Welcome to the first-ever Fordham University Libraries Advent Calendar! Throughout the month of December, we will be unveiling “gifts” from our collections and bit of Fordham history to celebrate the holiday season. Since most Rams are off-campus for the rest of the semester, we hope this will help bring a …
“In creating a Covid-19 Digital Archive while the record is still fresh, the Fordham University Library has created a repository of documents and images that will be of enduring value not merely to historians of this University, but to anyone studying higher education or crisis management. I applaud the archivists’ …
By Evan Frankl, Reference Librarian, Fordham Westchester Campus Many of us are probably familiar with the “holiday” of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This was established by the U.N. General Assembly to mark the date (January 27th) that the most infamous of concentration camps, Auschwitz, was liberated by the Allied forces. …
Intrigue. Murder. Romance. Thrill. These are the words that come to mind when you think of the library. Wait, they’re not? Okay, but perhaps they will be after you learn about the Otto and Marie Maurer Mystery Collection. Thousands of mystery books live on the 4th floor of Walsh Library, …
On February 11, 2019, the First Annual Library Associates Lecture was held at Fordham University’s Walsh Library in partnership with the Center for Medieval Studies. We welcomed Dr. William P. Stoneman, Curator Emeritus of Early Books and Manuscripts at the Houghton Library of Harvard University. Titled “Fordham University Library’s MS …
The first post in our preservation series talked about conserving items in Fordham’s Archives and Special Collections. But what else are we doing to make sure Fordham’s unique collection of resources and knowledge are passed on? In my position as “Metadata Management Librarian” I am able to look at preservation …
Preservation has always been a big topic in libraries. So much so that it has its own week! Each year, the American Libraries Association (ALA) celebrates Preservation Week to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the collections of libraries, archives, and museums. This year, Preservation week is April 21st …
Until his passing in 2016, Rich Conaty hosted “The Big Broadcast” on WFUV radio for over four decades and more than 2,200 shows. Conaty curated jazz and pop from the 1920s-1930s, and his expertise and love of the music attracted a cult following. Now, thanks to an anonymous donor and …
