Marlo Welshons

Recent Actions

• Posted Strike a Pose: Vogue Archive Now Available to News from the Libraries
  Using a source in an unusual way can be the spark or inspiration for your next great research paper. The Libraries now have access to the Vogue Archive with every story, every dress, every advertisement from 1892 to today. Vogue...
• Posted Cooking with the Kirschner Collection to News from the Libraries
  Saint Paul native Doris Schechter Kirschner received her first cookbook when she was 17 years old, which sparked a lifelong interest in cooking and recipes. Years later, Kirschner would seek the help of her then-dressmaker and future culinary entrepreneur Leeann...
• Posted Occupy the Libraries! We're open 24 hours for Finals to News from the Libraries
  Need more time and space to study as the semester winds down? Select library locations will have extended hours. Details are listed below. Bio-Med Where: 2nd floor of the Bio-Medical Library in Diehl Hall When: Open 24/7 from April 27...
• Posted U professor emerita Karen Nelson Hoyle to receive 2012 Kerlan Award to News from the Libraries
  Hoyle retired in January 2012 after more than forty years as curator of the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections, one of which is the Kerlan Collection. MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (04/12/2012) --The University of Minnesota Libraries will present...
• Posted Poet Heid Erdrich to read new works at University of Minnesota Libraries to News from the Libraries
  Who: Poet Heid E. Erdrich What: Third Annual Pankake Poetry Reading Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 4 p.m. Contacts: Marlo Welshons, University of Minnesota Libraries, welsh066@umn.edu, (612) 625-9148 Kristin Anderson, University News Service, kma@umn.edu, (612)...
• Posted Announcing the winners of the 2012 Friends of the Libraries Student Video Contest to News from the Libraries
  First Place Video created by Jon Dahlin, Nicholas Larkins Perez, Sarah Williams, Jenna Frankenfield, and Grant Sorenson. Second Place Video created by Joe Marino, Sean Lee, Ben Gavin, Andy Engstrom, and Chance Ovik. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to...
• Posted Movie theater architecture, botanical art, African American literature, and the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act among topics covered in upcoming U of M Libraries exhibits to News from the Libraries
  Media Note: Images of each exhibit are available on request Contacts: Marlo Welshons, University of Minnesota Libraries, welsh066@umn.edu, (612) 625-9148 Kristin Anderson, University News Service, kma@umn.edu (612) 624-1690 MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL ( 3/23/2012 ) -- The University of Minnesota...
• Posted Coming Fall 2012: Natural Resources Library to News from the Libraries
  Visitors to the St. Paul campus libraries have noticed library materials being moved in preparation for the opening of the Natural Resources Library. Created by merging the Forestry and the Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife (EFW) Libraries, the new library will...
• Posted New Grant Will Explore "Data Literacy" to Educate the Next Generation of Scientists to News from the Libraries
  In partnership with librarians at the University of Minnesota, the University of Oregon and Cornell University, Purdue University Libraries received nearly $250,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop training programs for the next generation of scientists...
• Posted Libraries Launch Groundbreaking Online Ojibwe Dictionary to News from the Libraries
  More than just a translation tool or a dictionary, the Ojibwe People's Dictionary provides context. Within the Ojibwe dictionary, objects "are in conversation with the language..." Minneapolis-St. Paul (February 29, 2012)--The University of Minnesota Libraries, in partnership with the University's...
• Posted Student Video Contest Now Open to News from the Libraries
  Make a video by March 9 for a chance to win an iPad!
• Posted Is that a library in your pocket? to News from the Libraries
  Do research on the bus! Do research waiting in line! Do research anywhere, anytime with our new mobile site. Search for books, videos, maps, and music, and more using the library catalog Find magazine and journal articles using library databases....
• Posted Poet Elizabeth Alexander to appear at the University of Minnesota to News from the Libraries
  Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium
• Posted Second Annual Gopherbaloo at Wilson Library to News from the Libraries
  Minnesota middle and high school students preparing History Day projects will attend the second annual Gopherbaloo at Wilson Library on Saturday, January 14, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Last year more than 300 students, parents, and teachers came...
