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World Emoji Day: Meet the San Francisco-based artist behind 6 of your favorite emojis For Yiying Lu, emojis are more than just a small digital image. "By introducing these very beloved beverage and food items into the keyboard, it's also expanding what's existing, and also showing the ...

Featuring the girl with a pearl earringβ€”with more pearls πŸ§‹. We're spotlighting Yiying Lu's emoji-inspired artwork at Green Library East, behind the circulation desk. Come by!
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24.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the early 1900s, Jane Stanford envisioned β€œa grand library,” capable of holding a million volumes. Her proposal laid out the groundwork for Green Library.

Today, Green has not only fulfilled Jane’s vision, but is also home to many other centers and services: library.stanford.edu/libraries/ce...

14.07.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vijoy Abraham Appointed as AUL for Research Data Services | Stanford Libraries The Library Executive Group welcomes Vijoy Abraham as the new Assistant University Librarian for Research Data Services.

We are delighted to welcome Vijoy Abraham as the new Assistant University Librarian for Research Data Services!

Vijoy comes to his new role with a 26-year (and counting) tenure in research data services at the Stanford University Libraries.

library.stanford.edu/news/vijoy-a...

26.06.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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June is #LGBTQHistoryMonth. See ebooks from Spain now tinyurl.com/4sk9bj43 available from
@stanfordulibraries.bsky.social. See sample titles, access via tinyurl.com/2mrfrfhh & check by publisher #EditorialEgales. Check it Out!πŸŒˆπŸ“š

24.06.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NATSA 2025 Conference Handbook Guide to 2025 NATSA conference at Stanford

πŸ“£ Get ready for the North American Taiwan Studies Association 2025 Conference, Toward an Otherwise in Taiwan and Beyond

πŸ—“οΈ June 30-July 2
πŸ“ Stanford University
🀝 Co-hosted by APARC Taiwan Program, @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social‬, & the National Museum of Taiwan Literature

Join us! natsa2025.org

10.06.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pleasant surprise this morning: several #handmade #CubanBooks from #EdicionesVigΓ­a just arrived. / Vaya chulada de #LibrosArtesanales cubanos que nos han llegado hoy para "la Green" de @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social for a larger collection of 400+ pieces tinyurl.com/5458rpxn of #Libroshechoamano.

04.06.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artist Pacita Abad Archives Going To Stanford University The Cantor Arts Center and the Department of Special Collections at Stanford University Libraries today announced the acquisition of the Pacita Abad Archives

We are thrilled to be the home of the Filipina American artist Pacita Abad's archives! This collection encompasses over thirty years of the artist's career and includes snapshots into Abad's life.

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03.06.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stanford collaboration contributes to Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting Stanford’s Big Local News and Libraries supported a Pulitzer-winning investigation into Baltimore’s fentanyl crisis, helping journalists uncover overdose patterns among Black men.

Stanford’s Big Local News and Libraries supported a Pulitzer-winning investigation into Baltimore’s fentanyl crisis, helping journalists uncover overdose patterns among Black men.

news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

09.05.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A person's hands lifting an old wooden box up to reveal a typewriter underneath.

A person's hands lifting an old wooden box up to reveal a typewriter underneath.

β€œThe MingKwai Chinese typewriter combined β€˜search’ and β€˜writing’ for arguably the first time in history," says scholar
@tsmullaney.

At Stanford, the prototype of this machine will be used for research, exhibits, & programs.

πŸ“· by Elisabeth von Boch
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

02.05.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Link to my talk next week at the Stanford Green library:

"Before Durkheim: Early French Social Science and the Politics of Progress"

events.stanford.edu/event/thomas...

@stanfordulibraries.bsky.social

28.04.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Digital photos chronicling the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s 30-year career are now available for research at SUL.
πŸ”— searchworks.stanford.edu/view/in00000...

πŸ“· Senator Chuck Grassley presenting Dianne Feinstein with a birthday cake featuring the Stanford University seal (Cr. Rosa Pineda).

16.04.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads, do you have a dataset that exemplifies impactful data sharing? Submit it to the 2025 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prize! Submissions are due April 27, 2025. Nominations are limited to Stanford University faculty, staff, and students.

