Speaker Event – “Maybe We Shouldn’t Talk About Diversity Anymore” on 11/13

by Donna Lanclos, Ph.D, Associate Professor for Anthropological Research at Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte November 13th 2019 at noon URI Library’s “Galanti Lounge” (3rd floor) 15 Lippitt Road, Kingston, RI Parking & Directions Please PRE-REGISTER for parking: https://web.uri.edu/visit/parking-information/ The Library is a 10 minute walk from the Welcome Center. https://web.uri.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/904/URI-KingstonCampusMap-Web-FINAL.pdf Speaker Bio Donna Lanclos is […]

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Centering The Marginal: Toward Inclusivity in the Documentation of Student Struggle

A Project STAND (STudent Activism Now Documented) Symposium) Monday, June 3, 2019 8:30 am – 5 pm Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library Contemporary student activism is undergoing a transformation as the traditional methods of direct action through demonstrations and protests converge with online practices where organizing, communication, solicitation, and interrogation occurs primarily within digital spaces. As […]

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The URI Libraries Sign Preservation Steward Agreements With GPO

[Original Source: https://www.fdlp.gov/news-and-events/3398-four-libraries-sign-preservation-steward-agreements-with-gpo] The University of Rhode Island Libraries, the University of Washington’s Gallagher Law Library, Oklahoma State University’s Edmon Low Library, and Queens, NY Borough Public Library each signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) to become Preservation Stewards.  Under this agreement, the libraries pledge to permanently preserve its […]

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Sign Up for the Speaker Series: “Non-traditional Career Opportunities for Students in Humanities and Social Sciences”

The University of Rhode Island (URI) Libraries are offering the “Non-traditional Career Opportunities for Students in Humanities and Social Sciences” speaker series in the Spring semester of 2018. This speaker series has been developed by Bohyun Kim, Associate Professor at the URI Libraries in order to help students in humanities and social sciences explore non-traditional […]

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Building Bridges in a Divisive Climate: Diversity in Libraries, Archives, and Museums

The University of Rhode Island (URI) Libraries hosted a panel discussion program “Building Bridges in a Divisive Climate: Diversity in Libraries, Archives, and Museums” on Thursday November 30, 2017 at the Galanti Lounge of the Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons. This event was organized by the URI Libraries and sponsored by the URI Office of Community, […]

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