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Staff Profile: Bobbi Coffey, Finance Research Librarian
Before joining Princeton University Library in 2017, Finance Research Librarian Barbara (Bobbi) Coffey spent over 30 years in the financial industry, in roles ranging from managing director of equity research to vice president of finance in a publicly traded internet company.
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2021 in General news -
Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger (1862-1925): The unseen champion of Vincent Van Gogh
In January of this year, Marquand Library acquired a catalogue of one of the earliest exhibitions of art by Vincent van Gogh following his death in July 1890.
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 in General news -
Inside PUL: Preservation and Conservation gives new life to well-worn items
Tucked away on the A Floor of Firestone Library, the Preservation & Conservation Department and its tight-knit staff are hard at work on repairing and conserving the various items that live in Princeton University Library’s (PUL) collections. While some of the staff are gingerly removing old glue from bindings, others are mending tears in pages, all in the name of ensuring PUL items are stable and accessible for years to come.
Posted on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Series: Inside PUL -
PUL leads the Ivy League in Latin American Indigenous languages materials
According to a recent article published in College & Research Libraries (C&RL), Princeton University Library (PUL) ranks as the third academic library in the U.S. for holdings in Latin American Indigenous languages, behind Tulane University and the University of Texas.
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Collections -
Now online: Capturing Feathers, a virtual bird imagery exhibition
A new digital Princeton University Library (PUL) exhibition explores the bird imagery in the Library’s Digital Repository and highlights the importance of birds as an indicator species, serving as one of nature’s primordial messengers of climate change.
Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2021 in General news -
Q&A: FLI is Fly Week and SIFP with Sara Howard
Between April 19-25, Princeton University Library joins the University community in celebrating FLI is Fly week, which celebrates the successes of first-generation and low-income (FLI) students while shining a spotlight on available resources and services.
Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Anti-Racism & Social Justice -
Virtual teaching with collections: ‘Reading the Landscapes of Colonial Latin America’
This spring, students in the course, “Reading the Landscapes of Colonial Latin America,” taught by Noa Corcoran-Tadd, associate research scholar and lecturer in Latin American studies, examined the Library’s Mesoamerican manuscripts collection to gain insight into the dramatic influence of Spanish colonialism of the Americas.
Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 in Series: Teaching with Collections -
Join us! The Ground Truth on Our Water, April 23
Join Librarian for Chemistry, Geosciences & Environmental Studies Emily Wild this Friday, April 23 at 2 p.m. for "The Ground Truth on Our Water: Hydrology Resources from Planet Earth to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed."
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Events & Workshops -
Featured E-Resource: Black Lives Matter research guide for systemic racism and activism
To support research related to the Black Lives Matter movement, this Princeton University Library research guide features information about systemic racism and activism.
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, Resources -
Featured E-Resource: Black Lives Matter research guide for policing and incarceration
Princeton University Library draws your attention to its Black Lives Matter research guide about policing and incarceration.
Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2021 in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource, Resources
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