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New in 2022: Notable Digital Acquisitions for the Sciences and Engineering

The following new and noteworthy digital collections were acquired during this past year for study and research in the Sciences and Engineering.

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New in 2022: Notable Digital Acquisitions for the Social Sciences and Humanities

The following new and noteworthy large digital collections were acquired during this past year for study and research in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

 

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Colloquium Series ft. Tulane Scholars: Relationships Between Latin America and New Orleans

This past Spring, The Latin American Library launched a colloquium series featuring Tulane scholars whose research considers relationships between Latin America and New Orleans.

The inaugural talk, on March 11, was by Marilyn Miller, Professor of Spanish and Sizeler Family Professor in Judaic Studies, who presented new research on a mid-century New… (read more)

Tom Sancton (pictured far right) plays clarinet with the Louis James Footwarmers, circa 1965 at Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, photographer: Jack Hurley; Hogan Archive Photography Collection PH002031, Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections.

Hogan Archive acquires Thomas A. Sancton collection of New Orleans jazz oral histories

The Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, a unit of Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC), has recently acquired an archival collection of audio cassette and micro-cassette recordings, and some transcripts, of interviews with traditional New Orleans jazz music artists and participants in 1982, 1990, and 1991. The interviews were conducted in New Orleans for TIME… (read more)

George Mallinson interviews musician Willie Humphrey (pictured seated at left) at Humphrey’s New Orleans home, on March 1, 1972, photographer: Jacqueline Mallinson, George G. and Jacqueline V. Mallinson collection, Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections.

The Hogan Archive acquires a new archival collection documenting New Orleans jazz elders in 1972

The Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, a unit of Tulane University Special Collections (TUSC), has recently acquired an archival collection containing materials intended for an unfinished 1972 documentary about New Orleans jazz elders who were still active. The George G. and Jacqueline V. Mallinson collection is one linear foot, and includes reel-to-reel… (read more)

pizza night

Pizza Night is Back!

Tulane University Libraries and Newcomb-Tulane College's Student Success team offer up cheese pizzas and pepperoni pizzas tonight in the basement of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library. 160 of them!

Success Coaches and Peer Success Leaders will be there to tell you about the services that they provide.

Come get a slice or two or three!!!

Anne Rice

Anne Rice’s complete archive open for research

The complete archival collection of famed bestselling New Orleans author Anne Rice is now… (read more)

EXTENDED: 2022 Libraries User Survey

EXTENDED: 2022 Libraries User Survey

Attention all Tulane students, faculty, and postdocs: Tell us how we are doing!

The Libraries are conducting a campus-wide user survey for Tulane students, faculty, and postdocs. The survey will gather your feedback about how well the Libraries support your coursework, teaching, and research. Your valuable input will help us learn more about your needs and make… (read more)

Image: Margaret Randall (1936-). 19-7-79 Nicaragua Libre. Ciudad Darío, Nicaragua, 1980. Nicaraguan Sandinista Archive Collection, The Latin American Library.

New Exhibit: Central America at The Latin American Library

A new exhibit, Central America at The Latin American Library, is now on view on the 4th floor of Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.

The exhibit celebrates the histories and cultures of the Central American countries—Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama—through The Latin American Library's unique and special collections. ​

Of special… (read more)

Open Now: 2022 Libraries User Survey

Open Now: 2022 Libraries User Survey

Attention all Tulane students, faculty, and postdocs: Tell us how we are doing!

The Libraries are conducting a campus-wide user survey for Tulane students, faculty, and postdocs. The survey will gather your feedback about how well the Libraries support your coursework, teaching, and research. Your valuable input will help us learn more about your needs and make… (read more)