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letter written by James Joyce

February 1, 2022

New Library Exhibit Celebrates Centennial of James Joyce's Ulysses

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January 26, 2022

How End of Workday Routines Make a Difference

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As head of Continuing Resource Acquisitions, Virginia Martin leads a team of 10 that purchase and manage Duke Libraries' electronic resources. Photo by Jack Frederick.

January 24, 2022

Blue Devil of the Week: Managing An Online Catalog with Millions of Materials

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A sensor connected to the handle of a baseball bat helps Duke's baseball coaches learn more about players' swings. Photo by Stephen Schramm.

January 19, 2022

State-of-the-Art Technology in Surprising Places

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John “Blackfeather” Jeffries, blesses 25-acres of new land acquired by the Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation. Photograph used with permission by Ted Richardson,

January 11, 2022

Imagining Duke's Campus in 1000 AD

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vaccine Engraving by Clemens Kohl, History of Medicine Picture File

January 10, 2022

New Library Online Exhibit Documents 300 Years of Vaccine Hesitancy

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This photo from 1931 shows West Campus under construction. Photo courtesy of Duke University Archives.

December 13, 2021

Looking Back at 1931: When Duke’s Ambitions Took Shape

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Leonard Peltier

December 10, 2021

'Leonard: Political Prisoner' Wins 2021 Human Rights Audio Documentary Award

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Joseph Hiller's collection of Latin American literature (top shelf) is quickly outgrowing his homemade bookcase.

December 9, 2021

Following Bolano's Trail: A Graduate Student on a Latin American Literary Treasure Hunt

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Joseph Hiller's collection of Latin American literature (top shelf) is quickly outgrowing his homemade bookcase.

December 7, 2021

A Graduate Student's Latin American Treasure Hunt for Great Literature

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original copy of emancipation declaration on display at Duke

November 18, 2021

Lincoln's Long Journey to Freedom

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Deborah Jakubs arrived at Duke University Libraries in 1983. She was appointed University Librarian in 2005.

October 27, 2021

University Librarian Deborah Jakubs to Retire in 2022

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People gathered around a watercolor.

October 13, 2021

How Hybrid Work Teams at Duke Create Watercooler Moments

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Lilly Library at night

October 6, 2021

Grant Brings Lilly Library Transformation Closer

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civil war surgical tools from the Alphonsus Cobb Collection

September 28, 2021

If These Saws Could Talk: The Tools of Civil War Amputations

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Mourad Benchellali, a French national who was detained in Guantanamo from January 2002 until July 2004

September 16, 2021

Online Library Archives Offers 'Witness to Guantanamo'

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