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Mayfield Tornado Oral History Project Commemorates Loss, Celebrates Resilience of Western Kentucky Community

On the evening of Dec. 10, 2021, a catastrophic EF4 tornado claimed the lives of 74 people in Western Kentucky. Six months after the disaster, Dr. Rebecca Freihaut partnered with UK Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History to speak with Mayfield, Kentucky residents about their experiences.

William T. Young Mural Comes to Life in Timelapse Video

Last week, students passing through William T. Young Library stopped to contribute a few brushstrokes to a paint-by-number mural depicting the library on a lovely fall day. A timelapse video recorded by the Student Media Depot shows the scene coming slowly to life, one block of color at a time.

Celebrate Cultural Diversity Across the Globe with the eHRAF World Cultures Database

A rich and dynamic resource available to all UK Libraries users, the eHRAF World Cultures Database contains descriptive information on over 360 cultures and ethnic groups from around the world. The database is useful to a wide variety of disciplines across the social sciences, humanities, and medicine, and ideal for interdisciplinary and cross-cultural studies.

UK Libraries Oral Historian Jeffrey Suchanek Co-Authors Biography of Former Governor Paul E. Patton

Former Kentucky Governor Paul E. Patton has teamed up with UK Libraries Oral Historian Jeffrey Suchanek to co-author Patton’s memoir, The Coal Miner Who Became Governor, released Nov. 7 by the University Press of Kentucky.

UK Archivist Matthew Strandmark Uncovers the Life of “Kentucky’s Uncommon Man” in New Biography

UK Archivist Matthew Strandmark’s new biography of the colorful and controversial Kentuckian Louis Gatewood Galbraith was released Nov. 7 by the University Press of Kentucky. Gatewood: Kentucky’s Uncommon Man provides a comprehensive overview of the life and career of a political activist decades ahead of his time.

UK Librarian Stephen Krueger Shines Light on Lived Experiences of Trans and Gender Diverse Library Workers and Students

UK Libraries’ Affordable Course Content Librarian Stephen Krueger is the co-editor of a book published this summer by Library Juice Press entitled Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries. Composed of a wide variety of first-hand accounts, the book details the lived experiences of trans and gender diverse people currently or formerly involved in the library profession.

UK Libraries Highlights Open Access Resources in Celebration of International Open Access Week

In celebration of International Open Access Week, UK Libraries hosted a free, drop-in event on Wednesday, Oct. 25 showcasing open access resources that can help users discover research data, reduce costs for class materials, and share scholarship and research outputs with global audiences.

UK Libraries’ Winter Hat & Glove Drive Runs Nov. 1-17

You can help fellow UK students stay warm this winter! Donate new hats, mittens, and gloves between Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 17 at drop-off boxes at UK Libraries locations across campus. All donations will go directly to UK students in need.

UK Libraries Partners with Hispanic Studies Professor to Digitize New Linguistic Atlas

UK Libraries has partnered with Hispanic Studies Professor Haralambos Symeonidis to digitize the Atlas Lingüístico Guaraní-Románico, a linguistic atlas that maps the speakers and the linguistic features of Guaraní, an indigenous language used in Paraguay, Northeast Argentina, and Brazil.

UK Libraries Broadens UK’s Global Reach, Supports Open Access Research Through UKnowledge

As part of its celebration of International Open Access Week, UK Libraries is spotlighting UKnowledge, its open access institutional repository that makes research from all disciplines available to a national and global audience.

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