Friends of the UNCG Libraries

Due to the weather and the potential for ice this evening, we are moving the Friends of the UNCG Libraries book discussion planned for tonight (Monday, 3/17) to Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm in the Hodges Room on the second floor of Jackson Library. We invite you to join us then to discuss Rebecca West's The Return of the Soldier.  The dicussion will be  led by Dr. Keith Cushman of the English Department.

Greensboro--Elm St. at RR Crossing Looking North from a Greensboro College scrapbook, of student Mabel Pitts, circa 1920.   Courtesy of Greensboro College How did Greensboro become the city it is today?   From 1880-1945, three distinct forces helped transform the city: textiles, teachers, and troops.   Now, six important area institutions have come together to create a free online tool that documents that transformation and makes it available to the public.   Two upcoming programs will highlight that tool and are free and open to the public. On Tuesday, April 8, a public launch of the digital project Textiles, Teachers, and Troops: Greensboro 1880-1945 will be held at the Greensboro Historical Museum at 7 p.m. In addition to demonstration of the project website and a brief outline of Greensboro history during the period, Dr. Kevin Cherry, Deputy Secretary of Archives and History in the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources will speak. ...

For the past few years the University Libraries have invited  a UNCG faculty member whose work relates closely to the Libraries  to provide a lecture for us.  Dr. Jennifer Keith of the English Department worked with the Libraries' Electronic Resources and Information Technology Department to develop the Anne Finch Digital Archive. At 3:30 pm on April 7 in the Hodges Reading Room on the second floor of Jackson Library, Dr. Keith will discuss the significance of Anne Finch's work, the collaboration with ERIT, and the uniqueness of the project. 

Everyone knows that textbooks are expensive. Students spend an average of $1,168 a year on textbooks and course materials, which is comparable to a quarter of the cost of tuition at a typical public university and nearly three-quarters at a community college. The week of March 10 – 15 is Open Education Week , a global event to raise awareness of the benefits of free and open sharing in education. Open education refers to the use of “ open educational resources ” (OER), which are academic materials and practices that are free – meaning no cost – and open – meaning that everyone has the legal permission to use, adapt, and share the content. Imagine textbooks that students can access free online, download and keep forever, and obtain at a low-cost in print. Imagine course content that educators can tailor to fit their teaching style and distribute legally to students anytime, anywhere. Today’s technology makes all of this possible, and open education is making it a reality. For ex...