Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections – Mardi Gras Collection
This week we will be celebrating Mardi Gras. Here in Special Collections, we have various Mardi Gras items including books, audio-visuals, posters, photographs, and artifacts.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections – Ollie Tucker Osborne Papers
Today we are highlighting the Ollie Tucker Osborne Papers, Collection 93. Ollie Tucker Osborne's papers detail the activities of one of Louisiana's leading advocates of women's rights during the 1970s.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections – Ora-Westley Schwemmer Cady Papers
Dr. Ora-Westley Schwemmer Cady (1935-2014) was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she received her bachelor’s degree in history from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and received her doctorate in Latin American history from Tulane University. From 1963 until her retirement in 1996, she taught in the History Department at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. She was a known traveler to go almost anywhere. She has been to places such as, Mexico, Central America, The Caribbean, Africa, and China, just to name a few.
Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections – Sylvia Roberts Collection
This month is Women’s History Month! As part of celebrating all of those who have paved the way for women’s rights in America, we will be highlighting some notable women in our Special Collections who gave a huge contribution for those who came after them.
Gaines Center Accepting Applications for 2017 Summer Teaching Institute
The Ernest J. Gaines Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is hosting the Ernest J. Gaines Summer Teaching Institute for the summer 2017 session. This institute offers an innovative package of professional development opportunities and experiences for classroom teachers and will be held from June 12-19, 2017. The Ernest J. Gaines Summer Teaching Institute is open to all K-12 educators in the Acadiana region.
Gaines Center Seeks Applicants for NEH Summer Scholar Institute
The Ernest J. Gaines Center is seeking applicants to "Ernest J. Gaines and the Southern Experience," a four-week institute open to collegiate faculty and graduate students across the country, made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Institute participants will:
Gaines Center welcomes poet Jarita Davis
On Thursday, November 3, Dr. Jarita Davis will visit the Ernest J. Gaines Center to read from her newest poetry collection, Return Flights. The poems in the collection are described as "varying from narrative to imagist to lyrical" and reflective of the ""sodade" of Cape Verdean culture that is shaped by separtion and longing." Dr.
GALE Databases Currently Experiencing Issues -- Resolved
The issue has been resolved. All GALE Databases are now available to use again.
Wed, 09/01/2021 – 4:27 p.m.
Some GALE Databases are not available at this time. A message stating "You are not authorized for this product" will appear.
We are working to resolve this and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Gale Platform Enhancements
Gale has released experience and design changes across its resources. The library's Gale Databases subscriptions now have enhanced user experiences and modified database names.
The enhanced user experience includes:
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Gateways to FDLP & Other Government Resources
The Big Picture: FDLP & other Government Information Gateways, Networks and Digital Collections
- GOVINFO – Discover U.S. Government Information
- Basic Collection (FDLP) – Vital congressional, executive, judicial, and other federal agency publications that support the public's right to know.
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