Combining humanities and tech for research gains

An interdisciplinary project involving faculty, staff and graduate students is sparking collaborations among those interested in computational, digital and data-driven approaches to the study of history, languages and culture.

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Library exhibit to showcase plant-human communication

Examples of innovations in plant-human communication are part of a new Cornell University Library exhibit, “Hello, Human! The Emerging Science of Plant Communication and Smart Agriculture,” opening Nov. 6 at Mann Library gallery.

Cornell boosts digital library across 19-million-book mark

HathiTrust Digital Library reaches 19 million books thanks to contributions by Cornell University Library.

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New digital collections preserve, examine Cornell history

Newly published digital collections at Cornell University Library explore areas of Cornell history. Freely accessible online, the three new collections were digitized from materials held in Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collections.

Library’s ‘plant-based’ exhibit opens Sept. 18 with talk, reception

Plants – as objects of admiration and scientific study and materials for creative expression – are the focus of a new Cornell University Library exhibit, “Plant-Based: Botanical Innovations from Paper to Poison,” which opens Sept. 18.

Crowning glory: McGraw Tower’s renovations are complete

Sporting a new roof and other improvements, the iconic clocktower is ready for another century.

Olin Library to hold reopening celebration Aug. 27

The celebration also features a welcome speech at 12:15 p.m. by Elaine L. Westbrooks, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, and open houses for the new Anthropology Collaboratory and Library Map Collection.

Symposium launches archive of Venezuelan migrant testimonies

On April 18, this collection of migrant experiences will be presented to the public in a daylong symposium at the A. D. White House.

Kheel Center honors student archival research

Celine Chauviere ’25 earns award for her paper “Rosie the Riveter’s Untold Story: African American Women’s Intersectional Struggle.” 

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