News Releases
- Libraries Programs Help Students with Fall "Crunch"
- AUSTIN, Texas (November 13, 2008) - The University of Texas Libraries will host "Crunch Time" from Nov. 18-20 at the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) to raise awareness of beneficial resources and services which are available at the point of need during the pressure-filled final weeks of the semester, as well as the rest of the year............................. [Continued]
- Noted Spanish Author to Provide Lecture, Reading
- AUSTIN, Texas (November 10, 2008) - Spanish novelist, poet, playwright and filmmaker Vicente Molina Foix will visit The University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday, Nov. 11 and Wednesday, Nov. 12 to participate in events relating to his work............................ [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries Announce Civil War Series and Lecture
- AUSTIN, Texas (November 10, 2008) - "The Littlefield History of the Civil War Era," a 16-volume series of books covering the earliest rumblings of disunion to Reconstruction, has been announced by The University of Texas Libraries............................ [Continued]
- New Library Catalog Feature Provides Window for Users
- AUSTIN, Texas (September 23, 2008) - Visitors to the University of Texas Libraries catalog can now use a new feature to "check out" books before they check them out through incorporation of the Google Book Search feature, which will allow users to browse and read content from Google Books directly from a book's record screen in the library catalog.......................... [Continued]
- Copyright Center Streamlines Teaching, Research Permissions
- AUSTIN, Texas (September 9, 2008) - The University of Texas at Austin is joining 29 other universities participating in the Copyright Clearance Center’s burgeoning Annual License program, which will provide the rights to use a repertoire of resource materials for a range of research and teaching purposes for students, faculty and researchers......................... [Continued]
- Benson Latin American Collection Opens Horman Papers To Research
- AUSTIN, Texas (September 9, 2008) - The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas Libraries has opened the Joyce Horman and Edmund Horman Papers to researchers.......................... [Continued]
- Libraries Receive $1.2 Million Grant To Preserve Record of Human Rights Violations, Genocide
- AUSTIN, Texas (July 16, 2008) - The University of Texas Libraries have received a $1.2 million grant from The Bridgeway Foundation to collect and preserve in digital form the fragile record of genocide and human rights conflicts worldwide........................ [Continued]
- Texas Digital Library Recognized by State Computing Professionals
- AUSTIN, Texas (July 14, 2008) - The Texas Digital Library has received the 2008 Higher Education Excellence Award from the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communication (TASSCC)....................... [Continued]
- Libraries’ Lecture Features Local Playwrights In Panel Discussion on April 10
- AUSTIN, Texas (March 28, 2008) - The University of Texas Libraries and the Fine Arts Library announce the third annual David O. Nilsson Lecture in Contemporary Drama featuring a panel of notable Austin playwrights to discuss their influences and the current state and potential future of their art on both a local and broad scale...................... [Continued]
- Actor Luis Avalos to Speak at Benson's "¡ A Viva Voz!" Celebration
- AUSTIN, Texas (March 24, 2008) - The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection hosts its sixth annual celebration of Latino culture, "¡A Viva Voz!," on Thursday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m., with a reception following a talk by noted actor Luis Avalos. The public is invited..................... [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries Co-sponsor global leadership program Act Local - Think Global
- AUSTIN, Texas (February 4, 2008) - The Libraries are co-sponsors of a global leadership program to take place on campus on February 13..................... [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries Appoints Interim Head of Benson Latin American Collection
- AUSTIN, Texas (January 18, 2008) - Margo Gutiérrez has been named interim head librarian for the Benson Latin American Collection, a unit of the University of Texas Libraries at The University of Texas at Austin. The appointment is effective Jan. 31, upon the retirement of Head Librarian Ann artness................... [Continued]
- UT Libraries Launch "Widgets" Page to Provide Tools for the Web Savvy
