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Power Through Fall 2023 Finals With Night Owls!

December 6, 2023

The Library’s Night Owls program is here for you during reading days and finals week (December 6-14) to create space for brain breaks, de-stressing, snacks, coffee breaks and so much more! Activities* include (link to calendar)… ???? Fireside Writing – Dec 6 ????️ Coloring – Dec 6-14 ???? Late Night Snack Station – Dec 6-14.

“Really, Really Annoying” No More

October 30, 2023

Microsoft recently announced a resolution to a longstanding auto-formatting issue with Excel spreadsheets that has been frustrating researchers for years. While Microsoft’s popular productivity products, such as Word and Excel, were perhaps designed with industry workplaces in mind, their widespread adoption in specialized academic settings has led to some particular frustrations with the “one-size-fits-all” autocorrect.

International Open Access Week 2023: Community Over Commercialization

October 23, 2023

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian We invite you to join us in championing the idea that access to information should be free, open and available to all, which is recognized each year during International Open Access Week. This year’s theme – “Community Over Commercialization” – is being celebrated from October 23–29 and is dedicated to.

Ballet Folklorico Mexicapan group company

Recognizing Latinx Heritage Month

September 26, 2023

Latinx Heritage Month*, also known as National Hispanic Heritage Month, is observed each year between September 15 to October 15, to celebrate Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, including those from indigenous backgrounds. To highlight these individuals’ contributions, history and heritage, we invite you to explore the.

Addressing ChatGPT in the Library’s Academic Integrity Tutorial

August 29, 2023

The Claremont Colleges Library provides three interactive tutorials that are key to helping students kickstart their academic career: Start Your Research, Getting Started with Literature Reviews, and Exploring Academic Integrity. Students can take these tutorials on their own, or faculty can assign them in their courses. While we’re always looking to improve our tutorials and.

Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration cover

Honor Juneteenth with These Related Library Resources

June 16, 2023

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state were free. This day came to be known as Juneteenth and is now officially a federal holiday. To honor the hardships and enduring spirit that led up to this historic day that.

Sit-in at Pendleton Business Office, Claremont University Consortium, 1975

How You Can Help Preserve the Voices of Social Movements

June 14, 2023

Just like the student curators of the Archiving Social Movements exhibit, you too can preserve and archive the voices and histories of social movements – including both significant and lesser-known events in culture and society related to activism, civil rights, education, environmentalism, labor, politics, war and more – by contributing to Special Collections and Archives.

Celebrating Pride Month with Open Access Book Publisher Punctum Books

June 5, 2023

In honor of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month (aka Pride Month) which is observed each June, we are pleased to announce that The Claremont Colleges Library has joined Punctum Books Supporting Library Membership Program for one year. Punctum Books is a scholar-led, queer-led and peer-reviewed academic book publisher devoted to.

Street in Soochow (1930) from the Oriental Study Expedition Archive

Recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 26, 2023

This month we recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPIH) Month. To highlight these individuals’ contributions, history and heritage, we invite you to explore the following events, books and materials from The Claremont Colleges Library’s digital and physical collections. In Search of a New Home: The Yao Family’s Journey from Shanghai to Canton to.

10th Annual LURA Winners & Ceremony

April 11, 2023

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 10th Annual Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA). Students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources, receive recognition and cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500 for their work. The Library again received.