UL staff and faculty identifying as Queer are invited to join in a Pride celebration hosted by two of your fellow Queer colleagues!
Bring your own t-shirt to tie-dye and rejoice in Pride with your community on June 27 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the tree deck behind the library. Then, wear your shirt to Acadiana Pride on Saturday for a Queer UL meetup following the parade at 10 a.m. at the Acadiana Pride main stage!
“Becoming Woman” is going to be a new added addition to our History Department in University Archives.
The collection includes vintage photographs taken in Crowley, Louisiana by Barnett Studio of Crowley, between 1910 and 1930, along with factual descriptions of what life was like for women during this time. All photographs were placed in Mylar to protect them from any potential damage.
Access full-text newspaper articles from ethnic and minority sources worldwide with Ethnic Sources from NewsBank.
As the 125th anniversary of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette draws to a close, the Dupré Library and the Special Collections department have showcased vintage university banners representing the years they were established.
The banners are displayed in the 1st floor stairwell and hallway of the library and in the Jefferson Caffrey Reading Room located on the 3rd floor.
We have a new leisure reading collection!
Whether you're looking for some new releases or old favorites, we have something for everyone.
Come check out our Browsing Bookshelf and find your next summer read.
Looking for information on grants? Explore awarded grants from the leading government and private funding agencies from around the world on The Grants Index from Web of Science.
Search by Topic, Principal Investigator, Funding Agency, and Grant Type.
These Nursing Scrapbooks were recently found in our University Archives and will be re-processed in the following week!
The scrapbooks contain pictures from 1984 to 1999. The pictures depict students engaged in their nursing classes, studies, and activities, such as N 402 ‘Adventures in Reality,’ a learning program designed to foster personal growth and group development. There are also more photographs of Alumni breakfasts and luncheons throughout the years.
Discover an incredible collection of digitized plant specimens and research materials from around the world with Global Plants on JSTOR.
Here is another method used by Special Collections to safeguard the integrity of archival objects: Mylar.
Similar to phase boxing, Mylar can be utilized in archival settings to encase items such as letters, documents, maps, and prints. It is chemically stable, possesses strong durability, and maintains its shape well.
University Libraries has implemented ArchivesSpace as its new finding aids platform.
Users can easily conduct specified and advanced searches of the libraries' voluminous special collections, including the:
