Territories of New Mexico and Utah, Map depicting the Southwest U.S. Territories of New Mexico, Utah, and the States of California and Colorado as they were in 1862. Zoomed over modern day Arizona.

Map of the Month: August 2023

One hundred and sixty one years ago, the American Civil War was raging all across the country. During the height of this conflict, The Territory of Arizona was officially established in February of 1863. Efforts to create the Arizona Territory had been ongoing since at least 1856, with a few maps sh...

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Labriola Blog: July 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center This past July, the Labriola Center held a virtual book club and designed a book display in Fletcher Library honoring Arizona Tribes by sharing their tribal seals, a brief description of their community and QR code linked to their tribal website. You can view the...

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New Labriola Center space coming to Hayden Library

During the fall 2023 semester, the Labriola National American Indian Data Center is embarking on a new construction project at Hayden Library. The center will be expanding on the second floor to offer comprehensive library services and events to better support Indigenous ASU students, faculty, staff...

Continuing the legacy: the Taliesin Associated Architects collection

At the time of his death in 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright was working on around a hundred and twenty projects that were in various stages of development. Members of the Taliesin Fellowship, a group of apprentices and their families who lived, worked and studied with Wright at Taliesin in Wisconsin and Ta...

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Upward Bound students unleash creativity in Makerspace

This summer, Arizona high school students in the Upward Bound program gained experience working with new creative and emerging technologies in the ASU Library’s Makerspace. Students spent several weeks learning about 3D printing at Hayden Library on the Tempe campus, and successfully completed final...

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Labriola Blog: June 2023 Event Highlights

Labriola Blog: June 2023 Event Highlights Photo of student's hands interacting with turntable NASAW - Sunday, June 18, 2023 - Saturday, June 24, 2023 Earlier this month, the Native American Summer Arts Workshop (NASAW) took place ...