Ten teams submitted films at the end of last week's exhilarating 48 Hour Film Race. On Friday night, filmmakers, friends, and family gathered for a screening and awards ceremony that celebrated the cinematic handiwork of all the race participants.
UK Libraries' French Revolution Publications Collection consists of nearly 5000 political bulletins, printed from the beginning of the long and bloody French Revolution through the ascendancy of Napoleon Bonaparte, which have been recently digitized and made accessible to researchers around the world.
Passionate about her work and passionate about Kentucky, Reinette Jones has spent her career filling in the gaps of the state's cultural and historical record with the untold stories of historically ignored groups – ensuring that libraries are places that document, house, and preserve the stories of everyone.
The 48 Hour Film Race challenges students to create a short film from start to finish over one weekend while incorporating four film elements drawn randomly from a hat. The race begins with a kick-off meeting on Friday, March 22 at 6:00 pm in the Student Media Depot.
Dean's Award winners receive a $1000 prize for research projects that make substantive and creative use of UK Libraries' collections, services, and resources. Applications are due Tuesday, March 26.
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History is celebrating Women's History Month with a new episode of the Wisdom Project podcast. In this episode, Nunn Center Director Doug Boyd speaks with Professor Janice Fernheimer about their collaboration on the Women in Bourbon Oral History project.
UK Libraries is pleased to welcome Kentucky treasure and nationally bestselling author Silas House as the featured speaker for the 2024 Edward F. Prichard Lecture. House will speak on the ways in which his literary work addresses environmental, working class, and Appalachian issues and the intersection of LGBTQ+ and rural identities. The Prichard Lecture will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 5pm in the Young Library Auditorium. RSVPs are required.
A partnership between UK Libraries, the Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching (CELT), and Emily DeWitt, a Lecturer in the Department of Dietetics & Human Nutrition, has resulted in the creation of a new tool for library users who use screen readers.
Last month, UK Libraries held its annual Research & Innovation Day, drawing together librarians, archivists, staff members, and graduate assistants from across the organization to share their work and research and connect with their colleagues. This year’s event featured 33 presenters sharing 21 projects that reached into every corner of the vast field of librarianship.
On Saturday, February 24, 2024, UK Libraries participated in the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering’s 101st annual Engineer’s Day (E-Day) open house event. STEM librarians promoted the resources, expertise, and research and teaching support services available through the Science & Engineering Library.
