Books We Write: When a Picture Tells a Thousand Words
Interviews with Authors: Images of America – South River by Stephanie Bartz A picture tells a thousand words, as the saying goes. With its ambitious goal to preserve and present … Read More
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Books We Read Online: HathiTrust Temporary Emergency Services Back!
[Includes excerpts from communications of the RUL Electronic Resources Librarian] Good news for all of us scrambling before another semester that starts with remote learning as the only option: the HathiTrust Emergency … Read More
Updated Resource: Guide to the Recreational Reading Collection
Looking for a good book to read? Aren’t we all? 2022 has barely started, working and learning off campus, which will soon bring stress back into our everyday lives. Did … Read More
Books We Write – Books They Challenge
Interviews with Authors: A Bibliotherapy Reader in Hungarian Judit Hajnal Ward often publishes in her native Hungarian in topics related to Library and Information Science. Her book entitled Nyitott Könyvtár … Read More
From the Archives: Hungarian Refugee Scientists at Rutgers (Part 2)
-Continued from Hungarian Refugee Scientists at Rutgers (Part 1) Language instruction Students had a full schedule. In addition to classes 9 to 4 on weekdays, they had evening programs and … Read More
From the Archives: Hungarian Refugee Scientists at Rutgers (Part 1)
Note: Around October 23, the anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, I can’t help feeling proud to remember how Rutgers stepped up and helped a small group of Hungarian scholars … Read More
The Banned Books of Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives
Books have been banned, challenged, censored, or even burned by organizations, schools, and parent organizations for a lot of reasons. What defines a banned or a challenged book? A banned book … Read More
Just Say Yes to Banned Books Week outside the United States!
Last week we celebrated Banned Books week in an event called BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read at Rutgers. In my flash talk at the … Read More
Banned Books Week 2021 – Read-Out and Flash Talks
BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read September 30, 2021 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm EST Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and … Read More
Books We Write: Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries by Megan Lotts
Interviews with Authors Art librarian Megan Lotts recently published a new book entitled Advancing a Culture of Creativity in Libraries: Programming and Engagement. It gave us the idea to launch … Read More