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Welcome Huskies to the Library Open House!

Explore the Homer Babbidge Library with us on Friday, August 23 from 12-2pm. Grab a card and visit all 8 stations around the library to learn about all the great services we provide. Grab some swag, get your card signed … Continue reading →

Pull out your lint roller because the doggies are coming!!!

It’s that time of year again when you have a love-hate relationship with finals! Finals are hard, but it means Paws to Relax is back in Homer Babbidge and how can you not love that?!?! Below is both a flyer … Continue reading →

After a review of our market research databases and in consultation with the UConn School of Business, we will not renew our subscription to two databases – Passport GMID and Mergent Intellect. Passport GMID UConn will lose access on December … Continue reading →

Paws to Relax Returns

It’s that time of year when we balance your stress with some of the best doggos around! Come ease your stress all week long – December 11-15. Starts at noon on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and 1:00 on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Rightsizing the library budget and supporting research. The continued success of the journal access project at UConn.

The Future of Journals strategy, which shifts us away from cost prohibitive just-in-case collection building to a budget sustainable just-in-time approach, has resulted in both large cost savings and better efficiency in providing UConn researchers articles with speed and accuracy. … Continue reading →

Archives & Special Collections in the Connecticut Digital Archives

The Connecticut Digital Archive is a collaborative member organization that supports digital preservation and access for all Connecticut’s people. Established in 2013, the CTDA has become the digital repository for multiple… [...]

The New Haven Railroad during World War II: Mexican Braceros Come to the Rescue

On January 3, 1944, 300 men from Mexico arrived in Connecticut after a journey of 3700 miles which started six days earlier in Mexico City. They were hired as Braceros,… [...]

Please Reduce Racism at UConn: The December 3, 1987 Incident

The exhibit is available at Homer Babbidge Library Plaza Level, from April 2 until May 5, 2024. An exhibit created by Edward Junhao Lim, the Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian of… [...]

Archives Are for Everyone – Join Us! Open House March 28

Come visit – a lot is new! On Thursday, March 28, 2024, from 3-5 pm, Archives & Special Collections will host an open house to welcome our community into our… [...]

Archives Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Black Student Sit-In at Wilbur Cross Library in 1974

Please Respond Personally: Commemorating the 1974 Black Student Sit-In March 11th – December 13th, 2024, Schimmelpfeng Gallery, Monday – Friday, 9-4pm Dodd Center for Human Rights, University of Connecticut Exhibit… [...]

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