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All libraries will be closed June 19 for Juneteenth. See hours.lib.uchicago.edu for a complete list of summer hours. lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
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UChicago Library retweeted
D'Angelo Law Library@dangelolawlib
May 29
The May Emerging Technologies Update is available! This update covers a review of Anthropic’s new access-to-justice program, an audit of errors in court filings that finds most are likely not attributable to AI, and more. Read it here lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
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On June 17th and 18th, the BMRC will host a symposium on Black Chicago that look retrospectively at the history of the Black presence in the city. More information: events.uchicago.edu/event/26…
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Library of Congress
@librarycongress
Jun 3
For World Bicycle Day: Bicycle advertisements were prolific in the 19th and early 20th century, just as automobile ads are today. Here are a few beautiful ones from the Library of Congress collection.
Poster advertisement for Deesse Bicycles shows an illustration of a semi-nude goddess in flight holding bicycle above crowd of bicyclists from all over the world. Art by Jean de Paleologue.

ALT Poster advertisement for Deesse Bicycles shows an illustration of a semi-nude goddess in flight holding bicycle above crowd of bicyclists from all over the world. Art by Jean de Paleologue.

Ad features an illustration of a woman on a bicycle. It reads: "The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest, and lightest bicycle in the world / Ottman, Chic."

ALT Ad features an illustration of a woman on a bicycle. It reads: "The Prudent buyer selects the Shirk, the latest, neatest, and lightest bicycle in the world / Ottman, Chic."

Poster ad for L'Etendard Français shows an illustration of a woman riding a bicycle, carrying a tri-color pennant. Art by Jules Chéret.

ALT Poster ad for L'Etendard Français shows an illustration of a woman riding a bicycle, carrying a tri-color pennant. Art by Jules Chéret.

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Check out what new items have been added to the Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center in May: lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
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UChicago Library retweeted
UChicago Library@UChicagoLibrary
May 26
Regenstein and Mansueto summer hours begin Friday, May 29. Summer hours for all other libraries begin Saturday, May 30. For a complete list of library and department hours see hours.lib.uchicago.edu
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UChicago Library retweeted
The University of Chicago@UChicago
Jun 1
With Convocation this Saturday, we're looking back at the event through the years. Here's to a tradition that continues to bring the UChicago community together!
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UChicago Arts & Humanities@UChicagoAHD
Jun 1
New from the @UChicagoLibrary and Arts & Humanities: UChicagoNode, an open-access platform connecting maps, videos, photographs, sheet music, and more across global digital collections. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6013vZSvb
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This Friday, May 29, Mia Krueger, will present her research findings on the negative impacts of book banning and related policies on LGBTQ students at Book Bans and Belonging: The Importance of Representation for LGBTQ Youth. Register: events.uchicago.edu/event/26…
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Today join us for “Otherwise Perfect”: An Inquiry into a Sophisticated 16th-C. English Bible, part of the Kim-Park Program for the Study of the Book. events.uchicago.edu/event/26…
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For Memorial Day, May 25, Regenstein and Mansueto be open for their usual hours and for extended study. Other libraries will be closed or have reduced hours. lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
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Are you stuck in the middle of crocheting a blanket? Have you knit only one sock? Bring your textile Works-In-Progress (WIPs) to the Maroon Oasis this Friday for our craft co-working event! 5/22 at noon in the Reg. events.uchicago.edu/event/ma…
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Stressed about your exams? Come over to the Reg this Wednesday to take a break, hang with some therapy dogs and relax, 5/20 from 10-1PM in Room 122. events.uchicago.edu/event/26…
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Join us tomorrow for our spatial awareness workshop on Visualization and Basic Map Production, 2-3PM in Crerar Library. We will review cartographic standards and best practices for communicating with static and interactive maps. Register: events.uchicago.edu/event/sp…
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UChicago Library retweeted
The University of Chicago@UChicago
May 15
Search “fire” in UChicagoNode to overlay Great Chicago Fire maps on today’s city in the @UChicagoLibrary’s new hub. That’s one of the connections the platform makes possible — bringing together more than 4,000 files from institutions across the country. ms.spr.ly/6012vRh6g

New UChicago digital research tool opens paths connecting cultures and continents

Maps of Chicago, Guerrilla Television, Middle East photographs, and more are connected with metadata to power research

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UChicagoNode is transforming access to digital collections and data. Find out how you can explore history and culture across collections. #Chicago #UChicago #maps #bengalimusic #middleeastphotography #humanities #socialscience
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Starting May 17, the Library will offer extended study hours until 4 AM to current students on the first floor of the Reg and in Mansueto. lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/…
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Today, we’re launching a new digital research tool that connects cultures and continents. UChicagoNode provides open access to maps of Chicago, “Guerilla Television,” Middle East photographs, and more. Learn more at bit.ly/UChicagoNode-news
UChicagoNode includes the video “Image Union, Reel 2: 10th Anniversary Special” produced by Tom Weinberg from the Guerrilla TV project, which has digitized and created access to more than 1,000 tapes from the 1960s and '70s, in collaboration with Media Burn.

ALT UChicagoNode includes the video “Image Union, Reel 2: 10th Anniversary Special” produced by Tom Weinberg from the Guerrilla TV project, which has digitized and created access to more than 1,000 tapes from the 1960s and '70s, in collaboration with Media Burn.

This 1920/1929 map titled “Pilsen and Adjoining Neighborhoods” is now available online through UChicagoNode as part of the Social Scientists Map Chicago collection.

ALT This 1920/1929 map titled “Pilsen and Adjoining Neighborhoods” is now available online through UChicagoNode as part of the Social Scientists Map Chicago collection.

This 19th-century photograph of the Ruins of the Great Mosque of Baalbek from the Middle East Photograph Archive appears in UChicagoNode.

ALT This 19th-century photograph of the Ruins of the Great Mosque of Baalbek from the Middle East Photograph Archive appears in UChicagoNode.

UChicagoNode features a range of videos, including “Toni Morrison 1” by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly from the Guerrilla TV project, which digitized and created access to more than 1,000 tapes from the 1960s and ‘70s in collaboration with Media Burn.

ALT UChicagoNode features a range of videos, including “Toni Morrison 1” by Julie Gustafson and John Reilly from the Guerrilla TV project, which digitized and created access to more than 1,000 tapes from the 1960s and ‘70s in collaboration with Media Burn.
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COUP and the Year of Games present Summer Breeze Carnival, May 16, 12 - 4 on the Main Quad! We invite students, families, alumni, and neighbors join for live performances, bounce houses, field and schoolyard games, arts and crafts, and food: events.uchicago.edu/event/26…
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