• Posted University of Minnesota Libraries mark 400th anniversary of the King James Bible to News from the Libraries
  The 1611 King James Bible is one of the best known and most frequently printed books in the English language, but most don't know the story behind its creation. A series of exhibits and events at the University of Minnesota...
• Posted Finals Week at the Libraries: Extended Hours and Therapy Dogs! to News from the Libraries
  Need more time and space to study as the semester winds down? Select library locations will have extended hours, caffeine-fueled study breaks, and even Gabe the therapy dog to help you get through finals week. Details are listed below. Bio-Med...
• Posted Charlie Bethel returns for one-night performance of 'Gilgamesh' to News from the Libraries
  Dec. 8 at 7:00 in Elmer L. Andersen Library
• Posted Got Video? to News from the Libraries
  We can help with your multimedia projects Libraries staff are helping instructors develop student media assignments and can support students through project support in the classroom, equipment loans, and professional production support in the Wilson and Walter SMART Learning Commons....
• Posted Acclaimed African American novelist, poet to headline eighth annual NOMMO authors series at U to News from the Libraries
  Novelist Percival Everett and Poet Elizabeth Alexander to appear in November, February
• Posted Celebrate Open Access Week and "Make Your Data Open" to News from the Libraries
  It's Open Access Week, and the University of Minnesota Libraries are celebrating!
• Posted Quiet? Group? Late night? Caffeine? to News from the Libraries
  Whatever your needs, we have a study space for you Although some students come to the Libraries to catch a nap between classes, most rely us to work on a group project, study for a midterm, write a research paper,...
• Posted Libraries, Penumbra Theatre receive grant to design theatrical records management program to News from the Libraries
  National project partners include the Theatre Library Association and Apollo Theatre Project.
• Posted Exhibit Locations to Libraries Events
  Elmer L. Andersen Library Galleries Andersen Gallery is located on the first floor of Elmer L. Andersen Library; the Atrium Gallery on the second and third floors. 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis hours | map Elmer L. Andersen Horticultural Library...
• Posted University of Minnesota receives $8M grant for first-of-its-kind use of global population and environment data to News from the Libraries
  Terra Populus: A Global Population / Environment Data Network will integrate the world's largest population database with global data on land use, land cover and climate change.
• Posted Peer Research Consultants: Research Your Way to an A! to News from the Libraries
  The Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) are here! The PRCs provide one-on-one help to students on the library and academic research strategies needed to write an excellent research paper. We have drop-in hours at Wilson, Walter, or Appleby or NEW by...
• Posted Henry Adams to deliver University of Minnesota Libraries' inaugural Nagel Lecture to News from the Libraries
  Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
• Posted Karen Nelson Hoyle to Receive 2011 Carle Honor to News from the Libraries
  Professor Karen Nelson Hoyle, curator of the Children's Literature Research Collections, will be recognized by the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art at the 2011 Carle Honors ceremony, held September 22, 2011 in New York City. Hoyle will receive...
• Posted Libraries Services During IT Service Disruption to News from the Libraries
  Although many University of Minnesota Libraries systems will be down along with other university-wide systems during the October 1-2 IT service disruption, a minimal Libraries web site will maintain access to a small number of services. Please see our Library...
• Posted Apply Now for Elmer L. Andersen Research Scholars Program to News from the Libraries
  The Elmer L. Andersen Research Scholars Program supports scholarly research projects using materials from the Libraries' rare and special collections. Named for former governor and University of Minnesota regent Elmer L. Andersen, the new program honors the Governor's passion for...
• Posted New U Libraries Exhibit Highlights Minnesota Roots of Green Revolution to News from the Libraries
  Legacy funds support project to catalog and digitize rare agriculture records MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (08/12/2011) -- If Norman Borlaug was the father of the Green Revolution, its grandfather was E.C. Stakman of the University of Minnesota's Plant Pathology Department....