WVU Libraries

🎙️🎙️TONIGHT🎙️🎙️ Join WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Family Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Dr. Erik Herron, and keynote speaker Dr. Tracy Campbell of University of Kentucky, in WVU Libraries' Milano Reading Room downtown at 5 p.m.

Dr. Campbell will draw connections between the past and present about election integrity in the United States. You do not want to miss this opportunity to hear more about how the struggle with illicit practices has been a long tradition that stretches back to the founding of the country.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/2gbG50TraXK

We're proud to share we'll be hosting Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan on Oct. 2 in honor of American Archives Month.

Dr. Shogan will discuss the role of archives and records in strengthening the nation’s democracy, the vital importance of preserving and understanding history, and the work of the US National Archives (NARA) in a moderated discussion.

This event is open to all students, faculty, staff, and the public. RSVP today to ensure your spot at this momentous occasion!

https://ow.ly/EojA50Tqk07

Interested in learning how to use R and RStudio to advance your research? Attend this three-part workshop!

Each event will be online with a limited number of seats. Registration is required at https://wvu.libcal.com/calendar/researchcommons?cid=9552&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=9552&inc=0

WVU Libraries is offering a 3 part workshop available for students and faculty to learn about Python.

Each workshop is online with a limited number of seats. Registration is required.

To register or for more information, visit https://wvu.libcal.com/calendar/researchcommons?cid=9552&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=9552&inc=0

Looking to streamline your research? LibKey Nomad offers instant PDF access to top journals brought to you by WVU Libraries. Yes, please! Download the LibKey Nomad browser extension to unlock scholarly research on the web. Learn more here [https://libguides.wvu.edu/libkeynomad].

Welcome back, students! We hope you had a fantastic first couple of weeks of school. WVU Libraries has several workshops on different topics throughout the year. Starting this week, there are two that students and faculty can attend! 😁📚💻

Online events have limited seating and require registration. For more information, or to register, visit https://wvu.libcal.com/calendar/researchcommons?cid=9552&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=9552&inc=0

📢📢 Attention WVU Students 📢📢

Help make a difference in the WVU Library System by joining the Library Taskforce! Apply by September 16 and you could meet monthly with the Deans of WVU Libraries, collaborate with SGA, and make your voice heard.

Welcome to our new Instruction and Public Services Archivist, Bridget Jamison.

The West Virginia Regional History Center (WVRHC) is delighted to welcome our new Instruction and Public Services Archivist, Bridget Jamison.

Bridget holds a Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) and Master of Arts in History degrees from the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park. Previously an information literacy research and teaching fellow at UMD Libraries and an instruction and outreach intern teaching with primary sources at UMD Special Collections and University Archives, Bridget brings a wealth of instruction and archival research knowledge to the WVRHC.

Learn more about Bridget, the WVRHC and how to work with our experts.

https://exlibris.lib.wvu.edu/news/2024/08/27/wvrhc-welcomes-instruction-public-services-archivist

Aerial Detection and Release of Natural Enemy Insects using Drones to Manage Invasive Species
2024 Graduate Student Exhibit Award Winning Exhibit
By Kushal Naharki, Graduate Research Assistant,
Division of Plant and Soil Science, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resource and Design
WVU Downtown Library Graduate Commons, September 2024-May 2025
Panel Discussion: November 20, 2024, 4pm

For more information, visit: https://exhibits.lib.wvu.edu/exhibits/aerial-detection

The campus-wide "Our Vote - Our Values" initiative and Art in the Libraries will offer limited edition FREE voting stickers in September. Which one would you put on your laptop? Vote today!

https://forms.gle/vz3kY8iJrQt6jwZHA

Join us for a series of events exploring values and voting in the United States. This series was produced by Dr. Erik Herron, WVU, with sponsorship from the WV Humanities Council, Art Museum of WVU, WVU Humanities Center, WVU Libraries, & the WVU Department of Political Science.

The beauty and vitality of the United States' ecosystems come to life in "Trout in the Classroom," an exhibition celebrating the wonder of native species and the educational impact of experiential learning. This exhibition showcases the collaborative efforts of local schools, community volunteers, and university students in exploring the life cycle of rainbow trout through quilts, paintings, prints, and photographic documentation of the project process.