- AUSTIN, Texas (December 7, 2007) - Just in time for end-of-semester projects, the University of Texas Libraries has launched a page of tools that make finding and utilizing information on the web a lot easier.................. [Continued]
- Credit Union Student Learning Commons Opens in Perry-Castañeda Library on Aug. 31
- AUSTIN, Texas (August 31, 2007) - A new space in the Perry-Castañeda Library funded by a $500,000 gift from the University Federal Credit Union will open at the end of August................. [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries/Texas Exes partnership expands alumni benefits
- AUSTIN, Texas (August 30, 2007) - The University of Texas Libraries and the Texas Exes have entered into a collaborative agreement to further provide services to alumni of the University.................. [Continued]
- Notice to Users of the Benson Latin American Collection and Public Affairs Library regarding Construction in the Area
- AUSTIN, Texas (August 28, 2007) - Due to the renovation of the LBJ Library Plaza, access to the Benson Latin American Collection and the Public Affairs Library will be altered throughout the duration of the project, expected to extend from September 2007 until June 2009................. [Continued]
- Collection of Prominent Texas Architect Donated to University of Texas Libraries
- AUSTIN, Texas (February 1, 2007) - The University of Texas Libraries has acquired a collection of materials belonging to Houston architect and Frank Lloyd Wright devotee Karl Kamrath (1911-1988)................ [Continued]
- The University of Texas Libraries Partner with Google to Digitize Books
- AUSTIN, Texas (January 19, 2007) - The University of Texas at Austin has become the newest partner in a broad book digitization project with Google................ [Continued]
- University Federal Credit Union's $500,000 Funds Perry-Castañeda Library Renovation Project
- AUSTIN, Texas (January 18, 2007) - The University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) has given the University of Texas Libraries $500,000 for the renovation of the Perry-Castañeda Library’s main floor................ [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries recognize 25th Anniversary of Banned Books Week, September 23-30
- AUSTIN, Texas (September 22, 2006) - The University of Texas Libraries is pleased to join with organizations nationwide in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Banned Books Week. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted................ [Continued]
- Collection of playwright Sam Shepard obtained by University of Texas Libraries
- AUSTIN, Texas (September 13, 2006) - An archival collection of materials by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, actor and author Sam Shepard has been acquired by the University of Texas Libraries............... [Continued]
- Students Rewarded for Participation in University of Texas Libraries Survey
- AUSTIN, Texas (July 7, 2006) - Three University of Texas at Austin students were awarded Apple iPod nanos for their participation in a University of Texas Libraries user satisfaction survey............... [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries Endowment to Honor Former Director Harold Billings
- AUSTIN, Texas (April 27, 2006) - An endowment to benefit the University of Texas Libraries has been established to recognize its retired director, Harold Billings.............. [Continued]
- Credit Union fulfills $20,000 pledge to University of Texas Libraries
- AUSTIN, Texas (April 18, 2006) - The University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) has awarded $20,000 to the University of Texas Libraries toward its inaugural annual giving campaign............. [Continued]
- Libraries Host Inaugural Drama Lecture Featuring Gustafsson
- AUSTIN, Texas (April 17, 2006) - Novelist, poet, and essayist Lars Gustafsson will present the inaugural David O. Nilsson Lecture in Contemporary Drama at the Harry Ransom Center on April 20. The event is hosted by the University of Texas Libraries............ [Continued]
- Graphic novelist featured at Benson Collection’s ¡A Viva Voz! celebration on April 12th
- AUSTIN, Texas (March 24, 2006) - The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection hosts its fourth annual celebration of Latino culture, ¡A Viva Voz!, on April 12, 2006, at 5 p.m., with a reception following a talk by Jaime Hernandez of Los Bros Hernandez, creators of the <em>Love and Rockets</em> comics and graphic novels. The public is invited........... [Continued]
- $1 million gift to University of Texas Libraries is largest single grant in its history
- AUSTIN, Texas (March 9, 2006) - The University of Texas Libraries has received the largest single gift in its history, a $1 million grant from University of Texas at Austin alumnus Jan J. Roberts, who has established an endowment in honor of her late husband, Richard T. “Dick” Roberts........... [Continued]
