Collections and Resources

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Program Celebrates Recent Additions to Rare Book Collection

On April 9, the UNC Rare Book Collection in the Wilson Special Collections Library will host a display of additions to the Collection from the past two years. Continue reading »

Persian Culture Collections Receive New Endowment

An anonymous donation of $25,000 will help build Persian Studies collections. Continue reading »

Free Expression at UNC is Subject of Wilson Library Exhibition

A new exhibition in the North Carolina Collection Gallery of Wilson Library explores the history of free speech controversies at UNC. Continue reading »

Persian New Year Event to Celebrate Library Gifts and Collections March 18

Persian food, music, and dance will be part of a celebration of Persian library collections on March 18 in Wilson Library. Continue reading »

Kenan Science Library Service Disruptions

A weekend leak in Venable Hall has closed some areas of the Kenan Science Library. Continue reading »

Encyclopedic Impulse Exhibition Examines the Quest to Organize Knowledge

The human desire to assemble and organize the world’s information is the inspiration for The Encyclopedic Impulse, an exhibition at UNC’s Wilson Special Collections Library. Continue reading »

Mythic Quest for the Universal Library is Topic of Feb. 27 Lecture

UNC professor Ken Hillis will deliver a cautionary tale about humanity’s quest for a universal library. Continue reading »

Construction in Davis Library to Begin in February for Odum Institute Move

Construction will begin in Davis Library in February to prepare office, computing, and teaching space for the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science. Construction is likely to cause noise and disruption. Continue reading »

Photojournalism Exhibit Extended to Feb. 10

The Wilson Library exhibit Photographic Angles: News Photography in the North Carolina Collection has been extended for a week. It will remain on view until Feb. 10, 2013. Continue reading »

Appointments: Electronic Records Archivist; Slavic and East European Resources; Kenan Science Information Services

Welcome to Meg Tuomala, Electronic Records Archivist; Kirill Tolpygo, Librarian for Slavic and East European Resources; and Danianne Mizzy, Head of Kenan Science Information Services. Continue reading »

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