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Preservation Week 2021: Preserving Community Archives April 25 – May 1, 2021

April 26, 2021

As spring cleaning is underway, many in our community will be left to contemplate how to preserve newly rediscovered treasures. From April 25 to May 1, hundreds will celebrate Preservation Week, a time when libraries across the country and around the world will raise awareness of the need for preservation of collections of all kinds.
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Coming Soon – Scholarship@Claremont Search Option on Library Homepage

April 19, 2021

Beginning on April 23, 2021, Scholarship@Claremont will be available as a search option on the main search box on the Library’s homepage. By default this search box searches holdings of “Libraries Worldwide”; other search options include limiting to just The Claremont Colleges Library holdings, Special Collections, and the Library’s website. Scholarship@Claremont is the Library’s open-access.
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Reopening Pilot: TCC Faculty Browsing Appointments – Starting 4/15/21

April 7, 2021

With the County of Los Angeles’ recent move into the orange tier under the State of California’s COVID-19 reopening framework, The Claremont Colleges Library welcomes the possibilities of more robust onsite Library services pending County approval. On April 15, the Library will begin a pilot program for faculty at The Claremont Colleges to make appointments.
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New César Chávez Research Guide

March 10, 2021

Our new César Chávez Research Guide is live! Check it out for information and resources on César Chávez and his life’s work.  The guide, which will be updated regularly, was created in partnership with Chicano Latino Student Affairs (CLSA). César Chávez (1927-1993) was a labor leader, community organizer, and civil rights activist. He co-founded the.
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Celebrating the Winners of the 2021 Library Undergraduate Research Awards

March 5, 2021

The Claremont Colleges Library has selected the winners of its 8th annual Library Undergraduate Research Awards (LURA). The awards honor students who demonstrate exemplary original research and scholarship, including remarkable skill and creativity in the use of library and information resources.  This year’s LURA winners are:  Senior Award Kristine Chang, Pomona Paper Title: “The Tip-of-the-Mandarin.
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The Library Celebrates Open Education Week (March 1-5)

March 2, 2021

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian It’s Open Education Week from May 1-5, 2021! First launched in 2012, Open Education Week is a celebration that aims to raise awareness about and highlight open education efforts around the world.  What do we mean when we talk about “Open Education”? It includes resources, tools, and practices that are.
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Western Water Symposium - Friday, March 5, 2021, 9am to 12:30pm on Zoom

Claremont Colleges Library hosts Western Water Symposium

February 11, 2021

The Claremont Colleges Library is pleased to announce the 2021 Western Water Symposium, to be held online Friday, March 5th, from 9am to 12:30 pm (PST). The Western Water Symposium is sponsored by The Claremont Colleges Library as part of programming associated with a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Digitizing Hidden Special Collections.
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