News Stories
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees voted to remove the name of Guy W. Bailey, UVM’s 13th president, from the main university library.The official name for the building, previously Guy W. Bailey/David W. Howe Memorial Library, will now be David W. Howe Memorial Library.
International Open Access Week is October 22 – 28, 2018! As a scholar, why should you support and participate in open access publishing models?
The Jack and Shirley Silver Special Collections Library is now open in the Billings Library at 48 University Place.
Special Collections staff are starting to pack for the move to the second level of Billings Library.
Our digital collections have moved! After 10 years of delivering content through a system designed and built by Center for Digital Initiatives staff, we have migrated into a new platform. Islandora, built and maintained by an international community, allows us to introduce some exciting new features.
Events
On February 12 at 5:30 pm, Professor Carl Martin of Norwich University will give a public lecture on "Sir Thomas Wyatt and the Problem of Periodization."
Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, which represents 400+ makers of contemporary fine press and artists’ books, will once again be showcasing current inventory. Drop in any time between 10 am and 12 pm on November 9 for this rare chance to look at and handle the best of today’s melding of art and books.
Silver Special Collections is pleased to announce that UVM Professor of German and Folklore Wolfgang Mieder will participate in our lecture series this fall with a presentation on October 31 at 5:30.
On November 15 at 5:30 pm, Michael Bailey, professor of history at Iowa State University, will speak on “Preacher, Reformer, Witch-Hunter: Johannes Nider and the Religious World of the Late Middle Ages.”
On October 26 from 2-6, join NH teaching artist Marek Bennett for a hands-on comics creation lab, featuring source materials from the Vermont Folklife Center and UVM Special Collections or materials you bring along.
Need some help de-stressing during the last week of classes, during exams or maybe life in general? We have this book available electronically in our collection. Check it out! #uvmlibraries #instauvm #uvm #interlibraryloan