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April 04, 2023
Citizen Science Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Celebrate citizen science by adding needed references to science-related articles. Participants will gain experience in evaluating Wikipedia articles for completeness, accuracy and bias as they review articles with [citation needed] tags, and search for reliable sources to confirm or clarify unsupported statements. Accurate... Continue Reading
March 24, 2023
Diversity in Fiber Arts
Join us for a conversation with Lisa Whitfield, OC ’90 about LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and neurodiversity inclusion in the fiber arts. Learn about the diverse fiber artists active today and explore samples of their work. Fiber art books and patterns, some over 100 years old, will be on display as well.Hosted by the Clarence Ward Art... Continue Reading
March 23, 2023
Eris Quartet Tiny Ref Desk Concert
Visit the Oberlin Conservatory Library at 12 noon (ET), March 28, 2023 for a Tiny Ref Desk Concert with the Eris Quartet. The concert will also be live streamed on Instagram (@obieconlib). Eris Quartet: Amina Knapp and Maya Irizarry-Lambright, Violins; Felix Veser, Viola; Daniel Knapp, Cello Shulamit Ran String Quartet No.... Continue Reading
March 09, 2023
Art & Craft @ The Art Library
The Art Library will be hosting Art & Craft @ The Art Library, a free arts and crafts evening for all Oberlin College faculty, staff, and students, every Thursday evening. Bring a project or create something new. Tools, colorful paper, and crafting supplies – rubber stamps, glitter pens, markers, paper punches... Continue Reading
February 28, 2023
The Oberlin College Archives are hiring!
The Oberlin College Archives are excited to announce the 2023 Weidenthal Undergraduate Summer Internship.This internship is 10 weeks long and open to any undergraduate (not just Oberlin College students) as long as they have completed two semesters at their institution. The applicants should be pursuing a relevant degree like... Continue Reading
February 20, 2023
Winter 2023 Staff Retirements
Ellen Broadwell retired in December 2022 as Library Technician IV in the Acquisitions, Gifts, E-resources & Serials Department. Ellen was appointed Acquisitions System Coordinator in 1987 when William A. Moffett was the library director; since then, tremendous changes in publishing and online access have transformed her... Continue Reading
February 20, 2023
Oberlin College Libraries Recognizes Staff Excellence
The Oberlin College Libraries inaugurated annual Staff Excellence Awards in January to acknowledge the incredible work of our staff. This year, two teams were the winners: the Assessment, Communication, and Engagement (ACE) Team which includes Lindsey Felice, Eboni Johnson, Matt Koperdak, Michael McFarlin, Gena Reynolds... Continue Reading
February 20, 2023
Kiran Williams Wins Award for Excellence in Library Research
The Friends of the Libraries Excellence in Library Research Award for the 2021-22 academic year was awarded to Kiran Williams ‘22 for her project “Exploring the Domestic Enslaved: Pompeii.” The $500 award was announced at the Friends of the Libraries Annual Dinner, November 4, 2022. Professor of Classics Drew... Continue Reading
February 20, 2023
Open Access Publishing Gets a Boost with OhioLINK Transformative Agreements
All Oberlin College authors have open access publishing options with Cambridge, Wiley, and IOPP, thanks to recent OhioLINK agreements with those publishers. This means that Author Publishing Charges (APCs) are waived for researchers from OhioLINK member institutions who submit their work for publication. These... Continue Reading
February 20, 2023
Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries Enhance Library Acquisitions
Once again, the generosity of the Libraries’ Friends group has strengthened teaching, learning, and research at Oberlin. Over $50,000 in special acquisitions funds will support acquisitions in music, history, science, and gender studies this year. We list just a few examples of the important and varied research resources... Continue Reading