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Our November Map of the Month is this 1919 British War Office map titled “Map of Africa to Illustrate the Progress of Surveys and Explorations”. Originally published in 1914 and updated in this edition, it depicts the entirety of the African continent with data on the topographic surveys that had be...

During her first year at ASU, Lourdes Pereira became connected with the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, ASU’s Indigenous-led library, and became a student archivist. Learn how Pereira is fighting for her tribe’s federal recognition....

November is Native American Heritage Month, and while this annual celebration brings a heightened awareness, at ASU, the recognition does not end after the month is over.   "Here at the Labriola Center, we celebrate Indigenous peoples every day and every month of the year,” said Alexander Soto (Toh...

by Jordan Claire, Scholarly Communication Intern During International Open Access Week, we are connecting you with information that supports open access publication endeavors. There are many reasons why making your publications open access can benefit your research. By contributing to your field’s ...

Less than 3% of librarians and archivists in the United States are Black. Less than 2% are Indigenous peoples. It’s not hard, says Jessica Salow, to figure out why. “The reason why we don’t have a high representation of BIPOC people within this profession is because many folks who are in that age ...

How do we solve the enormous environmental challenges facing our planet? A good first step is to increase access to information and research. Open Access Week, an annual week promoting equitable and accessible information, kicks off Oct. 24 and runs through Oct. 30. The theme, Open for Climate Just...

Oh, people might have read John Wesley Powell’s 1875 book, ultimately titled “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” but the book wasn’t so much a deep dive into the size, beauty and geology of the Grand Canyon as much as it was a tale of the Wild West. “It was meant to be a geolog...

Starting on Sunday, October 23, Noble Library on the Tempe campus will be open twenty-four hours a day, five days a week.  Students, faculty and staff will need to use their Sun Card between the hours of 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays to access Noble Library. Check lib.asu.edu/hours fo...

By Janice Hermer, Karalyn Ostler, Kevin Pardon, and Matthew Harp A new National Institute of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy goes into effect on January 25, 2023. The last policy was implemented in 2003, nearly twenty years ago! With this update, all NIH gr...