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  • There is an entire bulletin board dedicated to objects found in library materials.
    There are plenty of reasons to love an old book, including the found forgotten objects that have held a reader’s spot, or that were tucked away for safekeeping, meant to be retrieved before the book was returned to the library, but often forgotten
  • Cover of CU Boulder's student newspaper, the Silver and Gold, from 1892
    Two of the University of Colorado Boulder’s historic university newspapers have been digitized by the Colorado State Library. “El Diario de la Gente” and early issues of “Silver and Gold” are available online from the Colorado Historic
  • Government Publications kept at Norlin Library.
    As the first Preservation Steward library in the nation and the longtime steward of government documents and the state’s Regional Depository for governmental documents, the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries serves as the glue that keeps
  • SCAP has materials from its special collections for students to examine.
    The Special Collections, Archives & Preservation (SCAP) Department at the University Libraries is passionate about sharing its collections. SCAP actively looks for opportunities to collaborate with students, faculty, campus museums, and the
  • Members of CEAL look through the University Libraries' Asian Studies collection.
    Over 100 members of the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) came to the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries as part of a pre-conference for their annual meeting on Tuesday. CEAL and the Association of Asian Studies (AAS) attended a
  • A guide to Oddy tests hangs on the wall of a LOC wall.
    The University of Colorado Boulder Libraries are participating in a grant program through the Library of Congress (LOC) that is bringing together five academic libraries to compare the physical condition of similar books retained and
  • Leones Glacier, Aysén, Chile, December 1, 2011, Photograph by Christoph Strassler.
    After two years, a dedicated group of University Libraries faculty, staff, and students partnered with the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) to digitize approximately 9,000 glacial photos from the Roger G. Barry Archives with help from grant
  • Norlin Stacks
    The University of Colorado Boulder is part of a major national effort to assess the physical health of books across American research libraries. The Library of Congress is spearheading the initiative, thanks to a $540,000 grant from The Andrew
  • Talking Trees interactive exhibit
    A teacher, a researcher and two students walk into a snowy forest. No, it's not the set up to a joke but rather a fascinating exploration of climate change and the inherent challenge of communicating research data. All are welcome to join the
  • Living Journal of Computational Molecular Science logo
    With the launch of the Living Journal of Computational Molecular Science (LiveCoMS), academic publishing continues to evolve in the digital age. ChBE Associate Professor Michael Shirts is one of the researchers behind the project, working with
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