Library News

From hurricanes to astrogeology: Princeton's geosciences librarian and collections serve national, international communities
In 2018, Chemistry, Geosciences, and Environmental Studies Librarian Emily Wild joined Princeton University Library (PUL) after serving as a hydrologist and librarian (physical scientist) at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for over two decades. Wild’s knowledge of the USGS data, publications, and applications – the world’s primary source of geosciences information – along with PUL’s extensive collections, makes the University a new hub for international geosciences research.
Posted on Monday, October 19, 2020 in
Selections from Library collections: Native American life and culture
Princeton University Library highlights a sampling of our collections on Native American life and culture, including phonotapes, advocacy records, newspapers, postcards, photographs, and manuscripts.
Posted on Monday, October 12, 2020 in Anti-Racism & Social Justice
Borrow Direct resumes beginning Sept. 28
Borrow Direct resumes incrementally beginning Sept. 28.
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2020 in
The Books and Prints of Anaïs Nin and her Gemor Press, Sept. 25
Please join us for the latest webinar in Princeton University Library's Special Collections Highlights Series.
Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in
Professor Betsy Levy Paluck and librarian Meghan Testerman awarded Data-Driven Social Science Initiative Grant to fund open database of prejudice reduction studies
The DDSSI Grant will fully fund the creation of a new enduring web platform with a searchable open database of all prejudice reduction studies.
Posted on Sunday, September 20, 2020 in General news
Celebrating the installation of María Berrío’s The Augur in Firestone Library
Artist María Berrío joins Mitra Abbaspour, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Holly Hatheway, Head Librarian of Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, to celebrate the installation of The Augur, the eight-foot-tall multi-technique work that Berrío created specifically for the Elfers Reading Room of Firestone Library.
Posted on Monday, September 14, 2020 in Events & Workshops
Featured E-Resource: Historical U.S. census and vital records
The guide provides access to U.S. census information from 1790 to 2010, including aggregated data reports and individual census records up to 1940.
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Featured E-Resource
NEH grant advances CDH commitment to DH in many languages
CDH project receive support from National Endowment for the Hunanities
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in
Featured E-Resource: The HistoryMakers, oral history database of African American leaders
Princeton University Library is pleased to provide faculty, students, and staff access to The HistoryMakers, a database of oral history interviews with more than 2,600 historically significant African Americans in fields such as the arts, business, education, entertainment, the law, the military, politics, religion, and science.
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Anti-Racism & Social Justice, Featured E-Resource
The Man Who Ran Washington: James A. Baker III Papers and book talk, Oct. 21
On Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m., Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent for The New York Times, and Susan B. Glasser, an American journalist and news editor, discuss their new book, "The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III."
Posted on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Events & Workshops