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Who owns our knowledge? International Open Access Week, October 20-26, 2025. #OAWeek

Who owns our knowledge?

Join us on October 21-22 in celebrating Open Access Week, with some lively discussions about ownership and access! #OAWeek

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Aperio is a publisher of scholarly journals and books *completely free* of price and permission barriers.

Explore Aperio’s current offerings and check out the “Publish With Us” tab for proposal information, as well as info on our journal and book programs. aperio.press

#OA #OpenAccess

Logo of Quill & Quire, The Undergraduate Medieval Review, featuring a stylized letter Q adorned with laurels on a teal background.

ICYMI, Aperio, the Library-led open access press, is publishing its 1st undergraduate student journal!
Quill & Quire: The Undergraduate Medieval Review will showcase original research & provide undergrads w/ professional experience in academic publishing.

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New University Dean of Libraries Leo Lo discusses role of AI in education Lo said his central priority is preparing the University’s libraries for the rapid changes AI will bring, likening the technology to the internet’s arrival decades ago.

From the Cavalier Daily — Dean Lo discusses the Library and the rapid changes AI is bringing to higher ed

Two individuals are viewing a case titled "Clemons's Correspondence" and holding numerous letters and photos, in an exhibition gallery. One is pointing at a display panel while the other looks on attentively. Other display cases and individuals can be seen in the background.

From "Artist's Books" and "Borges" to "Yearbooks" and "Zines" — the ABCs of the UVA Library is on display now! A host of entries are in Special Collections, with outposts at other libraries.
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@rareuva.bsky.social

A vertically oriented rectangular graphic contains a photo of a black chalkboard in the upper right quadrant, on which are drawn arrows with the words “RARE BOOK SCHOOL Open House. Demos! Scholarship & course info! Snacks!” To the left of this image, red and black text against white and tan reads “You’re invited! Join the Rare Book School staff for our Fall Open House 1–4 p.m. Friday, 17 October. UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library, Room 230. Free & open to the public.” The lower part of the graphic contains three thumbnail images: a close-up of a piece of red leather stamped with black and gold designs, a photo of a woman and a man operating a letterpress, and a close-up of a printed image of a red lion holding a sword and arrows. Below these, black text reads, “Try your hand at gold foil stamping. Print a letterpress keepsake. View items from RBS’s world-class teaching collection.” At the bottom of the graphic, white text on a horizontal black bar reads “rarebookschool.org”.

You are cordially invited to join the Rare Book School staff for our fall Open House on Friday, 17 October from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET in the RBS Suite (UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library, Room 230)!

Free & open to the public.

@uvalibrary.bsky.social

Service notice: Brown Library will be closed for repairs on Sunday, Oct. 5, depicted with a loudspeaker icon.

The Brown Science & Engineering Library in Clark Hall will be closed on Sunday Oct. 5 as repairs affecting the water supply system take place.

We hope to reopen by 6 p.m. Sunday; but if repairs are not complete the Library will reopen Monday at 8 a.m.

Library hours:
library.virginia.edu/hours

A papier-mâché sculpture of a stack of books, in front of UVA’s Harrison/Small building.

A fabric is showcased outdoors, draped over a structure with a beige skirt at the base, set against a backdrop of trees and academic buildings with white columns.

A couple of interesting sculptures popped up outside of Shannon & Harrison/Small ... if you're walking by take a look.

WTJU Jazz Marathon, Wed, Oct 1, begins BIG with Big Bands (8am). At 10am Steve Dressel presents a survey of Hard Bop grandpop, Horace Silver. At noon enjoy Mexican Jazz selections presented by a duo of Steves! Make sure these volunteer DJs know you are loving the music by donating: wtju.net/donate

A colorful graphic displaying six book covers including "Anita de Monte Laughs Last" by Xochitl Gonzalez, "Beatriz at Dinner", "Probmlemista", "In the The Heights", "The Five Wounds" by Kirstin Valdez Quade, and "My name is Emilia del Valle" by Isabel Allende, decorated with floral designs around the edges.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us with our recommendations of a few books & films that highlight different aspects of the Hispanic/Latino experience. Authors and artists include Isabel Allende, Lin-Manuel Miranda, & Julio Torres.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
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Graphic showing a tall wire grid rack full of colorful zines attached with clothespins, then the same rack again with different zines and sometimes depleted as folks take zines before the rack is refilled. A wire bookshelf holding more zines is also pictured, next to the caption "(Added a second zine rack Spring 2025 to help keep them from emptying as fast)"

Thanks to a @uvalibrary.bsky.social's Culture, Engagement, & Community grant, I'm able to expand the "Zine Bakery @ Scholars' Lab" public zine distro's capacity (aka my tired zine-assembling hands), so our public racks of free zines should stay fuller + w/a wider rotation of zines 📚✨

"P is for Point Clouds" exhibit is up in our Common Room! These aren't 3D models—they're clouds of tons of tiny points of measured, preservation-level accurate 3D data. 5 local historical locations including the Pine Grove Rosenwald School=explorable in VR, or as flythrus on our display or online +

I curated "Z is for zines" in this! My 5 example zines:
1. Erin Moore's "How We Got Them Printed: a sampling of lesbian press history"
2. @tuck.bsky.social @nikostratis.com "2 Trans 2 Furious: An Extremely Serious Journal of Transgender Street Racing Studies"
3. @halperta.bsky.social "Risottograph"+

Attended the opening last night but had to leave early. I look forward to delving into every letter. I work with fascinating people at @uvalibrary.bsky.social!

