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The Lunch Tray Series: Noontime Poetry at the Library

For National Poetry Month this April, Tulane University Libraries (TUL) is launching a lunch time poetry reading and discussion event series starting with Karisma Price. During this first event, Karisma Price will read her own poetry and then engage with attendees in a Q&A session. We will be announcing the winners of the associated student poetry contest and will have the winners read… (read more)

Artist Books at TUSC: In Conversation with Alisa Banks, Kadin Henningsen, and Sara White

Get an introduction to artist books and learn more about our growing collection at Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC)! We are thrilled to host three incredible book artists on April 8 at 2:00 p.m. and explore their artist books held at TUSC. An art form in their own right, artist books have a long history and often use text, book craft, and sculptural elements to convey their ideas.… (read more)

For the humanities and social sciences: large number of Adam Matthew digital collections added

Tulane Libraries recently gained perpetual access to all pre-2016 digital collections offered by the venerable publisher Adam Matthew.  This includes 77 collections, containing more than 12 million pages of content, valued at more than $3.4 million.  The access came through a group-purchase arrangement negotiated with the publisher by the… (read more)

Tulane Libraries announce new agreement to broaden access to published research

The Tulane University Libraries have signed two Publish and Read agreements with two major scholarly journal publishers. Under these recent agreements, newly published articles by Tulane researchers appearing in any of nearly 500 academic journals from … (read more)

Tulane University jazz archive gets new name and expanded mission

Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC) is pleased to announce an expanded mission and new name for its famed music archive. Previously known as the Hogan Jazz Archive, the reconceived Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz will expand the scope of its collections, including acquisitions that document late 20th century and 21st-century contemporary… (read more)

Construction Alert: HTML ADA Ramp

Tulane University and Boudreaux Nathan Builders will begin repairs to the HTML ADA ramp on Friday, February 12, 2021.

Expected Timeline:  This project will begin Friday, February 12, 2021 and continue through Friday, February 19, 2021.  

Anticipated Impact:  Starting Friday, February 12, 2021, the Dixon side (right side) front ramp at Howard-Tilton Memorial… (read more)

Tulane Libraries Announce New Agreement to Broaden Access to Published Research

Tulane University Libraries are pleased to announce the signing of Publish and Read agreements with two major scholarly journal publishers. Under these new agreements, newly-published articles by Tulane researchers appearing in any of nearly 500 academic journals from … (read more)

Latin American & Caribbean Carnival 2021: Resources from The Latin American Library

The cancellation of carnival in 2021 due to COVID has been a huge disappointment to the crowds of revelers who line the streets in the company of family and friends. But it is also dealing a heavy economic toll in cities who depend on welcoming crowds of locals and tourists alike, and more specifically to musicians and dancers, to artists who produce the floats, to street vendors, restaurant… (read more)

EndNote 20 is now available at Tulane

Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences is happy to announce that EndNote 20 is now available to the entire Tulane Community. Students, staff, faculty, and researchers can download EndNote 20 for free for both macOS and Windows 10 computers.

EndNote 20 is reference management software with features to—

Finding Latin American News and Newspapers

The Latin American Library's Research & Instruction Librarian, Rachel Stein, is offering a workshop on March 9, 2021, 12pm-1pm, on finding Latin American news and newspapers. Attendees will learn about key resources and strategies for locating and accessing both contemporary and historical Latin American, Caribbean, Hispanic-American, and Latinx newspapers and news sources in print,… (read more)