Archived ULS News & Announcements

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24 Sep 2024

GIS Day 2024: Sustainable Communities and Technologies

Join us at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a GIS Day celebration on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024. The theme of the event is Sustainable Communities and Technologies and will be hosted in CMU’s Cohon University Center. Register to...
Ahmad Jamal Comes Home to Pittsburgh
12 Sep 2024

Ahmad Jamal Comes Home to Pittsburgh

The archive of the late jazz pianist acquired by the University of Pittsburgh Library System
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09 Sep 2024

Pitt libraries strike deals with journals for open access publishing

The University Library System, along with the Health Sciences Library System, are working to make it easier and cheaper for Pitt faculty, staff and students to offer open access to their published research.
Get to Know our August Wilson Archive Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
22 Aug 2024

Get to Know our August Wilson Archive Outreach and Engagement Coordinator

In August Wilson’s works, Brenden Peifer found his family’s voices — and his own.
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11 Jul 2024

The University Library System (ULS) received a transformative $1M gift to name the Archives & Special Collections Gallery

We have received a transformative $1M gift to name the Archives & Special Collections Gallery on the third floor of the newly renovated Hillman Library. This gift will allow us to enhance our distinctive collections through the acquisition and preservation of material of national and...
University of Pittsburgh Library system signed an agreement with the National Central Library of Taiwan for the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS)
26 Jun 2024

The ULS signs agreement with the National Central Library of Taiwan for the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS)

The library has signed an agreement with the National Central Library of Taiwan for the Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS), which will offer access to a wide range of materials for ULS patrons and the Pitt community related to Taiwan's history...
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24 Jun 2024

Publish Open Access in Hybrid Elsevier Journals with no APCs!

Corresponding authors currently enrolled as students or employed at the University of Pittsburgh or UPMC may publish open access at no charge in...
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15 Mar 2024

University of Pittsburgh Library System joins the Digital Preservation Coalition!

The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) welcomes the University of Pittsburgh Library System this week, as they become the Coalition’s newest Associate Member. The University of Pittsburgh Library System is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to a wide variety of materials...
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27 Feb 2024

Japanese woodblock prints donated to the library

The University of Pittsburgh Library System received the generous gift of 130 Japanese woodblock prints from Pitt alumni Barry and Elizabeth Rosensteel, adding to their previous donations.
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05 Feb 2024

African American Migrant and European Immigrant Oral Histories Now Online

We are pleased to announce the online availability of 300+ oral histories of African American migrant and European immigrant populations to the Steel Valley!Audio oral history collections highlighting the experiences of minority communities, their lives, and their voices in Western PA from the...

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