Archived ULS News & Announcements

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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...
Papers of Neurosurgery Pioneer Dr. Peter Jannetta Open for Research at the University of Pittsburgh Library System
26 Jan 2024

Papers of Neurosurgery Pioneer Dr. Peter Jannetta Open for Research at the University of Pittsburgh Library System

We are pleased to announce the opening of the archival papers of Dr. Peter J. Jannetta. The collection documents the life and career of Dr. Jannetta (1932-2016), an innovator in neurosurgery who made early use of the operative microscope to work effectively on a scale not before possible.
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15 Jan 2024

The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) received the 2024 Insight Into Diversity Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award

The University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher...
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12 Jan 2024

Evry Thing That Glitta, Ain’t...

As part of our effort to share the August Wilson Archive with the broader Pittsburgh community, we cordially invite you to the opening reception for the newly created artwork installation of local artist Ricky Davii, inspired by August Wilson’s musical “Black Bart and the Sacred...
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03 Jan 2024

Library Research Informs the Creation of Student's Hand-Made Ballgown on Display in Hillman

Pitt junior Maya Jones researched and created the dress, on display on the third floor of Hillman Library, giving her a unique learning experience.
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30 Nov 2023

Listen to our library director in conversation with the Office of the Provost discuss resources, research expertise, one-of-a-kind collections, and new spaces

20 Nov 2023

Data Ethics Across the Disciplines: Call for Proposals!

Data Ethics Across the Disciplines, an event series taking place throughout the Spring 2024 semester, welcomes expressions of interest from all Pitt community members. Proposals should focus on one or more ethical issues related to working with data in any stage of the...

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