Text reads, do you have a dataset that exemplifies impactful data sharing? Submit it to the 2025 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prize! Submissions are due April 27, 2025. Nominations are limited to Stanford University faculty, staff, and students.

Nominations are open for the 2025 Stanford University Libraries Data Sharing Prize!

πŸ”— Apply now: forms.gle/mDDaUAZV462Z...

15.04.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rare Music at Stanford - Spotlight at Stanford Digitized music manuscripts, letters, and other rare music materials held in the Department of Special Collections and the Music Library.

Our wonderful colleague Ray Heigemeir has created a new resource for access to rare music at @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social

exhibits.stanford.edu/rare-music/h...

14.04.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read an interview with Yumiko, to learn the new exhibition at the East Asia Library featuring three major modern Japanese authors, Yumiko Kurahashi, Ryuichi Tamura and Kazuko Shiraishi.

library.stanford.edu/news/east-as...

08.03.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Poetry offered me a vehicle for realizing my dream of bridging the gap between Japan and America." - Yumiko Tsumura, poet and translator πŸ“š

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Woman in a black dress carrying flowers looking back at viewer.

Woman in a black dress carrying flowers looking back at viewer.

A book open to its title page. On the left is the illustration of a woman, and on the right is the title page.

A book open to its title page. On the left is the illustration of a woman, and on the right is the title page.

Illustration of a soldier standing and a woman in a red dress.

Illustration of a soldier standing and a woman in a red dress.

In 1875, George Bizet’s renowned opera Carmen, premiered at the OpΓ©ra Comique in Paris. Today, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of this performance with a few highlights from our collections: tinyurl.com/btpbmdmt

03.03.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
iThenticate | Stanford Libraries iThenticate is a web-based service that compares research manuscripts, grant proposals, and other scholarly writing against an extensive database of published content to highlight both potential origi...

iThenticate now available from Stanford University Libraries!

Stanford faculty members can now use iThenticate to review research works of which they are an author or co-author. Please refer to the iThenticate service page for more information. library.stanford.edu/ithenticate

12.02.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaching with Medieval Manuscripts Professor Teresa Webber praises the changes in accessibility and convenience that the digitisation of the manuscripts brought to medieval manuscript studies

From Cambridge experience to the whole world to enjoy!

Medieval manuscript digitisation transformed student and teacher access to medieval manuscripts

We are proud to continue our 15-year collaboration with @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social

www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/tea...
#PLOW #ParkerLibrary

03.02.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Say Their Names This online exhibit is a companion to the physical exhibit in Green library. It highlights stories that represent the various types of vile attacks that have terrorized Black Americans for centuries.

#BlackHistoryMonth seems like a good time to both remind & introduce new folks to this digital exhibit: Say Their Names - Green Library Exhibit supporting the Black Lives Matter movement: exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames. #BHM
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02.02.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ChineseNewYear check out #StanfordLibraries for multilingual content on the Chinese historical presence in Cuba, Mexico, Panama & Peru tinyurl.com/4wf6a5c6. @adiazcayeros.bsky.social @spantoja.bsky.social @mollyauf.bsky.social @micuriel.bsky.social #StanfordUniversityLibraries

28.01.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stanford University to Assume Stewardship of California Historical Society Collection | Stanford Libraries Safeguarding one of the preeminent collections foundational to understanding California’s history.

We are excited to announce that Stanford will assume permanent stewardship of the California Historical Society Collection.

Read the full press release: stanford.io/4aAzqX8

28.01.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
In the background, 8 electric candles of various sizes on a dark background, int he foreground, a book lies open on a foam book cradle, the light from the candles is reflected by the gold decorations on the open pages of the book.

In the background, 8 electric candles of various sizes on a dark background, int he foreground, a book lies open on a foam book cradle, the light from the candles is reflected by the gold decorations on the open pages of the book.

A brief moment of quiet last Friday before our "Manuscripts by Candlelight" event in @stanfordulibraries.bsky.social (all candles electric, of course, no open flames near our books) - the reflection of warm light on gold a perfect way to end last week. (thanks @etreharne.bsky.social for co-hosting!)

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