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Labriola Center book award shines 'bright light' on Indigenous scholars
Kaitlin Reed couldn’t believe it when she learned she had been named the 2024 recipient of the Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award. The award, handed out by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center inside Arizona State University’s Hayden Library, is a national competition ...
ASU collections offer Indigenous perspective through traditional storytelling, innovative methodology
Cultural archives are usually organized in a way that reflects the perspective of those who administer the collection. With Arizona State University’s Native-led Labriola National American Indian Data Center, the archival team is working to change long-held practices by incorporating Indigenous way...
Patent and Trademark Resource Center a one-stop shop for innovators and creators
A new service at the ASU Library is ready to inspire more inventors in Arizona. The Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) celebrated its designation by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Oct. 10 at Hayden Library on the ASU Tempe campus. The PTRC is part of a nationwide ...
ASU Library publishes new report on inclusive print collections design
In a time when many academic libraries worldwide are reducing their print collections, how can a library creatively use its collections to engage the university community? A new report, "Enhancing an Academic Library Renovation Project with Creative Open Stack Print Collections Services," details t...
Chicano/a Research Collection preserves Latino history in Arizona and the Southwest
When Christine Marin was a student worker at Arizona State University in 1968, a movement of Latino students sat at the door of ASU President Homer Durham for a few days that fall semester. The group was quietly protesting for the addition of a research archive to document a culture that was then l...
Map of the Month: September 2024
¡Bienvenidos todos a la Ciudad de México! From the chinampas of Xochimilco to the National Palace in the city center, Mexico City is one of the most historically significant cities of Latin America. With it being the largest city in the western hemisphere, Mexico City is also one of the most economi...
ASU Library welcomes second cohort of ‘memory keepers’ to yearlong fellowship
The Community-Driven Archive Initiative (CDA) and Labriola National American Indian Data Center are excited to welcome the second cohort of memory keeper fellows to Hayden Library. This is also the final cohort funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Six fellows from Maricopa ...
New Geospatial Data Analyst Joins the Team: Kirk Kirchner
The Map and Geospatial Hub is pleased to welcome Kirk Kirchner to ASU Library. Kirk will take over the role of Geospatial Data Analyst at the Map and Geospatial Hub where he will carry out a variety of duties at the intersection of data management, metadata authorship, web mapping application develo...
Workshop: Mapping Your Future with Geo AI with Joseph Kerski
Arizona State University is pleased to be hosting Dr. Joseph J. Kerski, Education Manager for Esri, for the following 90-minute workshop event: Mapping Your Future with Geo AIThursday, October 17 2:00pm - 3:30 p.m. Tempe Campus, Hayden Library Research Commons, Room 335 (adjacent to the Map and Geo...