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Stanford Libraries Blog
2023 Wreden Prize celebrates student book collecting
This year’s Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Related Materials showcases the creative and passionate love of book collecting by undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford. Participating students each submit a bibliography of items in their collection, along with an essay detailing the history and significance of their collection. The 2023 Wreden Prize winners were celebrated with an in-person reception on May 25, featuring a panel discussion with each of this year’s prize winners.
Guest blogger: Andrew Patrick Nelson (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Ph.D. Minor, Department of History, Ph.D. Minor, Department of Linguistics, Senior Graduate Research Fellow, Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis)
The East Asia Library recently hosted a two-part workshop on Digital Humanities Resources for Japan Studies. Inspired by the recent advances in research methods presented at the Tools of the Trade: The Way Forward conference held at Harvard University from 14 - 16 March 2023, East Asia Library Director Dr.
New building hours for Green Library: Fridays & Summer
Open later on Fridays
We extended our Friday closing hours at Green Library from 5pm to 7pm. These hours will continue all summer long and through next year!
New summer hours
Summer hours were expanded, and we now have a uniform schedule for both Summer Quarter and Summer Intersession periods:
Monday to Thursday 8a-9p
Friday 8a-7p
Saturday 10a-6p
Sunday 12p-9p
Mind Readers: artists' books by Gail Wight on view at Bowes Art & Architecture Library
Mind Readers presents a selection of books that Prof. Gail Wight has created over the past thirty years.
Welcome Nikoo Parsizadeh!
We are pleased to announce that Nikoo Parsizadeh joined LiMa Science Library as Evening Circulation Supervisor, previously held by Cristina Flores-Herrera.
Nikoo began her journey with us Monday, May 8th, 2023, and reports to me. As Evening Circulation Supervisor, Nikoo will be assisting users at the circulation desk, evening circulation supervision, and handling acquisitions among other responsibilities.
Nikoo comes to us with more than 4 years of experience, having worked at the Mountain View public library.
Preservation Week: 5 questions with Aisha Wahab
Each year libraries around the U.S. celebrate Preservation Week to promote preservation activities. You can find all kinds of resources from quick preservation tips to preservation guides by format to resources in multiple languages at the Preservation Week website.