- Readings by Monique Truong and Tayari Jones - March 9, 2006
- AUSTIN, Texas (March 1, 2006) - The University of Texas Libraries will host a reading by two up-and-coming literary stars in the Life Science Library at The University of Texas on March 9.......... [Continued]
- Newly renovated Fine Arts Library hosts open house on February 21
- AUSTIN, Texas (February 1, 2006) - On Tuesday, February 21, 2006, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., the Fine Arts Library will host an open house to celebrate with the University community its newly renovated main level. The new look and new services are the result of a year-long collaborative initiative between the University of Texas Libraries and the College of Fine Arts.......... [Continued]
- "Embrujo mexicano," an exhibit of photographs by George O. Jackson, Jr. opens at the Benson Collection
- AUSTIN, Texas (January 31, 2006) - "Embrujo mexicano," an exhibit of photographs by George O. Jackson, Jr., opens Thursday, February 9, 2006, on the first floor of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The 30 photographs in this exhibition, on view through August 31, 2006, were chosen from 76,000 slides that resulted from Jackson’s <a href="http://www.thessenceofmexicoproject.org">Essence of Mexico Project</a> . During the eleven-year Project, Jackson traveled throughout Mexico to photograph important festivals of more than sixty indigenous cultures as they existed in the final decade of the twentieth century.......... [Continued]
- Fine Arts Library main level renovated
- Austin, Texas (January 17, 2006) - Since 1979 the Fine Arts Library has served as the source for information on music, the visual arts, theatre and dance for the University of Texas and local communities. It now has a new look and is providing new services thanks to a collaborative initiative between the University of Texas Libraries and the College of Fine Arts.......... [Continued]
- Libraries offer free coffee and mugs during finals: Prufrock's free refills
- Austin, Texas (November 30, 2005) - During finals Prufocks’s will be offering one free refill daily with proof of purchase. The University of Texas Libraries will be giving away 1,000 spill-proof coffee mugs.......... [Continued]
- PMA Library opens Co-op-funded study space
- Austin, Texas (October 6, 2005) - The John M. Kuehne Physics Mathematics Astronomy Library (PMA) at The University of Texas at Austin has a new study space funded by the University Co-op.......... [Continued]
- Life Science Library extends hours for Fall 2005
- Austin, Texas (September 28, 2005) - Beginning Sunday, October 2, 2005, the Life Science Library will offer extended hours on a pilot basis for the remainder of the fall semester.......... [Continued]
- University of Texas Libraries will close on Saturday, September 24, 2005 due to Hurricane Rita
- Austin, Texas (September 22, 2005) - The University of Texas Libraries will close Saturday, September 24, 2005, and will reopen for regular hours on Sunday, September 25, weather permitting. We are monitoring the weather forecasts and may close all libraries at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 23.......... [Continued]
- UTOPIA introduces Constitution Day Web site
- Austin, Texas (September 12, 2005) - UTOPIA, the online knowledge gateway at The University of Texas at Austin, has introduced an informational Web site in celebration of Constitution Day 2005 on Sept. 16.......... [Continued]
- Architecture exhibition celebrates endowment
- Austin, Texas (August 31, 2005) - An exhibition featuring architectural drawings and archival material highlighting the legacy of architect Herbert Miller Greene (1871-1932) will be on display in the Architecture and Planning Library at The University of Texas at Austin from August 31 through December 20, 2005.......... [Continued]
- Papers of Diplomat George Lister Come to The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin, Texas (August 16, 2005) - He was called "Mr. Human Rights." A career foreign service officer, George Lister worked behind the scenes in the early 1970s to shake conventional wisdom that human rights concerns did not bear consideration in foreign policy decisions.......... [Continued]
- National Advisory Group established for UTOPIA
- Austin, Texas (July 22, 2005) - An advisory group of regional and national technology experts has been established to further enhance the progression of UTOPIA (http://www.utopia.utexas.edu), the University of Texas at Austin’s digital knowledge gateway.......... [Continued]
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