News Stories
Silver Special Collections is excited to present a series of online presentations about book arts in April.
Recent additions to the Rare Book collection include a 1499 treatise, a manuscript volume of short works copied between 1475 and 1485, and a rare copy of the first edition of Gerard’s The Herball.
UVM Libraries are open for the spring 2021 semester, beginning on February 1st. Learn more about facilities access and remote services.
The University of Vermont's Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, in collaboration with the UVM Libraries Center for Digital Initiatives, announces the availability of a new digital resource, Absurdities and Realities of Special Education. The new collection includes over 300 cartoons depicting issues and research findings about special education, schooling, and disability-related issues
Negotiations to renew UVM's ScienceDirect contract have failed, as Elsevier has come nowhere close to offering a price we can afford. The UVM Libraries remain committed to obtaining any Elsevier articles you need. Interlibrary Loan will fill without charge every request you send us.
Events
Our digital series, "Gathering Leaves: Conversations about Book Arts," continues with a presentation by UVM English professor Liz Fenton. Professor Fenton will discuss how an interest in the history of printing first emerged out of and then revitalized her work as a literary critic.
Join us on April 15 for the second presentation in our online series, "Gathering Leaves: Conversations about Book Arts," when anthropologist Luis Vivanco will publicly unveil his latest comic, explore the relationship between comics and book arts, and discuss some of the primary research, creative, and technical challenges involved in this project.
Photographer, printer and bookmaker Andrew Frost opens our digital series, "Gathering Leaves: Conversations about Book Arts" on April 1 with a discussion about artists' books.
A new exhibit space in the Davis Center provides a venue in which the work and struggles of Black, Indigenous and People of Color at UVM can be acknowledged and celebrated.The inaugural exhibit is centered on the experiences of Black members of the UVM community. Visit the Fireplace Lounge to see the exhibit or view it online.
To celebrate Archives Month, we’re inviting you to join us in a Transcribe-A-Thon during the last week of October.
🗞Read all about it!🗞 Through April 30th, UVM Libraries has digital access to the Daily Mail Historical Archive. Daily Mail is a popular British newspaper focusing on European history and culture from the late 19th century on. An early user of images, the newspaper has been widely read and heavily subscribed to all over Europe and beyond. Take advantage of this trial by visiting the Historical Newspapers research guide via the Howe website. Link in bio.