On Wednesday, October 9, UK Libraries will welcome art historian and curator Josh Porter, Assistant Executive Director for the Faulkner Morgan Archive (FMA). Porter will highlight the FMA’s diligent work preserving the documents, artifacts, and oral histories that tell the story of Kentucky’s LGBTQ* community. The event will also showcase the many resources and collections at UK Libraries that support research in the field of gender and sexuality studies.
On Wednesday, October 9, Judge Wilkins will share how an entry in UK Libraries’ Notable Kentucky African Americans database led him to find his family's stories in court records at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives.
From Monday, Oct. 7 to Friday, Oct. 11, join us every day in The Stacks: Digital Scholarship Center for an illuminating slate of guest speakers, seminars, and a human vs AI showdown.
UK Libraries is one of several institutions joining the Association of Research Libraries' Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative. Research Data Librarian Isaac Wink will serve as the research lead for the UK team in the project, which addresses the complexities and costs associated with managing and sharing data from funded research.
Beware the pit! Flawed research becomes particularly pernicious during spooky season. Luckily for UK researchers, the Medical Center Library has a whole host of skills and tools to keep researchers protected – and they’re all available on Zoom.
Due to construction in the building, water will be unavailable throughout the entire William T. Young Library on Saturday, Sept. 21 starting at 6pm until close at 8pm. Bathrooms and water fountains will not be functioning during this time. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
We want to hear from you! UK students are invited to take our survey to share how the costs of textbooks and other course materials have impacted their academic experience. The survey takes about 5-15 minutes to complete, and answers are completely anonymous. Respondents can enter a drawing to win one of several prizes!
On Thursday, September 19, Ritchie will deliver his lecture, "The Political Education of Bess Clements Abell," addressing her life and political career and drawing from his most recent book, Washington's Iron Butterfly: Bess Clements Abell, An Oral History.
UK Libraries is thrilled to announce the opening of a brand new space for all UK students, faculty, staff, and researchers. Named to honor King Library’s historical purpose of housing analog collections, with a nod to contemporary digital infrastructure, The Stacks: Digital Scholarship Center is a unique space with specialized equipment, resources, and events dedicated to digital and data-intensive scholarship.
Created in 1990 and considered one of UK’s most prestigious awards, the UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement is awarded annually to a Kentucky resident whose accomplishments in the fields of science, literature, art, or philanthropy have made a profound impact on the Commonwealth and represent the pinnacle of creative or scholarly thought.