Exploring the ABCs of the UVA Library A yearlong exhibition showcases nearly 200 items, spotlighting rare books, artifacts and surprising objects from the collection.

New exhibition—the ABCs of the UVA Library!
From Artists' Books to Zines, with 24 stops in between. (Actually more, as the article notes)
This evening's event is a sold out full house, but the exhibition will be up for the academic year at @rareuva.bsky.social (with outposts in other libraries)

A tremendous pick for very big shoes. Lo's work on AI Literacy has been very useful for my current research, and Unsworth's work was essential for launching the digital humanities. UVA sure knows how to pick them.

Poster for The Surprising Story of Furcy Madeleine exhibition next to a doorway showing a hallway with checkered floors and white walls and windows. Above the hallway reads "South Wing."

The exhibition itself is in the South Wing of Shannon Library's third floor.
Full details here: library.virginia.edu/news/2025/su...

Promotional graphic for 'The Surprising Story of Furcy Madeleine, 1786-1856,' featuring a silhouette of a person against a background of historical maps. Logos of Réunion Library and Musée de Ville are displayed at the bottom.

Opening lecture & reception for the Furcy Madeleine exhibit is this evening!
Sept. 16
5:30-7:00
Shannon Library, Rm. 330

Professor Sue Peabody of Washington State will speak on "Freedom: Law and Practice in French Imperial Archives"

french.as.virginia.edu/opening-lect...

An individual seated at a desk in a well-appointed office with bookshelves, a large window, and a computer.

This morning we welcomed Leo S. Lo to the Library as the 16th University Librarian, as he begins his tenure as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Professor of Education, and Advisor to the Provost for AI Literacy.

Welcome to UVA and the Library, Dean Lo!

Lots of P entries -- the one on that poster is for Pandemic Books, but here's a sneak peek at Point Cloud Data ...

Portrait of John Unsworth in a suit, standing in sunlight with a shadowed background.

"I think the advice I would offer is to remember that leadership is a service role. Your job as a leader is to support the people who work for you, to protect them, to listen to them, & prioritize them."

ARL Views with John Unsworth, UVA University Librarian 2016-2025

www.arl.org/blog/john-un...

Coming up this Friday, join @rarebookschool.bsky.social on the 2nd floor of Shannon for the exhibition celebration! Come for the entire event or drop in as your schedule allows.

AI has a hidden water cost − here’s how to calculate yours AI systems’ water usage can vary widely, depending on where and when the computer answering the query is running.

Incoming University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Leo Lo on the water and energy costs of artificial intelligence.
Hint: "“Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty."
#ai #artificialintelligence

A vertically oriented rectangular graphic has red and black text against a white background. At the top, the text reads, “Exhibition Opening 12 September 2025.” At the bottom it reads, “Rare Book School at the University of Virginia.” Between these lines of text is a graphic in pastel green and turquoise showing the words “Famous” and “Forgotten” in a decorative typeface curved around a fanned deck of cards with authors’ photos on them. The middle card has an ampersand, connecting the text so it reads “Famous & Forgotten.” Below this, in a smaller version of the same fancy typeface, it reads “The Game of Authors.”

Join RBS on 12 Sept. to celebrate the opening of our 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 & 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴 exhibition! The show includes printed books, ephemera, and curiosities drawn from RBS’s acclaimed teaching collection.

Details at rarebookschool.org/all-programs/exhibitions/famous-forgotten/

#Cville #UVA

Three individuals sit at a promotional booth labeled "UVA Library" under a tent on a sunny day, surrounded by informational materials and pens on the table.

Stop by the UVA Library tent today and chat with librarians and learn about the Library. (& grab some swag). They'll be there until about 2 pm.
Happy Wahoo Welcome!

More info on the fall events in @uvalibrary.bsky.social's yearlong Zines Now! series here. All events are free & open to the public:

We're happy to announce Dr. Lisa Blackmore has joined @uvalibrary.bsky.social as Faculty Director of the DH Center (an umbrella partnering SLab+frequent scholarly co-conspirators Institute for Advanced Technology & the Humanities), + UVA A&S as Professor of Spanish and environmental humanities:

Aw shucks 😊

Come beat the heat at a University of Virginia Library location! Visit to cool down inside and charge your devices. For locations and operating hours, visit www.library.virginia.edu/hours

Several UVA Library locations are open this weekend if you need to beat the heat. Always free and open to anyone in the community!

Come in, charge your devices, sit down and/or explore, but most of all, cool off. Locations & hours: library.virginia.edu/hours

Stay tuned for a free zine workshop+talk series from @uvalibrary.bsky.social this fall+spring. As part of it, SLab will host events teaching: letterpress-printing zine covers, zinemaking for community advocacy, turning your research into zines, zine content design, zinemaking intro; & a zine exhibit