Jul 22, 2021
Pennsylvania plants in Special Collections & Archives
An herbarium is a collection of plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. Significant examples of herbaria are held in botanical gardens…
Announcements
Jul 19, 2021
Lafayette Libraries Participate in CiLIS for the Second Year
In June, the Lafayette College Libraries participated in Careers in Library and Information Science (CiLIS). CiLIS is an internship that brings together…
Jul 6, 2021
Libraries Join Open Education Network
The Libraries have become a member of the Open Education Network (OEN), a network of groups working in higher education to support and promote the goals…
Jun 28, 2021
New Primary Source Databases Now Available
The Libraries have completed the purchase of three new resources for primary research. The Database of Chinese Classics and Ancient Books Database (爱如生…
Jun 28, 2021
Digital Scholarship Services Launches the Richard Sharpless Industrial Worker Oral History Collection
With support from the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium, generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Digital Repository Librarian Nora…
May 24, 2021
Lehigh Valley Historical Maps Consortium launches a new website
The Lehigh Valley Historical Maps Consortium, coordinated by Lafayette Librarian John Clark, are excited to announce the launch of a new website, “Historical…
May 21, 2021
Hoff Staff Member of the Year Award
Circulation & Reserves Technician Alana Danois & Evening Custodian Mike Conover won the Hoff Award for Staff Member of the Year, which recognizes a staff…
May 14, 2021
Lafayette College Libraries Newsletter
Information on accessing the Washington Post and New York Times online, new acquisitions, and much more are in the inaugural newsletter of the Lafayette…
May 7, 2021
Traditional Publishers Have Moved Into Surveillance Capitalism
In recent years librarians and legal scholars have been shining a light on the growing data collection and surveillance practices of the largest publishers…
May 4, 2021
Our talk with Robert Macfarlane
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, the Lafayette Libraries and Office of Sustainability were pleased to welcome acclaimed nature writer Dr. Robert Macfarlane…