Trout in the Classroom: A Journey Through Art and Science
Curated by Jennifer Ripley Stueckle, WVU Teaching Professor, Biology
2024 WVU Art in the Libraries Faculty Exhibit Awardee
WVU Downtown Library Room 1020

Curator talk, Oct. 18, 12pm in Downtown Library, Room 1020

New exhibitions are up at the Health Sciences Library! The picture below correlates with the exhibit "Prescriptions for Change."

Big Pharma Lobbyists: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
By Katy Giebenhain
2020, mixed media (sheepskin, spray paint, laser print)
31 x 17.5 inches framed

Last week, Art in the Libraries Curator Sally Brown travelled exhibits across the region. Hacking the Library came down from the Morgantown Downtown Library and traveled to Marshall University Libraries. Indigenous Appalachia came down from WVU Beckley Campus Library and traveled to Appalachian State University Library in Boone, NC. The People of Color in Healthcare in West Virginia exhibit is now up at WVU Beckley Campus Library. The Food Justice in Appalachia came down from its final stop in Boone, and is now in the collection of the WVU Food Justice Center.

To celebrate the legendary Jerry West, the WVRHC is featuring a special exhibit showcasing jerseys and memorabilia from his iconic careers with the LA Lakers and WVU Basketball. Come check it out at the Downtown Library, 2nd floor atrium! 🌟📚

Trout in the Classroom: A Journey Through Art and Science, Curated by Jennifer Ripley Stueckle, WVU Teaching Professor of Biology, is up in WVU Downtown Library Room 1020 through May. The WVU Faculty Award-winner 2024 Prof. Stueckle will give a presentation on October 18, 12 pm.

Hidden No More: The Enduring Impact of Native American and Enslaved People on the Evansdale Neighborhood and WVU Campus, an exhibit by Associate Professor of Anthropology Amy Hirshman that debuted at the Evansdale Library, is now on view on the 6th floor of the WVU Downtown Library.

Need a new read for the summer? WVU allows access to Overdrive, where students can explore & read millions of books online for free. Visit https://www.overdrive.com/ browse their free selection of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines today! 📚

CLIO: a journal published by the WVU College of Art and Design Art History Club as published its second volume. (https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/clio/) The club is planning on making a call for submission in the Fall of 2024 for volume 3.

Help us identify objects in our collection!

Does anyone know the name of this instrument and/or what it was used for?

A big part of the work going on this year at the Neal Museum is cataloging the museum's collections. This entails describing, measuring, and noting the condition of every object under the care of the museum. We have been building a collection catalog to best care for our collection and help us provide the best educational experiences to our visitors.

In most museums, what you see on exhibit is not everything in the collection. At the Neal Museum we collect, protect, and use objects that represent a wide variety of topics related to healthcare in West Virginia. For example, this collection of uniform pieces and a office sign of Dr. Lorilla Bullard who was an Assistant Physician at Weston's Hospital for the Insane between 1896 and 1901.

Learn more about Dr. Bullard here: https://news.lib.wvu.edu/2024/01/08/lorilla-bullard-doctor-to-insane-women/

New article on the website: "Preparing for Fallout: WVU, the Medical Center, and Cold War Civil Defense"

"WVU’s School of Medicine began preparing for nuclear disaster a few months before the Cuban Missile Crisis in August 1962. The University established their Medical Center Fallout Shelter Plan Committee on July 31, and the committee began to develop their plan in August. The Medical Center was, at the time, the largest building in the state, and thus, able to hold a significant number of people in the event of nuclear war...."

https://nealmuseum.wvu.edu/learn/2024/06/14/preparing-for-fallout-wvu-the-medical-center-and-cold-war-civil-defense

Access Kanopy at https://www.kanopy.com/en/wvu for this summer's movie picks! 🌞🌴🌊😎

The Art in the Libraries exhibit, Hacking the Library, was featured last Friday, June 14th in the Daily Atheneum!

Visit https://www.thedaonline.com/news/university/wvu-libraries-hosts-art-exhibit-to-showcase-evolution-of-libraries/article_7652962c-298c-11ef-913d-7f1304917ce4.html to read/listen to the article! 😁

For more info, visit:

Slide 1: https://exhibits.lib.wvu.edu/exhibits/wvu-art-in-the-libraries-retrospective-2015-2024

Slide 2: https://exhibits.lib.wvu.edu/exhibits/artificial-intelligence

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Visit https://exhibits.lib.wvu.edu/awards/graduate-student-awards for more information! 😄🏆