Susan Ward Schofield, ’66, an accomplished oral historian and a chief force in the revitalization and growth of the Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program since 2006, is the recipient of the inaugural Susan W. Schofield Oral History Award for excellence in the practice of oral history.
The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) held their final meeting of the year on December 6, 2018 via teleconference. The full report of the meeting is available on the NGAC website. The NGAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that reports to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Our role is to provide advice and recommendations related to the national geospatial program and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Long before we had the David Rumsey Map Center, the Stanford Libraries held the Antiquarian Maps Collection in Special Collections. This collection of maps dates from 1493 to 1962 and was processed over many years by Margaret Sowers. This collection of over 5,000 maps had a finding aid in the Online Archive of California with the maps paged to the Field Room. This all changed over the course of this fall when all of the items were transferred to the David Rumsey Map Center. For perhaps the first time, we have carried out a complete inventory of the collection. The map
A report of outcomes from a one-day workshop with international library, archives, and museum representatives at the Fantastic Futures conference in Oslo, December 2018.
The University Archives is pleased to announce the availability of the Stanford Syllabus Archive via Spotlight. Featuring more than 34,000 syllabi from 2007-2014, the site was created following the decision to sunset the old website at at syllabusarchive.stanford.edu. All items have been preserved in the Stanford Digital Repository and will also be available via SearchWorks.
A large and festive group of staff members gathered for the annual Stanford Libraries Holiday Party on December 12th at the Schwab Center. Good food, drinks, and fun were in abundance! In addition to providing an opportunity to celebrate the past year, the holiday party is a time for University Librarian Michael Keller to recognize staff celebrating employment anniversaries. Congratulations to all!
40 years
Catalina Rodriguez
Human Resources Department
35 years
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